Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Flannery O’Connor’s short story “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Shiftlet’s distinguishing physical characteristic Shiftlet’s stated background Lucynell’s condition Mrs. Crater’s motivations The relationship between Shiftlet and Lucynell Shiftlet’s deception Shiftlet’s interactions with a hitchhiker The allusion to the title And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Setting The protagonist’s name The reason for the protagonist’s journey Physical challenges facing the protagonist Figments of the protagonist’s imagination A hunter’s assumptions Items attained along the protagonist’s journey The resolution And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “Breakfast” by John Steinbeck. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Point of view Setting The protagonist’s emotional reaction to his memories Weather conditions Sensory details The protagonist’s encounter with a family What impresses the protagonist about members of the family How generosity is made evident The resolution

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “A Wagner Matinée” by Willa Cather. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Setting Point of view The sender of a letter The relationship between Clark and Georgiana Georgiana’s personal history Physical attributes of Georgiana Clark’s observations during a concert Georgiana’s emotional state And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “April Showers” by Edith Wharton. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Point of view The protagonist’s pseudonym The protagonist’s self-image Why the protagonist feels guilty Uncle James’ passion Uncle James’ perception of female writers The profession of the protagonist’s father The significance of Kathleen Kyd The protagonist’s socialization (or lack thereof) The reason for a trip to Boston The father’s revelation And more

Engage students with a classic Grimm’s fairy tale and evaluate general reading comprehension with this plot-based quiz covering “The Four Clever Brothers.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate engagement with the short story. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The reason for the brothers’ departure The duration of the brothers’ separation from one another Gifts each brother receives along their respective journeys Challenges faced by the brothers The proposed prize for rescuing a kidnapped princess The king’s compromise The brothers’ collective reaction to the king’s compromise And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the parable are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Setting The subject of the minister’s sermon The townspeople’s reaction to the veiled minister Elizabeth’s relationship to the minister An observation made during a funeral service The reason for the minister’s fear at a wedding ceremony The minister’s caretaker when he becomes elderly Whether or not the minister ever permits his veil to be lifted The nature of the minister’s dying remarks And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Setting The mayor’s special arrangement with Emily How the mayor convinced Emily to accept the arrangement The relationships between Emily and secondary characters Complaints lodged against Emily and her property A peculiar purchase Emily’s eccentricities Details concerning Emily’s funeral The narrator’s perception of time A shocking discovery And more

Incorporate magical realism into the high school ELA classroom, eliminate assessment planning responsibilities, and evaluate general reading comprehension with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: The couple’s inference about the old man The old man’s self-proclaimed identity The purpose of the old man’s visit Where the old man is kept How the villagers treat the old man The purpose of the priest’s visit Peculiar events attributed to the old man The couple’s changing socioeconomic status The doctor’s conclusion The old man’s changing health status The resolution And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “In Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Historical context Setting The general characterization of the narrator The nature of soldiers’ injuries Interactions between characters The resolution And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Historical context Setting The general characterization of the protagonist The inciting incident Psychological effects of the protagonist’s conflict The resolution And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Point of view Setting The general characterizations of the men at sea The correspondent’s assessment of Nature The identity of the character who dies How the surviving men perceive themselves following their shared experience And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “The Californian’s Tale” by Mark Twain. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Point of view The amount of time that has passed The area’s reputation The narrator’s assessment of those who live in log cabins The narrator’s observations about the cabin Why the narrator is encouraged to stay The concerns of the narrator How the host’s personality changes over the course of the story How the host’s friends subdue him The truth about the host’s life The host’s apparent medical condition

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “Tuesday Siesta” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: The characters’ means of transportation The nature of the relationship between mother and daughter The purpose of the characters’ trip Carlos’ general characterization The priest’s treatment of the mother The object given to the mother by the priest The mother’s disposition in the face of scrutiny And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Setting Elena’s general demeanor Elena’s likes and dislikes Elena’s impression of Eugene The dream of Elena’s parents Elena’s personal goals A major historical event Elena’s observations as she heads home Elena’s intentions in the hours following the historical event The interaction between Elena and Eugene’s mom

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “The White Umbrella” by Gish Jen. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: The nature of the practice sessions The narrator’s lies The bickering between the narrator and her sister The reason the narrator is reluctant to ask for a white umbrella The interaction between the narrator and her teacher A misunderstanding involving the white umbrella The narrator’s awkward admission to her teacher The reason for the mother’s delay The mother’s sharing of a Chinese saying A terrifying incident The fate of the white umbrella

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “Lullaby” by Leslie Marmon Silko. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: The protagonist’s name The fate of each of the protagonist’s children Setting The significance of the snow Conflicts between the protagonist and her husband Memories of the protagonist’s mother and grandmother The reason for the husband’s firing The husband’s irresponsible financial decisions The context of the lullaby And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “And of Clay Are We Created” by Isabel Allende, as translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: The nature of the natural disaster The age of the trapped girl The identity of the narrator Rolf’s career Means by which people try to help the trapped girl Rolf’s reflections Interactions between Rolf and the trapped girl The narrator’s assessment of Rolf’s condition And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the classic fairy tale “The Golden Goose” by the Brothers Grimm. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the short story are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: The family’s treatment of Dullhead Why the brothers go into the woods How Dullhead’s experience in the woods differs from his brothers’ How Dullhead acquires a golden goose What happens to those who touch the golden goose The general demeanor of the princess The conditions under which the king will allow a man to marry his daughter The range of tasks the king gives Dullhead The resolution

Incorporate narrative nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and measure general reading comprehension with this quiz covering George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant.” This autobiographical account addresses the author’s experiences with and attitude toward imperialism. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The narrator’s profession The narrator’s attitude toward his job Setting The narrator’s perspective on imperialism The townspeople’s attitude toward the narrator How the elephant had gotten loose The elephant’s dangerous behavior The townspeople’s expectations of the narrator as they relate to handling the elephant What motivates the narrator to kill the elephant What the townspeople do with the elephant’s corpse And more