The Belle of Amherst Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

William Luce
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Belle of Amherst Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

William Luce
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily say phosphorescence gives poetry?
(a) Its genius.
(b) Its unique nature.
(c) Its life.
(d) Its essence.

2. In what year did Emily leave her father for the first time?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1845.

3. What does Emily do to encourage her neighbors' curiosity?
(a) Sends her neighbors poems through the mail.
(b) Hides behind hats and veils.
(c) Peeks at the neighbors through their windows.
(d) Runs through the house.

4. How does Emily describe the Bible?
(a) A book that is never wise.
(b) As a book of lies.
(c) As an arid book.
(d) A book with no merry sections.

5. How is Emily known in Amherst?
(a) Poet extraordinare.
(b) Quiet writing girl.
(c) Half cracked daughter.
(d) Little Libby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily describe her relationships?

2. What did Emily tell the audience that she had done anonymously?

3. How does Emily treat words?

4. Why does Emily think that her father wanted her to stay home?

5. Which of the following animals did Emily say Mary Lyon was like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was exciting to Emily about an article she read in The Atlantic Monthly?

2. How old was Emily when she learned to tell time and what did the clock stopping mean to Emily?

3. How does Emily describe the house and her garden?

4. How does Emily feel about Jennie after the death of her mother and what are Emily's views on death?

5. What type of stories does Lavinia want to hear the most and what does she want to know about those stories?

6. How does Emily tell the audience that she and Lavinia spend their evenings?

7. What would Lavinia do that her father disapproved of and what did he tell her to do?

8. How does Emily describe the orchard?

9. What distracts Emily that causes the mood of the play to change after the incident with Mr. Crowell?

10. How does Emily describe the time her family, including her mother, all lived together?

(see the answer keys)

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