A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories Quizzes

A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories Quiz 1

1 Why does Mr. Harris tell Abner Sartoris to build a fence?
He doesn't want to have to look at it.

Abner's hog got into Mr. Harris's corn.

Abner's house smells foul.

He wants to make clear the class difference.
2 What is Abner Snope's disability?
He is mentally disabled.

He has a speech impediment.

He lost an arm.

He walks with a limp.
3 What does Abner step in before entering the de Spain home?
A puddle.

Horse droppings.

A trap.

The lawn.
4 What of Major de Spain's does Abner destroy?
The horsecart.

The flowerbeds.

The fence.

The rug.
5 What does Major de Spain charge Abner for destroying the rug?
Bushels of corn.

The barn.

A hundred dollars.

A horse.
6 Who warns Major de Spain about his barn being burnt?
The sisters

Sarty

Abner

Lennie
7 What does Sarty do after warning Major de Spain?
Kill his father.

Run away.

Help burn the barn.

Die.
8 What event does the narrator of "Two Soldiers" hear about on the radio?
A wrestling match.

The bombing of Pearl Harbor.

His brother's capture.

The draft.
9 Where does the narrator of "Two Soldiers" walk?
The next town over

Jefferson

Memphis

Home
10 What does the narrator of "Two Soldiers" bring with him on his trip?
A suitcase

Glasses

A shikepoke egg

Money
11 Who is Mr. Foote?
The Law

The lawyer

The narrator's father

The bus feller
12 How does the narrator of "Two Soldiers" get to Memphis?
The train

The bus

A car

He walks
13 Who organizes for the narrator of "Two Soldiers" to get back home?
Mrs. McKellogg

Pete

Mr. Foote

The bus feller
14 Who lives with Miss Emily Grierson when she dies?
Her white cook

An old, black man-servant

Her father

The narrator
15 Who told Miss Emily she didn't have to pay taxes?
Colonel Sartoris

The alderman

The current mayor

The townspeople
16 What do the aldermen do to get rid of the smell at the Grierson house?
Ask Miss Emily to fix it

Sprinkle lime around it

Burn it down

Nothing
17 With whom does Miss Emily have an affair?
Homer Barron

Her cousin

Colonel Sartoris

The narrator
18 What does Miss Emily purchase from the druggist?
Arsenic

Pain killers

Birth control

Medicine
19 What type of lesson does Miss Emily teach?
Singing

Needlepoint

Piano

China-painting
20 Whose corpse has been kept in the Grierson house?
Miss Emily

Colonel Sartoris

Her father

Homer Barron
21 Who defends Will Mayes for the longest time?
McLendon

The ex-soldier

Hawkshaw

The drummer
22 Who does Miss Minnie Cooper live with?
Her husband

Her mother

Her son

Will Mayes
23 With whom does Miss Minnie have an affair with?
Hawkshaw

McLendon

The cashier at the bank

The mayor
24 What is Will Mayes' job?
Guard of the old kiln

Night watchman at an ice plant

Butler

Driver
25 Who jumps out of the moving car?
McLendon

Will Mayes

Hawkshaw

The ex-soldier

Vocabulary in Action- Miss Emily's life held little interest-it consisted merely of one.......

tedious

Asked by greta r #218157

Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/17/2014 12:36 PM

Did you have questions about Two Soldiers? Or are you looking to write your own questions. Note, GradeSaver has a plot summary and analysis available for this title.

Asked by Andrew h #1335252

Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/2/2024 10:17 PM

View All Answers

What is a main idea in "A Rose for Emily"?

The main idea in the story, A Rose for Miss Emily, is Emily's inability to accept change and to adapt to the changes in her life.

Asked by Mary s #574470

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/25/2019 12:23 AM

View All Answers