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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. Where was Emily going when she left her father for the first time?

2. What does Emily say phosphorescence gives poetry?

3. How does Emily prefer to introduce herself?

4. What does Emily do all of in her home?

5. Why does Emily say that she no longer uses her middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Emily share about Vinne and his cat?

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

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

4. Why does Emily get rid of all of her drafts?

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

6. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

7. What would Emily's father do that would floor Emily?

8. How does Vinnie feel about Emily and how does this relate to how Emily's father feels about her?

9. What does Emily do that openly challenges Mr. Crowell's order?

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

Describe Emily's relationship with her father, Do you believe this relationship could be described as healthy or unhealthy? Why?

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

Why do you think Lavinia does not want Emily to ever move out of the house? Do you think living at home for her entire life was healthy for Emily? Why or why not?

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