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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily say that the residents of Amherst provide her?
(a) Endless amusement.
(b) A need to keep herself inside the house.
(c) The means to survive.
(d) A source of inspiration for writing.

2. What does Emily say that she must always do as a poet?
(a) Have patience.
(b) Respect the reader.
(c) Understand the needs of others.
(d) Choose the best words.

3. How is Emily known in Amherst?
(a) Half cracked daughter.
(b) Quiet writing girl.
(c) Poet extraordinare.
(d) Little Libby.

4. What does Emily ask from the audience?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Patience.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Understanding.

5. Why does Emily say that she wears white all of the time?
(a) To baffle the neighbors.
(b) It is her favorite color.
(c) To show her purity.
(d) It makes choosing clothes easier.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily describe her Aunt Libbie?

2. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?

3. What does Emily do all of in her home?

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

5. How does Emily feel about the fact that she confounds her neighbors?

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