Worksheets"A Rose for Emily" -William Faulkner (Reading quiz)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
The story begins by informing the reader that…
Emily has killed Homer
Emily has died
Emily’s father has died
Emily bought poison
The narrator of the story is…
Tobe, Emily’s servant
Emily Grierson
A townsperson
Colonel Sartoris
Why do most women in the town go to Miss Emily's funeral?
To show respect for a fallen monument
Out of obligation
Out of curiosity to see the inside of her house
Most women do not attend funerals
Emily’s relationship with her father was strained by the fact that...
he drove away all her suitors.
he forced her to study Greek and Latin.
he divorced her mother in order to marry his mistress.
he cross-dressed
Why did the four men cross into Miss Emily's yard after midnight?
To clean the inside of her house due to the smell.
To rob her house.
To sprinkle lime in the cellar and outbuildings due to the smell.
To see for themselves if the rumor about the smell was true.
How did Emily originally act when her father died?
She left on vacation.
She refused to acknowledge her father's death.
She was stricken with grief.
She went to the town for support.
What did Miss Emily claim the poison was for?
Rats.
Insects.
Elephants.
She refused to say.
Why didn't Homer marry Emily?
He was a Northerner
The towns people did not approve of Homer
Her father did not approve of Homer
He liked men
The word cuckold means
a form of entertainment.
a husband of an adulterous wife.
a wife of an adulterous husband.
a child born out of wedlock.
