8th Grade Short Story Quizzes, Questions & Answers
Recent Short Story Quizzes
How much do you love reading and in your books have you come across Harrison Bergeron book by Kurt Vonnegut? The books tell us of a dystopia where equal is achieved using the worst ways possible based on outward appearance. In...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 422 | Last updated: Mar 17, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhy doesn't Hazel have any handicapping devices?
Choose the BEST answer for each item below. Don't forget to enter your name before you start the quiz.
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 4264 | Last updated: Oct 18, 2025
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Sample QuestionThe narrator is 14 and Sheila is...
Soapy’s Choice by O’Henry - The book Quiz is a quiz about a small story of the same name! Have you read that interesting piece of story? Take this quiz to check your knowledge about the story!
Questions: 7 | Attempts: 667 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat is Soapy trying to do?
Directions:
Choose the best letter answer for each of the following questions. You must enter your name to begin.
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 1643 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionAt the beginning of the story, Rainsford and _____________are on a boat bound for the Amazon forest.
Quiz on the short story On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter.
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1032 | Last updated: Jan 18, 2025
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Sample QuestionThe word 'protagonist' is another word for 'main character'. Who is the protagonist of the story?
Students take this assessment prior to starting the short story fiction unit and after finishing the unit.
Questions: 22 | Attempts: 220 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample Question(1) The seals had always behaved in the past. (2) They had never sprayed the audience with water or thrown food back at them. (3) Little did the zookeeper know that today would be different. (4) As he brought the bucket of fish to feed the seals, his mind was elsewhere. (5) He was thinking of his plans to go out with Emily that night. (6) He smiled perfunctorily at the crowds of children and parents standing around the seal pool. (7) It was time for the 4 o'clock feeding show.
When Chig accompanies his father, Charles, on a visit to his home, Chig discovers a change in his father’s behavior as he steps into his mother’s house. Charles is a man that is still bitter with his family, what...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 3279 | Last updated: Oct 18, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat reason does Charles give for driving south in "A Visit to Grandmother"?
The 'Lather and Nothing Else Story Trivia Quiz' assesses understanding of a narrative where a barber faces a moral dilemma with a customer from an opposing faction. It explores themes of conflict, ethics, and personal choice,...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 1338 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat makes the barber nervous when the customer enters the shop?
This quiz is to help study for the Short Story Quiz.
Questions: 11 | Attempts: 1348 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionCharacters are the people animals and other individuals during the story.
The Cask of amontillado by Edgar Allan shows us the story of Montesor on his journey for revenge after being insensitively insulted by Fortunato. The way he chooses to deal with the insult is very alarming. Take up the quiz...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 11781 | Last updated: Aug 10, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat has Fortunato done to upset Montresor and caused him to "vow revenge"?
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