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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the girls wasn't Mary Lyon able to convert?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. To what does Emily tell Miss Lyon she is not attracted?
(a) The process of reading.
(b) A life of duty.
(c) The stories in the Bible
(d) The other girls who are Christians.

3. Where was Emily going when she left her father for the first time?
(a) Her aunt Mary's home.
(b) To visit with her brother at his school.
(c) Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
(d) Amherst Academy.

4. Which of the following is how Emily describes the path between the two houses?
(a) Barely wide enough to walk through.
(b) So close one could hear the happenings in the other house.
(c) Narrow enough to pass items across the windows.
(d) Just wide enough for 2 lovers.

5. Which group did Mary Lyon attempt to convert?
(a) Group with hope.
(b) Professed Christians.
(c) Converted Christians.
(d) Group without hope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unique about the cake?

3. What does Emily do to encourage her neighbors' curiosity?

4. What does Emily say the neighbors gossip about her and Lavinia?

5. Which of the following best describes Emily's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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