The Guilty Party
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English
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11th Grade
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Winston Persad
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This quiz focuses on O. Henry's short story "The Guilty Party" and is appropriate for 11th-grade English students studying American literature and short story analysis. The questions assess students' comprehension of plot details, character development, and thematic elements within this classic tale of urban life and moral complexity. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track character relationships and motivations, particularly the troubled dynamic between Liz and Kid Mullally. They must also demonstrate analytical thinking to interpret literary themes such as betrayal, guilt, and moral responsibility, while understanding how O. Henry uses characterization techniques to develop his protagonists. The quiz requires students to synthesize textual evidence to draw conclusions about character psychology and the story's resolution, which involves supernatural elements as Liz faces judgment in the afterlife. Created by Winston Persad, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 11. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of plot comprehension and thematic analysis after reading "The Guilty Party." Teachers can use this assessment as a follow-up activity after class discussion of the story, as homework to reinforce key concepts, or as a review exercise before a larger unit test on O. Henry's works or American short stories. The quiz effectively measures students' ability to identify specific textual details while also evaluating their capacity to interpret deeper meanings about guilt, responsibility, and social environment. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 for citing textual evidence to support analysis, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3 for analyzing character development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2 for determining themes and analyzing their development throughout the text.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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