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"

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.