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A Rose for Emily

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A reading comprehension quiz based on William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily."

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1
Who is the narrator of the story?
Miss Emily's grandson.
Unidentified townsperson.
William Faulkner
Miss Emily's servant.
2
What kind of lessons did Miss Emily offer to the town's youth?
china painting lessons
embroidery lessons
dance lessons
piano lessons
3
The story is told by a ____ narrator.
first person
third person limited
third person omniscient
unreliable
4
What reason does Miss Emily give for purchasing arsenic from the druggist?
she doesn't give a reason
she wants to kill herself
she wants to kill rats
she wants to get rid of weeds
5
At the end of the story, how is the locked upstairs bedroom decorated?
as a tribute to Emily's late father
as a bridal chamber
as a confederate monument
it isn't decorated at all; it is a real mess.
6
When does this story take place?
In the first half of the twentieth century.
In the present day.
During the Civil War.
In the decades following the Civil War.
7
Which is NOT an explanation the town gives for the horrible smell coming from Emily's house?
Miss Emily's servant killed a snake or rat in the yard.
Miss Emily's servant doesn't know how to keep house.
Miss Emily has lost her mind, and let her house go.
Miss Emily has a decomposing body in her house.
8
"When her father died, it got about that the__was all that was left to her."
money
portrait
house
watch
9
What genre would best classify A Rose for Emily?
folklore
romantic fiction
gothic fiction
historical fiction
10
Miss Emily had NOT______since 1894.
paid her taxes
cleaned her house
gone outside
spoken