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Shirley JacksonA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Scaffolded/Short-Answer Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the below bulleted outlines. Cite details from the play over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. Miss Strangeworth’s roses are frequently mentioned in this story: tourists remark on them, she has them arranged throughout her house, and she never gives them away.
2. Part of Miss Strangeworth’s regular routine involves writing anonymous, cruel letters to her neighbors. What do her habits reveal about her character?
3. Miss Strangeworth believes herself to be revered by everyone around her, as a wealthy woman and a link to the town’s past. What are some clues that this might not be the case?
By Shirley Jackson