The Guilty Party

What type of activity is Liz instructed to do during her childhood in ''The Guilty Party''?

• Help her mother with dinner.

• Play outside with other children.

• Play checkers with her father.

• Read a book.

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O. Henry relays all of these details EXCEPT which about Liz's Papa multiple times in ''The Guilty Party''?

• He's red-haired.

• He's untidy.

• He's unshaven.

• He's attentive.

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Which of the following sentences best characterizes the street where kids play?

• It is a place full of down on their luck but well-meaning people

• It is an evil place that corrupts youth with poor habits

• It is a strange and surreal place of the imagination

• It is a sinister but safe place where children grow up too fast

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Why is Liz looking for Kid in ''The Guilty Party''?

• She's trying to recover money she's owed.

• She's supposed to meet him at the dance.

• She's heard he's seeing another woman.

• She's looking for a drinking partner.

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Which statement best characterizes the relationship between Liz and Kid

• Kid made Liz wilder but resents her need to control him

• Kid and Liz are in an open engagement that does not mean much to either

• Kid and Liz have nothing in common,as he is wild and she is straight .

• Kid and Liz are good friends from early childhood

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Why did Kid Mullally take Annie to the local dance?

• Because he felt like it.

• To teach Liz a lesson

• Because he won a bet.

• Because Liz did not want to go.

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How does Liz react to KId asking Annie to the dance?

• She is sad and detached

• She is worried and lonely

• She is easy going and cruel

• She is irritated and vengeful

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What actions result from Liz's hurt cause by Kid taking annie to the dance?

• She murders Kid and escapes the city.

• She stabs Kid and is murdered by a mob.

• She attacks Kid and his date with a kitchen knife

• She kills Kid and commits suicide by drowning

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What happens to Liz at the end of the story?

• She is found to be guilty of her sins in a court of the afterlife.

• She is found to be innocent of her sins in the afterlife.

• Everyone feels bad for her because her soul cannot go to heaven.

• She is stuck in limbo, for she committed sins, but is not the guilty party.

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Which instance shows the theme of "betrayal" in the short story?

• Lizzie being jealous of Annie

• Kid taking Annie to the dance

• Liz killing Annie

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