The Best American Short Stories of the Century Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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 | Eight Week Quiz A

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 Page 105-210.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" why does Sill enter the store?
(a) He sees his father through the window.
(b) He is hurt and needs help.
(c) To get warm.
(d) To buy sugar.

2. In "Theft" what does the main character try to give the thief?
(a) A purse.
(b) Money.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A piece of her mind.

3. In "Wild Plums" who asks the young girl to go pluming?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The Slump family.
(d) Her father.

4. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.
(a) A priest.
(b) His father.
(c) The storekeeper.
(d) The doctor.

5. In "Wild Plums" why does the narrator's father visit the Slump property?
(a) To collect rent.
(b) To retrieve his plow.
(c) To arrange his daughter's marriage.
(d) To go pluming.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Killers" who goes to warn Ole that people want to kill him?

2. In "The Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?

3. In "The Killers" why do the two killers enter a particular public place?

4. In "The Killers" what is the name of the location that the first part of the story takes place?

5. In "Wild Plums" what does the Slump family throw to the narrator?

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