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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 believe her business is to do?
(a) Publish poetry.
(b) Make poetry.
(c) Live with her family.
(d) Understand the world around her.

2. When Emily tires of talking about the serious subject of her parents and death, what does she wish to be?
(a) A stream of water.
(b) A tree.
(c) A bird in the garden.
(d) A blade of grass.

3. What does Emily comment about not understanding the excitement around?
(a) Visitng Europe.
(b) Mona Lisa painting.
(c) Founding a college.
(d) Winters in Vermont.

4. What did Emily do the afternoon of the day her father died?
(a) She spent the afternoon with her brother's wife.
(b) She spent the entire afternoon with him.
(c) She spent the afternoon with her lover.
(d) She spent the afternoon in her room writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily practice while she is waiting?

2. When did Emily and her mother become close?

3. Between who was Gilbert planning on giving his admission prices?

4. What happened to Emily's mother when she became ill?

5. Why is Emily doubtful about Helen's intention?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did one of Emily's friends write in his last letter to her before he died?

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

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

4. When does Emily write?

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

6. How does Emily describe spring?

7. Who disapproved of Emily and the judge and who caused more problems?

8. What does Emily watch and then translate?

9. With what does Emily tell the audience that she promised to help Vinnie?

10. After she fainted, Emily asks herself what about Gilbert's and her parents' graves?

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