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Shirley Jackson Quiz

What do you know about the woman behind the horrifying story "The Lottery" as well as other works? Find out by taking the Shirley Jackson quiz from eNotes!

  1. Jackson's husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman, was a well-known ____________.

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  2. True or False: Jackson was a heavy smoker

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  3. Which of Jackson's works was adapted for the stage and had a short Broadway run?

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  4. From which New York university did Jackson graduate?

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  5. True or False: The New Yorker received more attention and feedback after publishing "The Lottery" over any other previous story

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  6. Which country banned "The Lottery"?

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  7. Which of Jackson's works has been twice adapted to film?

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  8. What did Jackson refuse to do?

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  9. About what did Jackson frequently lie?

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  10. In what genre do three of Jackson's six novels fall?

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The Devil's Highway

by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Wednesday Wars

by Gary Schmidt

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

The White Tiger

by Aravind Adiga

The Inheritance of Loss

by Kiran Desai

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

The Help

by Kathryn Stockett

Ruined

by Lynn Nottage

Once Upon a Time

by Nadine Gordimer

The Last Lecture

by Randy Pausch