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Are you excited about a quiz based on the short story A Retrieved Reformation? A Retrieved Information is an exciting read that follows the life of Jimmy Valentine, a gangster who finds love and plans to leave his criminal life...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 5306 | Last updated: Aug 18, 2023

Sample Question
In “A Retrieved Reformation,” what does Jimmy Valentine do in prison that helps him when he decides to go “straight”?

He gets a new suit of clothes.

He works in the prison shoe-shop

He makes friends with the warden

None of these

Short Story Quiz Questions! Test

Explore your knowledge of short stories with questions on collections, authors, and influential works in the genre.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 402 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
Which collection did Dwight Garner not list as a possible contender for the best collection of the last century?

Denis Johnson, Jesus Son

Richard Ford, Rock Springs

Grace Paley, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

John Cheever, The Enormous Radio and Other Stories

Flannery O’Connor, A Good Man is Hard to Find

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