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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 did Emily come to realize that her life would change and that her father was ill?

2. What does Emily do with the man?

3. What realization does Emily come to about how the professor feels about her writing?

4. What does Emily remember about Austin at her father's funeral?

5. What does the town gossip say about Vinnie in relation to marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily watch and then translate?

2. With what does Emily tell the audience that she promised to help Vinnie?

3. What funeral process does Emily describe for herself?

4. Who is Emily's only one true love?

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

6. How does Emily characterize the people that should listen to her poems, like Mr. Higginson?

7. What compliment does Emily give to the audience before she leaves?

8. After she fainted, Emily asks herself what about Gilbert's and her parents' graves?

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

10. What is true about all of Emily's suitors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does Emily find her spirituality? Why do you think Emily finds her spirituality here? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

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

How much of what Emily complains about or upsets her do you think she has made up in her own head? Why do you think Emily does this? Do you think she is mentally ill? Why or why not?

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