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The Stolen Party

Authored by Elizabeth Hassan

English

6th - 8th Grade

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This quiz focuses on literary analysis of "The Stolen Party," a short story that explores themes of social class, economic inequality, and childhood innocence. The questions assess middle school reading comprehension skills appropriate for grades 6-8, requiring students to identify central themes, analyze character motivations, determine word meaning through context clues, and support interpretations with textual evidence. Students need strong inferential reasoning abilities to understand the complex social dynamics between characters from different economic backgrounds, particularly how class differences affect relationships and treatment of individuals. The paired question format demands higher-order thinking skills as students must first identify literary elements and then justify their analysis by selecting supporting evidence from the text. Students must also demonstrate vocabulary skills by using context to determine word meanings and character analysis skills to understand the mother's protective yet realistic worldview regarding social class dynamics. Created by Elizabeth Hassan, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6 and 8. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes throughout the literature unit, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension of complex social themes, a review activity following class discussions about character development and social commentary, or a homework assignment that reinforces close reading strategies. The two-part question structure encourages students to move beyond surface-level understanding and develop the critical thinking skills essential for literary analysis. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to spark discussions about social inequality or as preparation for more extensive writing assignments about theme and character analysis. The content directly supports CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1, focusing on textual evidence, theme identification, and character analysis skills that build students' ability to engage with sophisticated literary texts.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Part A: Which statement identifies a theme of the text?

Class differences are insignificant and people are usually able to look beyond them.
Children are clueless to how cruel other people can be.
Class differences can negatively impact the way people are treated.
Adults are sometimes inexplicably cruel to children.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Part B: Which passage from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“'That one’s not your friend. You know what you are to them? The maid’s daughter, that’s what.’” (Paragraph 7)
“They had their tea in the kitchen and they told each other secrets. Rosaura loved everything in the big house, and she also loved the people who lived there.” (Paragraph 9)
“Rosaura remembered a story in which there was a queen who had the power of life or death over her subjects.” (Paragraph 36)
“Rosaura didn’t feel like explaining that she’d be horribly ashamed to be the odd one out. Instead she said: ‘I was the best-behaved at the party.’” (Paragraph 57)

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

PART A: What is the meaning of “boisterous” in paragraph 17?

overactive
untrustworthy
uncoordinated
weak

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

PART B: Which detail from paragraph 17 best supports the answer to Part A?

“Rosaura was the only one allowed into the kitchen.”
“'they might break something.’”
“She even managed the jug of orange juice,”
“She wasn’t a butterfingers, like the others.”

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

PART A: How would you describe Rosaura’s mother?

She is hateful towards people with money because she is jealous that she doesn’t have money.
She is not trusting of people with money because she knows they spend it on unnecessary things.
She is not trusting of people with money because she knows how they treat people without money.
She is uncaring towards her daughter because she thinks her desires to be rich are silly.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“Monkeys at a birthday? Her mother had sneered. Get away with you, believing any nonsense you’re told!” (Paragraph 1)
“'Get away with Heaven,’ said the mother.
"'Listen, Rosaura,’ she said at last. ‘That one’s not your friend. You know what you are to them? The maid’s daughter, that’s what.’” (Paragraph 7)
“The mother swung around to take a good look at her child, and pompously put her hands on her hips.” (Paragraph 11)

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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