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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. How does Emily describe the house now that just she and Vinnie live there?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Too big.
(c) Empty.
(d) Happier.

2. What does Emily believe happened to the poems she sent to Professor Higginson?
(a) They went directly to the trash can.
(b) They have been burned.
(c) They were sent to another publisher.
(d) They are in a dusty drawer somewhere.

3. What animals did Emily's father keep?
(a) Cats.
(b) Cows.
(c) Horses.
(d) Dogs.

4. How did Emily come to realize that her life would change and that her father was ill?
(a) She had a vision while she was sleeping.
(b) She could tell by the look on Austin's face.
(c) Vinnie breaks the news to Emily.
(d) Her father called her to tell her himself.

5. Why did Vinnie become hysterical when the judge proposed to Emily?
(a) He wanted Vinnie to marry him too.
(b) He wanted Emily to move to another town.
(c) He was 18 years older than Emily.
(d) He Refused to let Emily see her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Emily's father hide himself as he fed the birds?

2. How does Vinnie treat Emily since their father died?

3. What state does Emily indicate the house was in when her father was alive?

4. What does Emily deride herself for thinking?

5. Who does Vinnie carry letters to for Austin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Emily's only one true love?

3. What funeral process does Emily describe for herself?

4. What does Emily watch and then translate?

5. What kind of flowers does Emily say she would want on her grave when she dies?

6. What happened to Emily about eight weeks ago?

7. After talking about Gilbert, what does Emily talk about that seems like random thoughts?

8. How does Emily characterize the people that should listen to her poems, like Mr. Higginson?

9. What did Abby Farly say about Emily after the judge died?

10. What does Emily call death and life?

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