"The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor Quiz and Answer Key

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