a ruined politician of evil fame

a prosperous merchant who lost it all in a frantic speculation

a man who wasted the best years of his life on the pursuit of sinful pleasures

Colonel Killigrew was:

a man who wasted the best years of his life on the pursuit of sinful pleasure

a ruined politician of evil fame

What is the significance of the rose?

He was to wear it on his wedding day.

It was given to him by his mother.

His first girlfriend gave it to him.

When Dr. Heidegger drops the rose into the fluid from the Fountain of Youth, which of the following occurs?

The rose blooms, despite the fact that it's 55 years old.

The rose looks fresh and new, but really isn't.

What does Dr. Heidegger warn his friends about right before they drink the liquid?

Their past actions (the actions of their youth) were not great. He cautions them to avoid repeating them at all cost.

When the men find themselves young again, what do they begin to fight over?

Where to go to find more of the liquid

After they fight, consequently knocking over the vase of liquid, what do the four people in the experiment decide to do?

Decide to go to Florida to find the Fountain of Youth.

Decide to stay as they are, because being young was too dangerous.

Decide to go to Spain to find the Fountain of Youth.

Stay old, because they cannot physically make the journey to find the Fountain of Youth.

After drinking the liquid from the Fountain of Youth, what does the Widow Wycherly seem to care the most about?

The President-elect's Secretary of Education nominee

What did Dr. Heidegger learn from his experiment?

People tend to make the same mistakes.

That sparkling water kills butterflies.

Sparkling water makes people drunk.

The best summary of this story might be:

Dr. Heidegger proves that people rarely change.

Dr. Heidegger proves that if given a second chance, people will change and be better.

Old people like to get together and drink.

Being young is better than being old.

Hawthorne builds suspense by

not revealing at first why Dr. Heidegger has called his friends together

misrepresenting each character's background

not explaining that Dr. Heidegger does many strange experiments

withholding information about Dr. Heidegger's wife

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"

Authored by Tim Lawrence

English

9th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The setting is:

A mental hospital.

A university lab.

A doctor's study.

A southern tip of Florida.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who was Dr. Heidegger?

a famous politician

a rich banker

a sick old man

an unusual old man

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the strangest object in Dr. Heidegger's study according to the narrator?

the mirror

a small round table, as black as ebony

a large book of magic

a beautiful cut glass vase

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The four people Dr. Heidegger selects for his experiment are all:

Young

Old and content to be old

Old and angry about being old

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What has Dr. Heidegger invited his guests over?

To apologize for what he did in the past.

To request their assistance with his experiment.

To celebrate 50 years of friendship.

To collaborate with him by sponsoring his project.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who was Sylvia Ward?

Killigrew's fiancee

Heidegger's fiancee

Medbourne's fiancee

Gascoigne's fiancee

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mr. Medbourne was a:

prosperous merchant who lost his all in a frantic speculation

a ruined politician and man of evil fame

man who wasted his best years in pursuit of sinful pleasure

a woman with a scandalous reputation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"

The setting is:

Who was Dr. Heidegger?

What is the strangest object in Dr. Heidegger's study according to the narrator?

The four people Dr. Heidegger selects for his experiment are all:

What has Dr. Heidegger invited his guests over?

Who was Sylvia Ward?

Mr. Medbourne was a:

Who was the Widow Wycherly?

Mr. Gascoigne was:

Colonel Killigrew was:

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