High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 4)

This end-of-unit test covers ten short stories for high school: “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs, “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, “The Good Deed” by Peal S. Buck, “The Devil and Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent Benet, “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain, “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and “A Journey” by Edith Wharton. A test prep guide, answer key, and standards-aligned essay rubric are provided. All materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By taking this assessment, students will:

• Match the author’s name to his or her work
• Demonstrate knowledge of primary and secondary characters and the key aspects of their lives
• Demonstrate knowledge of significant events that take place in a variety of stories
• Relate themes to narratives
• Match relevant vocabulary terms to their definitions
• Respond to a thematically significant essay prompt
• Cite relevant textual evidence in support of claims made in an academic essay