WorksheetsA ROSE FOR EMILY
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
It is the change took place in Miss Emily's relationship with the town for a period of several years when Miss Emily was in her forties.
a. She taught china painting lessons
b. She opened her house for friends to visit
c. She began dating again
d. She gave tours of her house
At the end, why do the townspeople infer that Emily slept in the secret room after she had shut off from the rest of the house?
a. All of her belongings were there
b. There was fresh food on the table
c. The room was clean and not at all dusty
d. There was an indentation of a head in the pillow and a strand of her hair
The simile “like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough” describes
a. the angry city officials
b. Emily’s favorite painting
c. a dessert with raisins
d. Miss Emily’s face
4. The emotions a reader might be expected to feel toward Emily include —
a. Amusement and gratitude
b. Pity and horror
c. Contempt and disappointment
d. d. approval and satisfaction
5. After her father dies, Emily —
a. Moves to another town
b. Sees many suitors
c. Becomes a supporter of the arts
d. refuses to acknowledge his death
The strand of gray hair discovered at the end of the story implies that —
a. Emily has lain beside the skeleton
b. Homer Barron had gray hair
c. Homer Barron kept a lock of Emily’s hair
d. Emily was much older than Homer
7. To influence the development of her character, Emily’s father —
a. Drives off suitors and prevents her from marrying
b. Refuses to allow her to use the family name
c. Forces her to work in the family business
d. Forgets to leave anything to her in his will
8. The narrator generalizes about people by saying that “we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will.” Miss Emily’s behavior supports this generalization because she —
a. Refuses to pay her taxes
b. Gains a lot of weight
c. Goes out with Homer Barron
d. Refuses to admit that her father is dead
9. In his speech, Faulkner says that “the human heart in conflict with itself” is the only thing worth writing is about. “A Rose for Emily” portrays the human heart in conflict with itself by showing that Emily —
a. Felt both love and hate for Homer Barron
b. Performed all her actions with an aristocratic sense of sureness
c. Kept the same black servant throughout her life
d. Was a Grierson through and through
10. The town described in the story is an —
a. Idealized view of Southern society
b. Unnecessary backdrop to the action
c. Distraction from more important things
d. Crucial part of the story’s plot
