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Short Fiction

Authored by Anne Carlson

English

10th Grade

Used 10+ times

Short Fiction
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"The Open Window"


Based on Nuttel’s flashback, why has his sister given him a letter of introduction to Mrs. Sappleton?

She hopes her brother will fall in love with Mrs. Sappleton’s young niece.

She wants her brother to go hunting with Mr. Sappleton to regain his health.

She does not want her brother to be lonely and mope while he is in the country.

She hopes the Sappleton’s spaniel will help her brother overcome his fear of dogs.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"The Open Window"


What happens just before the men enter the room?

Nuttel faints.

Nuttel admits his fear of dogs.

Vera pretends to be horrified.

Mrs. Sappleton leaves the room.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"The Open Window"


The image of an open window fits the themes of this story because it suggests

the healing power of nature for nervous people.

the nearby presence of the supernatural.

the importance of escaping one’s everyday routine.

an opening through which surprises can enter one’s life.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"The Open Window"


When Mrs. Sappleton exclaims, “Here they are at last!” Nuttel thinks she

is crazy.

has seen a ghost.

has seen her true brother.

is tricking them.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"The Californian's Tale"


Which detail most clearly foreshadows the conclusion?

Henry’s cottage is nicely furnished.

Henry politely welcomes the narrator into the cottage.

Henry states that his wife likes to read.

Henry becomes distraught well before his wife is due home.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"The Californian's Tale"


The other old miners put a drug in Henry’s drink because they want to

steal Henry’s wife.

drug the narrator, but they make an error.

keep Henry from becoming violent.

keep Henry from looking for gold.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"The Californian's Tale"


The reader learns that Henry’s wife never returned because

she decided to stay at her parents’ home.

her horse became lame and threw her off.

she ran away with a younger miner.

Indians captured and took her away.

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