
Shirley Jackson Short Stories Quiz
Authored by Scott Taylor
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the date that kept repeating in Showdown?
July 2nd, 1938
June 4th, 1940
August 3rd, 1936
July 4th, 1776
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Showdown had a literary element that added more to the story, what was it?
Repitition
alliteration
Similies
Metaphors
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What does the the literary element above create in the story?
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Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many townspeople are in each story?
1000
500
300
200
Tags
CCSS.1.NBT.A.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the townspeople describe the town in Showdown?
Quaint little town
Busling city
Haunted farm town
They didn't describe it
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does Billy describe the town?
Haunted
A place no one would visit
A town he can't wait to leave
The best place ever
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was the main idea/theme of Showdown?
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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
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