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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the girls who weren't hopeful told to bring with them?

2. Emily states that just because she is a poem doesn't mean what?

3. What does Emily ask from the audience?

4. At what age did Emily believe she would be very popular?

5. What does Emily say is her entire life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily find amusing about her upcoming school year during the flashback?

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

3. What did Emily and some of the other girls at her school form and what was the first thing they were going to do?

4. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

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

6. During Emily's flashback to her teenage years, what does Mr. Crowell ask the class to do and how does Emily respond?

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

8. How long did Emily and Professor Higginson communicate and what happened to excite Emily?

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

10. How does Emily describe her relationship with Vinnie and how does Vinnie take care of Emily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emily was asked by several men to marry them, yet she claims to have only one love. How do you explain Emily's romantic situations? Do you approve of how Emily handled the situations? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How do Emily's parents differ? In what way are they typical parents? In what way are they significantly different from typical parents?

Essay Topic 3

What happens to Emily's ability to stay on topic and in the present throughout the play? What do you think the author is trying to show through this process? Do you think it is effective? Why or why not?

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