The Best American Short Stories of the Century Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Katrina Kenison
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Best American Short Stories of the Century Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Katrina Kenison
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 565-651.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" how old is Connie?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 19.

2. In "Christmas Gift" who is having a baby?
(a) The boy's sister.
(b) The family dog.
(c) The neighbor's wife.
(d) The boy's mother.

3. Who wrote "The Rotifer"?
(a) Kim Chung-Greene.
(b) Jill Patterson.
(c) Fannie Flagg.
(d) Mary Ladd Gavell.

4. In "The Hitch-Hikers" who gives away the guitar?
(a) Sanford.
(b) Tom Harris.
(c) The motel owner.
(d) Sobby.

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." the wife cries for __________.
(a) Her family.
(b) Herself.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?

2. What is a rotifer?

3. In "The Shawl" what does the shawl conceal?

4. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin,", how old is Richard?

5. In "Theft" what is stolen?

(see the answer key)

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