The Summer People by Shirley Jackson

Why do the Allisons decide to stay in their summer cottage?

• To see their son

• They don't have a reason to return to the city

• To get revenge on the townspeople

• To have the area to themselves

What do the townspeople keep repeating to The Allisons?

• Never after Labor Day

• Ain't got enough for the both of you

• Seems as though the car's been tampered with

• You'd better be carefull out here

What perspective is the story told from?

• Mr. Allison

• The Townspeople

• Mr. Babcock

• Mrs. Allison

Which is NOT a clue that there's something "going on?"

• The car has been tampered with

• The letter seems "off"

• They aren't delivering kerosene

• Someone else is moving in to their cottage

Which is NOT a reason Mrs. Allison might recognize the woman at the grocery store?

• She maybe sold her berries

• She was maybe Mr. Babcock's aunt

• She maybe delivered kerosene to the Allisons

• She maybe helped at the grocery store

What other story did Shirley Jackson write?

• Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket

• The Lottery

• The Open Window

• Of Mice and Men

What is the setting of "The Summer People?"

• New York City

• A beach on the coast

• A summer cottage

• A lake house in Vermont

What effect does the setting of the story have on the mood?

• It makes helps the reader guess that something bad will happen to the Allisons

• It helps us visualize where the story takes place

• It makes the story funnier

• It makes the reader guess that the story will be cheerful, when it's really dark and suspenseful

Who tells themselves, "City manners are no good with country folk"?

• Mrs. Allison

• Mr. Allison

• Mr. Babcock

• Jerry Allison

Mrs. Allison stereotypes the townspeople

• True

• False