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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 title did Emily hope to be crowned when she would be 17?

2. What does Emily say that she must always do as a poet?

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

4. Why did Emily's father indicate he wanted Emily to stay home?

5. How old was Emily when she left her father for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What happened when Professor Higginson responded to Emily?

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

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

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

10. What is Emily's rationale for not wanting to cross out passages?

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

In what way does the author of the play help the audience acclimate to Emily and her home? Do you feel this process is effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does this play show Emily's instability? What do you think is the reason for her instability? Do you think her instability causes her odd behavior or do you think there is another reason for the odd behavior? Why?

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