A Rose for Emily: Day 1

According to Emily, why was she not obliged to pay taxes.

• She was a woman

• Her father was a Colonel

• She had no husband

• Her father had loaned money to the town, so it was their way of repaying the loan

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Why do most women in the town go to Miss Emily's funeral?

• To show respect for a fallen monument

• Out of obligation

• Out of curiosity to see the inside of her house

• Most women do not attend funerals

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Why do most of the men in town go to Miss Emily's funeral?

• To show respect for a fallen monument

• Out of obligation

• Out of curiosity to see the inside of her house

• Most men do not attend funerals

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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What is the setting of the story?

• New York, The North

• Jefferson, The South

• San Fransicos, The West

• Buffalo, The East

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Which line below best tells the reader that Miss Emily was a great, noble and a impressive person?

• "We really must do something about it judge. I'd be the last one in the world to bother Miss Emily, but we've got to do something."
• "But garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the august names of that neighborhood: only Miss Emily's house was left."
• "Not that miss Emily would have accepted charity."
• When "Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral."

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CCSS.RI.7.1

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Which describes one of the conflicts in the story 'A Rose for Emily'?

• Man vs. Man: Miss Emily's Dad is a draft dodger
• Man vs. Society: Emily refuses to pay the town's taxes
• Man vs. Society: Emily isn't allowed to go to college because she is a woman
• Man vs. Nature: Emily's house is very run down

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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Which answer best characterizes Miss Emily?

• Delusional, stubborn, lonely    
• Jealous, angry, hostile
• Loving, caring, nice
• Friendly, outgoing, social

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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Which answer best characterizes Miss Emily?

• Delusional, stubborn, lonely    
• Jealous, angry, hostile
• Loving, caring, nice
• Friendly, outgoing, social

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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