Boys and Girls Overview Quiz

Who is the author of 'Boys and Girls'?

Question Answer Choices Alice Munro Margaret Atwood Carol Shields L.M. Montgomery

What does the narrator do when Flora the horse is supposed to be killed?

Question Answer Choices She runs away and hides. She helps her father catch Flora. She opens the gate wider and lets Flora escape. She tries to stop her father.

What is the setting of 'Boys and Girls'?

Question Answer Choices England Canada Australia United States

How does the narrator feel after watching her father kill Mack the horse?

Question Answer Choices She feels indifferent. She feels excited. She feels proud. She feels ashamed.

What is one of the subjects in 'Boys and Girls'?

Question Answer Choices Technology Gender roles Science Politics

What change does the narrator notice in herself as she grows older?

Question Answer Choices She enjoys housework. She dislikes her father. She becomes stronger. She must become a real girl.

What is the narrator's initial attitude towards helping her father with the foxes?

Question Answer Choices She is indifferent to it. She is afraid of the foxes. She enjoys it. She finds it disgusting.

What genre does 'Boys and Girls' belong to?

Question Answer Choices Drama Poetry Novel Short fiction

In which year was 'Boys and Girls' published?

Question Answer Choices 1978 1988 1968 1958

During which time period is 'Boys and Girls' set?

Question Answer Choices The Vietnam War The Cold War World War II The Great Depression