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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 does Emily do all of in her home?

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

3. What does Emily ask from the audience?

4. Why does Emily indicate she might be frightened?

5. What is the name of the cake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Emily's and Lavinia's views of autumn in New England differ?

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

3. What was exciting to Emily about an article she read in The Atlantic Monthly?

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

5. About what does reading the story about the train accident remind Emily?

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

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

8. What was it very difficult to do in relation to Emily's father and why was he the only member of the family allowed to do?

9. How does Emily describe the orchard?

10. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe Emily sees herself in the same way as the audience? Why or why not? How would you describe Emily?

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

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

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