A Rose for Emily Test

Front

teeming

Back

be full of or swarming with.

Front

temerity

Back

excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.

Front

ambiguity in the minister's visit to Miss Emily

Back

He refuses to go back to her house after his first visit.

Front

mote

Back

a tiny piece of a substance.

Front

Miss Emily's love interest

Back

Homer Barron.

Front

tableau

Back

a striking or artistic grouping of people or objects.

Front

gilt

Back

covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.

Front

alderman

Back

a member of a municipal assembly or council.

Front

What does Miss Emily represent in the story?

Back

The struggle between tradition and change.

Front

What is the significance of the house in 'A Rose for Emily'?

Back

It symbolizes Miss Emily's isolation and the decay of the old South.