Initiation Short Story Quiz
Chelsey, Joanna, and Katie
Multiple Choice – Circle the best answer to each question
1) Who is the author of Initiation?
a) Sylvia Path
b) Sylvia Browne
c) Sylvia Plath
d) Billy Bologna
e) Billy Mayes
2) What high school does Millecent attend?
a) Linsing High School
b) Lan High School
c) Lonsing High School
d) Lansing High School
3) Who was Millicent’s big sister?
a) Bev
b) Louise
c) Mr. Cranton
d) Tracy
e) Madonna
4) How did the author die?
a) Stuck her head in an oven
b) Shot her self
c) Jumped off a bridge
d) Sat in a full bath tub and dropped a radio pluged in into the water
e) Was eaten by a deer
5) Why didn’t Tracy get picked?
a) She ate crackers
b) She wore knee scocks and carried a backpack
c) She had red hair
d) She wore mittens and knee socks
e) None of the above
6) What was the name of the football player who talked to Millicent?
a) Herb Dalton
b) Charles Dalton
c) Henry Dalton
d) John Dalton
e) Sir Phillip Sydney
7) What did the old man on the bus eat for breakfast?
a) Heather birds nails with toast
b) Heather birds finger on toast
c) Heather birds toes on toast
d) Heather birds eyebrows on toast
8) How long did the initiation last?
a) A month
b) 3 days
c) A week
d) 2 months
9) What are the girls referred to by the girls in the society?
a) Small fry
b) Gophers
c) Idiot
d) Grass hopper
10) What were her two kids names?
a) Freida Rebecca and Nicholas Fararr
b) Recbecca and Fred
c) Tracy and Xavier
d) Srjdan and Grace
e) Shairi and Dave
Mini-Critical Lens – Interpret the quote and apply it to BOTH the story AND the main character
“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every action you take.”
-Anynonamous