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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 say is her entire life?

2. What does Emily worry about in regards to her brother Austin?

3. What had Emily done that has stumped her neighbors?

4. About how old was Emily when Austin finished law school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Emily describe the orchard?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are Emily's views on religion? How do they differ from that of the rest of her family? Why do you think her views are different?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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