A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories Quizzes

A Rose For Emily and Other Short Stories Quiz 1

By Meghan Joyce · Edited by Soman Chainani · Last reviewed March 28, 2009

1 Why does Mr. Harris tell Abner Sartoris to build a fence?

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

Abner's house smells foul.

He wants to make clear the class difference.

He doesn't want to have to look at it.
2 What is Abner Snope's disability?

He walks with a limp.

He is mentally disabled.

He has a speech impediment.

He lost an arm.
3 What does Abner step in before entering the de Spain home?

A puddle.

The lawn.

A trap.

Horse droppings.
4 What of Major de Spain's does Abner destroy?

The fence.

The flowerbeds.

The horsecart.

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

A horse.

A hundred dollars.

The barn.

Bushels of corn.
6 Who warns Major de Spain about his barn being burnt?

Abner

The sisters

Sarty

Lennie
7 What does Sarty do after warning Major de Spain?

Help burn the barn.

Die.

Kill his father.

Run away.
8 What event does the narrator of "Two Soldiers" hear about on the radio?

The draft.

A wrestling match.

His brother's capture.

The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
9 Where does the narrator of "Two Soldiers" walk?

The next town over

Home

Jefferson

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

Money

A suitcase

Glasses

A shikepoke egg
11 Who is Mr. Foote?

The lawyer

The bus feller

The narrator's father

The Law
12 How does the narrator of "Two Soldiers" get to Memphis?

He walks

A car

The train

The bus
13 Who organizes for the narrator of "Two Soldiers" to get back home?

Pete

Mr. Foote

Mrs. McKellogg

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

An old, black man-servant

Her father

Her white cook

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

The townspeople

Colonel Sartoris

The current mayor

The alderman
16 What do the aldermen do to get rid of the smell at the Grierson house?

Nothing

Ask Miss Emily to fix it

Burn it down

Sprinkle lime around it
17 With whom does Miss Emily have an affair?

Colonel Sartoris

The narrator

Homer Barron

Her cousin
18 What does Miss Emily purchase from the druggist?

Birth control

Medicine

Arsenic

Pain killers
19 What type of lesson does Miss Emily teach?

China-painting

Singing

Needlepoint

Piano
20 Whose corpse has been kept in the Grierson house?

Her father

Homer Barron

Colonel Sartoris

Miss Emily
21 Who defends Will Mayes for the longest time?

Hawkshaw

The ex-soldier

The drummer

McLendon
22 Who does Miss Minnie Cooper live with?

Her son

Her husband

Her mother

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

McLendon

The mayor

Hawkshaw

The cashier at the bank
24 What is Will Mayes' job?

Night watchman at an ice plant

Driver

Butler

Guard of the old kiln
25 Who jumps out of the moving car?

Will Mayes

Hawkshaw

McLendon

The ex-soldier

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