This quiz is a comprehension quiz on the short story, Charles, and every 8th-grade student should take it. This story by Shirley Jackson is all about the conflict of choosing an identity and how people choose to cope in new situations. Charlie creates Laurie, who is always getting him into trouble to the point that his mother goes to school looking to see how the teacher deals with Laurel but finds out he is just a figment of Charlie’s imagination. See how well you remember the story of Charlie and his alter ego misadventures from the book.
Laurie
Larry
Charles
Charlie
Shirley Jackson
Shirley James
Shirley Jacksonville
Shirley Jefferson
Kindergarten
1st Grade
Preschool
2nd Grade
Laurie's mom
Laurie's dad
Laurie's teacher
Laurie
Gave up
Continued to do
Embraced
Hated
He bounced a see-saw off a little girl's head.
He threw a crayon at his teacher.
He told a girl to say a bad word.
He said a bad word to his teacher.
He was helping his teacher out in the classroom.
He was being nice to his fellow classmates.
He was being well behaved in the classroom while his teacher taught a lesson.
He began working quietly and not disrupting the class.
Laurie's mom attending the PTA meeting.
Laurie's first day of kindergarten.
Laurie's bad behavior at school.
Laurie's mom questioning him about Charles.
A haggard looking woman.
A well-dressed woman.
A very loud and obnoxious woman.
A quiet and reserved woman.
That there is no Charles.
That Laurie is Charles.
That it was all a dream.
That Charles was the teacher's son.