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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 does Emily feel about the professor's reaction?

2. What doesn't Emily understand about Vinnie?

3. What does Emily ask the professor when they finally meet?

4. How does Emily describe the house now that just she and Vinnie live there?

5. What does Emily think would be necessary for her family to stop crying over her father's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Emily about eight weeks ago?

3. What does Emily remind the audience about making her cake?

4. What is Emily's father's job when Emily was 24 and where do they visit him?

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

6. What did one of Emily's friends write in his last letter to her before he died?

7. What funeral process does Emily describe for herself?

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

9. How many times did Emily speak to Wadsworth and when did they occur?

10. What did Abby Farly say about Emily after the judge died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is this play about Emily's ability to balance reality and fantasy? Do you think Emily is lucid throughout most of the play? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

This is a one person play. Do you feel the author was able to develop the other characters mentioned in the play through the character of Emily? Do you think the play would have been more effective or less effective with more characters? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Emily was asked by several men to marry them, yet she claims to have only one love. How do you explain Emily's romantic situations? Do you approve of how Emily handled the situations? Why or why not?

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