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Grade 8 Short Stories (Fiction)
At the beginning of "Thank You Ma'am", Roger tried to
  1. rob Mrs. Jones's apartment.
  2. steal some suede shoes.
  3. steal Mrs. Jones's purse.
  4. rob food from a store.
Grade 8 The Ransom of Red Chief
An example of situational irony in O. Henry's story "Ransom of Red Chief" is that the kidnappers...
  1. choose a child of a prominent citizen for their crime
  2. actually pay more money to the child's parent to return the kidnapped victim
  3. are named Sam and Bill
  4. do not choose a very good location to exchange the ransom money
Grade 8 The Ransom of Red Chief
The climax of the plot in "Ransom of Red Chief" occurs when...
  1. Ebenezer Dorset's letter demands $250 in order to receive Johnny back home
  2. Red Chief hits Bill Driscoll with a piece of brick
  3. Sam and Bill hide Johnny in a wagon and take him to the cave
  4. Johnny tells the kidnappers that he wants to stay with him
Grade 8 The Monkey's Paw
How many people can use the monkey's paw?
  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 4
Grade 8 The Ransom of Red Chief
This character is ten years old:
  1. Red Chief
  2. Sam
  3. Bill Driscoll
  4. Ebenezer Dorset
Grade 8 The Tell-Tale Heart
What is the mood at the beginning of the story?
  1. joy
  2. curiosity
  3. sadness
  4. panic
Grade 8 The Monkey's Paw
What does the word "condoling" mean in the story? The father mentioned that he condoled the visitor as he came through the door.
  1. To slap
  2. To greet
  3. To look at someone in disgust
  4. To put someone out the door
Grade 8 The Ransom of Red Chief
What was Johnny's reaction when he was returned to his home?
  1. ran inside and hugged his mother
  2. threw a fit because he didn't want to go home
  3. couldn't wait to ride his horse
  4. couldn't wait to play Indian with his family
Grade 8 The Black Cat

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Probing for Theme:
Read the three thematic statements below. Which one best applies to "The Black Cat"?
  1. Often there is a perverseness in human nature which seems to delight in doing wrong, for no other reason than because it is wrong.
  2. Cruelty to nature will be avenged.
  3. Forces of evil are often unleashed by degeneracy.
Grade 8 Flowers for Algernon
How do you FIRST know Charlie is getting smarter?
  1. he starts to spell better
  2. he can speak other languages
  3. he wants to date his teacher
  4. he becomes a scientist
Grade 8 The Monkey's Paw
What is the 1st wish of Mr. White?
  1. 200 pounds
  2. A bigger house
  3. To travel to India
Grade 8 The Ransom of Red Chief
What is significant about the amounts of $2,000 and $1,500?
  1. $2000 is the amount of money that Sam and Bill got from robbing a bank, and $1500 is from the heist before that
  2. $1500 is the original amount of money that the kidnappers decide to set as the ransom, but then they decide that they need more money, so they ask for $2000
  3. All of the answers here are correct and accurate
  4. $2,000 is the amount of money that Sam and Bill originally planned to ask in ransom, but Bill asked Sam to lower the ransom amount to $1500 for fear that $2000 might be too much to ask
Grade 8 The Ransom of Red Chief
In which state does the story take place?
  1. Oklahoma
  2. Tennessee
  3. Alabama
  4. Kentucky
Grade 8 The Ransom of Red Chief
Where do the kidnappers hide little Johnny?
  1. Under the hay in a horse stall of a very large barn
  2. They transport Johnny in a buggy and then hide him in a cave
  3. They hide Johnny in the trunk of a junk car at a junk yard
  4. Johnny is hidden in a basement of an abandoned house on the edge of town
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