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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. Why did Emily's father hide himself as he fed the birds?
(a) He didn't want the neighbors to see him.
(b) He didn't want them to be embarrassed.
(c) He didn't want to scare them away.
(d) He wasn't dressed properly for the weather.

2. What does Helen believe is true about Emily's current attitude about being published?
(a) It is ambitious.
(b) It is egocentric.
(c) It is gluttonous.
(d) It is selfish.

3. What does Emily believe in that she wishes could have been tested before her father?
(a) The existance of God.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Life after death.
(d) Reincarnation.

4. Why doesn't Vinnie get to go visit her father?
(a) Emily has told her not to go at this time.
(b) They get word he died before she can go.
(c) She did not want to see her father in such poor health.
(d) She is afraid to travel away from Amherst.

5. What does Emily offer to Professor HIgginson?
(a) Many more poems.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) A slice of her cake.
(d) A glass of lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily believe her business is to do?

2. What does Emily do with the man?

3. What did Vinnie refuse to acknowledge that happened on the fourth of July?

4. What advice does Emily give to the audience about their parents?

5. What does Emily believe happened to the poems she sent to Professor Higginson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily say about herself when the audience is shocked after learning about her suitors?

2. Why doesn't Emily write as much poetry as she used to?

3. When does Emily write?

4. What does Emily remind the audience about making her cake?

5. What compliment does Emily give to the audience before she leaves?

6. What is Emily's father's job when Emily was 24 and where do they visit him?

7. What does Emily tell Vinnie when Vinnie tells her not to talk about her own death?

8. What does Emily promise to give to the audience the next time they visit?

9. What does Emily call death and life?

10. What does Emily tell Wadsworth on his last visit to Amherst?

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