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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. How does Emily feel about what she hears from the professor?

2. How does Emily feel about the boy that ran away from Amherst?

3. What does Emily tell Helen about being published?

4. How does Emily say the world is when ones parents are gone?

5. How does Vinnie react?

Short Essay Questions

1. After talking about Gilbert, what does Emily talk about that seems like random thoughts?

2. What did Emily and her family wonder as Gilbert made his last declaration before dying?

3. How does Emily say that she loved Wadsworth, and what does she tell the audience about this love?

4. What does Emily tell Vinnie when Vinnie tells her not to talk about her own death?

5. Who disapproved of Emily and the judge and who caused more problems?

6. What does Emily call death and life?

7. How does Emily describe spring?

8. What is Emily's father's job when Emily was 24 and where do they visit him?

9. What did one of Emily's friends write in his last letter to her before he died?

10. When does Emily write?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Emily treats her neighbors in the way she does? Do you think she is fair to do this? Why or why not?

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