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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. Which country banned "The Lottery"?

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

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  3. About what did Jackson frequently lie?

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

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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. What did Jackson refuse to do?

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

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

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  9. From which New York university did Jackson graduate?

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  10. True or False: Jackson was a heavy smoker

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To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

The Crucible

by Arthur Miller

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare