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

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 C

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 211-294.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "That in Aleppo Once..." to whom are the letters written?
(a) Anna.
(b) S.
(c) Ruth.
(d) V.

2. In "The Killers" where does the first part of the story take place?
(a) A school.
(b) A lunch counter.
(c) A church.
(d) A gas station.

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

4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." how does the narrator feel at the end of the story?
(a) Silly.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Unhappy.

5. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?
(a) Henry Miller.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Robert Penn Warren.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife's former address turn out to be?

2. In "The Hitch-Hikers" who receives the guitar in the end?

3. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?

4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." the wife cries for __________.

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

(see the answer key)

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