Button, Button Short Story Reading Check Quiz

From what point of view is this story told?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What type of conflict is Norma presented with?

• character vs. character
• character vs. nature
• character vs. technology
• character vs. self

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

How do we know Norma is not happy with her current life?

• she says she isn't happy
• she tells Arthur that she wants to split up
• she presses the button for more money
• she states all of the things she wants instead of being happy with what she currently has

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

How does Mr. Lewis feel about the box?

• he wants to push the button
• he doesn't know how he feels about it
• he never tells us
• he wants nothing to do with the box

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does the box symbolize in this story?

• Love

• Death

• Riches

• Freedom

What social context does Richard Matheson explore in the short story?

• Ethical and moral decision making

• Personal circumstances may play a part in making good and bad ethical choices

• All ethical dilemmas have consequences that people must live with

• All of the above

• None of the above

The irony of the story is

• Norma pushed the button without Arthur's consent.

• Arthur end up dying because Norma never really "knew" her husband.

• Mr. Steward left his business card because he know that Norma would call about the box.

• how Arthur died.

Which is excerpt from the story is an example of foreshadowing in the story?

• After Arthur returned to his book, Norma went into the kitchen and and finished washing the dishes.

• She got up earlier than usual to make pancakes, eggs, and bacon for Arthur's breakfast.

• There were no transistors in the box, no wires or tubes.

• Norma closed her eyes. Fifty thousand dollars she thought.

How does the setting develop the theme of the story?

• The physical setting alone should move Norma to push the button in order to have better things in her life.

• By pushing the button, Norma will be able to upgrade her current lifestyle and live happily with her choice.

• The physical setting and emotional needs are what drives Norma to take action the story and ultimately face those consequences

How would you characterize Arthur?

• Rational and moral

• Amused and curious

• Greedy and selfish