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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Emily when her father would say "I say unto you?"
(a) She would get chills.
(b) She would faint.
(c) She would light a candle.
(d) She would take a deep breath.

2. What word does Emily use that she feels the need to write down?
(a) Scholar.
(b) Genius.
(c) Phosphorescence.
(d) Superfluous.

3. What title does Emily's father hold?
(a) Squire.
(b) None.
(c) Sir.
(d) Knight.

4. What is Emily waiting for at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Her father's return to the house.
(b) Her first published poem.
(c) Her brother's wife to have her baby.
(d) Professor Higginson's arrival.

5. What does Emily imagine she will compliment Professor Higginson about?
(a) His looks.
(b) His humor and wit.
(c) His own writing skills.
(d) His willingness to travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Emily's rye and Indian bread win?

2. What did Vinnie refuse to acknowledge that happened on the fourth of July?

3. How does Emily describe the descendants of the birds her father saved?

4. How does Emily treat words?

5. How did Austin and his father act when they were together?

(see the answer key)

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