Shirley Jackson Review

In which year was Shirley Jackson born?

• 1916

• 1920

• 1914

• 1918

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What is Shirley Jackson's most famous short story?

• The Lottery

• The Bird's Nest

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle

• The Haunting of Hill House

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Where was Shirley Jackson born?

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

• New York

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Which university did Shirley Jackson attend after the University of Rochester?

• Princeton University

• Syracuse University

• Harvard University

• Yale University

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What was the name of the literary magazine founded by Shirley Jackson and her husband?

• The New Yorker

• The New Republic

• The Haunting

• Spectre

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Which of Shirley Jackson's novels is considered the 'quintessential haunted house tale'?

• The Sundial

• The Bird's Nest

• The Haunting of Hill House

• Hangsaman

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Which award did Shirley Jackson receive in 1961?

• Edgar Allan Poe Award

• Nobel Prize

• National Book Award

• Pulitzer Prize

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What was the title of Shirley Jackson's first novel?

• Raising Demons

• The Road Through The Wall

• The Sundial

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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What was the cause of Shirley Jackson's death?

• Heart failure

• Pneumonia

• Cancer

• Car accident

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Shirley Jackson, one of the most brilliant and __________ authors of the twentieth century, is widely acclaimed for her stories and novels of the supernatural.

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