Quiz & Worksheet - Features of Novels, Novellas & Short Stories

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How might Edgar Allen Poe characterize a piece of fiction that takes two weeks to read in multiple sittings?

A magazine A novel

A short story A poem

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1. Based on the type of fiction, what can be assumed about the difference between the novel A Tale of Two Cities and the short story The Tell-Tale Heart?

A Tale of Two Cities was written before The Tell-Tale Heart.
A Tale of Two Cities is a mystery, whereas The Tell-Tale Heart is a romance.
A Tale of Two Cities is shorter than The Tell-Tale Heart.
A Tale of Two Cities has more characters and plot lines than The Tell-Tale Heart.

2. How are novellas different from novels?

Novellas are typically between 70,000- 100,000 words long.
Novellas are shorter than novels.
Novellas have more characters than novels.
Novellas have more plot lines than novels.

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

Use this quiz/worksheet combo to help you test your understanding of features of novels, novellas, and short stories. Information you'll be assessed on includes a description of novellas as a category of fiction as well as classifying Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.'

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

In these assessments you'll be tested on:

Categorizing a 400-page book of fiction
Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'
Describing novellas
Organizing a list of works from shortest to longest
Publishing in American magazines post-World War II

Skills Practiced

Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on features of novels, novellas, and short stories
Interpreting information - verify that you can read information regarding novellas and interpret it correctly
Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'
Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer a question about magazine publishing after World War II

Additional Learning

Get more information and explore examples with our lesson named Types of Fiction: Novels, Novellas & Short Stories. Once you complete it, you should be able to respond to the following:

Know three types of fiction
Be able to arrange categories of fiction in terms of page length from shortest to longest
Differentiate between short stories and novellas
Relate the characteristics of the novel

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