Emily

How does Miss Emily grieve her father's death?

• She buries him the next day he dies

• She held his body for seven days

• She kept his body for 3 days

Miss Emily's action below brought mystery to the story

• When she taught painting lessons

• Cutting her hair

• keeping her father's body

• When she bought "rat poison"

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Why is it plausible to believe that Homer and Miss Emily were not wed?

• Homer had declared that he liked men

• Miss Emily was of a higher status than Miss Emily

• The townspeople would not allow it

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Why was it believed that Miss Emily and Barron were married?

• She had bought him groceries

• They were seen around the town in a buggy

• He had bought her gifts

• She had bought a set of clothing and toilet set for him

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Which line gives a hint that something has possibly happened to Homer Barron?

• that was the last we saw of Homer Barron. And of Miss Emily for some time

•  A neighbor saw the Negro man admit him at the kitchen door at dusk

•  for almost six months she did not appear on the streets

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What is the suggestion that the generation that came after Colonel Sartoris were different in their treatment of Miss Emily?

• They expected her to marry Homer

• They did not require Miss Emily to pay her taxes

• They did not send their children to Miss Emily for painting lessons

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Add one image that comes to mind after reading the story.

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What is the relationship between Emily and the town?

• They resent her status and enjoy feeling superior to her.

• They feel sorry for her because she is crazy, like her aunt Lady Wyatt.

• They see their care of her as required since she paid for their services.

• They ignore her and could not care less about what she does or does not do.

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How does the change or gap in generations complicate the relationship between Miss Emily and the town?

• The younger generation continues to patronize Miss Emily and sends their children to her home for painting lessons.

• As the older generation dies and the younger generation comes into power, they rebel against treating Miss Emily differently.

• As the older generation dies and the younger generation comes into power, they insist on Miss Emilly receiving special treatment.

• The older generation only takes care of Miss Emily as long as her father is alive. After his death, she is treated like a second-class citizen.

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How does the structural timeline of the passage help create suspense?

• The timeline of the story continues working backward to trace the sources of Emily’s eccentricity.

• The timeline recalls various instances of tragedy in Emily’s life in no particular order, evoking pity when the ultimate tragedy is discovered in the conclusion.

• The timeline jumps around, noting instances of Emily’s eccentricity in order of least to most ominous and therefore building towards the grotesque conclusion.

• The timeline begins and ends with Emily’s death, recalling memories of Emily and her strange shuttered life, thus building suspense towards the big reveal of Emily’s home.

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