Sample Short Story Test
Short Story Test/ English 8/Knight Name______________
Quotations
“Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that ______________ was in the room?”
1. Who says it?
2. What goes in the blank?
3. Name the story.
“The air held a keenness that made her nose twitch.”
4. Who says it?
5. Name the story.
“You go ahead ________. You throw all you want.”
6. Who says it?
7. What/who goes in the blank?
8. Name the story.
“And as they passed through the ornate, wrought-iron gate, ________began to cry.”
9. What/who goes in the blank?
10. Name the story.
“Then with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad.”
11. Who is “he?”
12. Name the story.
“They must have kilt it and cut it up in little bits and throwed it in the river.”
13. Name the speaker.
14. Name the story.
“_________ you could have been a g@dd%mn burglar sneaking around me like that.”
15. Name the speaker.
16. Who/what goes in the blank?
“Sometimes I imagine I am in a bakery.”
17. Name the speaker.
18. Name the story.
Literary terms/Stories: Fill in the blank. Choose the best answer.
19. The _____________ of this story could that women are just as calm as men in dangerous situations. (Name the term)
20. A ________________ in this story is the rope hanging from the tree. (Name the term)
21. The __________________ in this story is a nasty river. (Name the term)
22. The ________________ of this character is that he can’t “act” in his real life. (Name the term)
23. A character in this story discovers the reality of death and the deception of her mother. (Name the story)
24. A character in this story realizes he wants a better relationship with his son. (Name the story)
25. A character in this story has forgotten that he, too, abused the gift he was given. (Name the story)
26. A character in this story in this story tries his best to help the people in his town. (Name the story)
27. The _____________________ in the beginning of this story is that everything in this little girl’s life seems happy. (Name the term)
Mini-Essay
In the first paragraph, suggest a sophisticated theme for “Children of Strikers,” and then prove your choice of theme by supporting it with specific examples from the story.
In the second paragraph, find another story that suggests a similar theme to the one you’ve chosen for “Children of Strikers” and suggest how it is similar, and, perhaps, different.
Rubric for Essay
1-10 Sophistication of theme
1-15 Use of specific examples/support
1-10 Sophistication of language
1-10 Explanation of other story’s similarities and differences
