Quizzes on Short Stories

“Thank You, M’am”

1. Describe the setting of the story
2. Why does Roger try to steal?
3. Name 2 things that Mrs. Jones does for Roger.
4. When Roger says “thank you”, what is he really thanking her for?

“All Summer in a Day”

1. Describe the setting of the story
2. What event are the students waiting for?
3. How often does this event occur?
4. Why don’t the other kids like or accept Margot?

“The Lottery”

1. Describe the setting of the story
2. How does the lottery work?
3. Who wins the lottery?
4. What happens to the winner?

“The Ransom of Red Chief”

1. Describe the setting of the story
2. What are the real names of the 2 kidnappers?
3. How much money do they want originally, and what amount to they change it to when they write the letter?
4. Describe Mr. Dorset’s response to the ransom request.
5. What nicknames does Red Chief give his captors?

Answers to Quizzes

“Thank You, M’am”

1. In the past, on a street/sidewalk in a city, Mrs. Jones’ apartment in a boarding house, at night (about 11:00 p.m.)
2. He wants to buy blue suede shoes
3. Washes him, feeds him, gives him $, doesn’t turn him in, understands him
4. Thanks for caring about him or understanding him

“All Summer in a Day”

1. In the future on Venus at a school
2. For the sun to come out
3. Every 7 years
4. She has seen the sun before; she is from Earth and remembers the sun

“The Lottery”

1. Sometime in the past in a small village in the town square on the morning of June 27^th
2. The heads of the households (men) draw a slip of paper from the box. The one who gets the piece with a black dot, his entire family draws, and the member of the family with the piece with the black dot wins.
3. Tessie Hutchinson
4. They get stoned to death

“The Ransom of Red Chief”

1. In the past in Summit, Alabama, a small town and in a cave in a mountain
2. Bill Driscoll and Sam
3. $2000, and changes to $1500
4. He refuses to pay, and insists that the kidnappers pay him $250 for him to take his kid back.
5. Old Hank & Snake Eye