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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. When did Emily decide to stop attending church?

3. What about Sue causes Emily to feel the way she does?

4. What do Emily's neighbors compare to decide who received the strangest?

5. To which of the following categories did Emily belong?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Emily feel her published poems will bring?

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

5. How does Emily describe the time her family, including her mother, all lived together?

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

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

8. What does Emily do when she meets with Mr. Billings and how does he respond?

9. How does Emily say her mother felt about her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the author puts the darkest part of the play at the end? Do you think this is effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you believe Emily wants to be famous so much? Do you think it is important to be famous? Why or why not?

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