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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Emily say she was happy not to return to Mount Holyoke?
(a) It was a scary place to be.
(b) She did not like Miss Lyon.
(c) Her father wanted her home anyway.
(d) Her sister was going to another school.

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

4. Who does Emily say knows her better than anyone else?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

5. Why does Emily indicate she might be frightened?
(a) She heard a strange noise off stage.
(b) She was just had a visitor that left her unsettled
(c) She doesn't like the spotlight.
(d) She is not used to strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following doesn't Emily say about herself?

2. What type of sermons does Emily enjoy?

3. About how old was Emily when Austin finished law school?

4. What were the girls who weren't hopeful told to bring with them?

5. Which group did Mary Lyon attempt to convert?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Emily's flashback to her teenage years, what does Mr. Crowell ask the class to do and how does Emily respond?

2. What does Emily do that openly challenges Mr. Crowell's order?

3. How long did Emily and Professor Higginson communicate and what happened to excite Emily?

4. What distracts Emily that causes the mood of the play to change after the incident with Mr. Crowell?

5. What type of stories does Lavinia want to hear the most and what does she want to know about those stories?

6. What does Emily do when she meets with Mr. Billings and how does he respond?

7. What did Emily and some of the other girls at her school form and what was the first thing they were going to do?

8. How does Emily describe the orchard?

9. What relationship did Emily have with Professor Higginson?

10. Why does Emily get rid of all of her drafts?

(see the answer keys)

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