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"Life Among the Savages" and "Raising Demons"

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Introduction:
"Shirley Jackson, the author of "The Lottery" also wrote these charming stories of domestic life."


1. What is the distinguishing characteristic of the house that the family lived in, in "Raising Demons"?
    a sharply leaning left-hand gatepost
    overhanging shrubbery
    seven chimneys
    an elaborate birdbath in the front garden


2. Do we ever learn the name of "my husband"?
    Yes
    No


3. What is Jannie's real name?
    Janet
    Joanne
    Jean - Anne
    Jeannette


4. When Laurie first starts kindergarten, he entertains and horrifies the family with stories brought home about a very naughty little boy indeed. What is that boy's name?
    Poindexter
    Bill
    Abel
    Charles


5. Which child performs magic?
    Laurie
    Jannie
    Sally
    Barry


6. What household item became lost in the Great Grippe Mystery?
    the blanket from Sally's bed
    a bookcase
    cigarettes and matches
    the dog dish


7. What job does "my husband" get, in "Raising Demons"?
    coin dealer
    magazine editor
    movie critic
    teacher at a girl's college


8. What does the narrator receive, in a box from her mother in California, which evokes a flood of nostalgia?
    high school yearbook
    clothespin dolls
    pressed flowers
    old love letters


9. Which is NOT the name of a cat belonging to the family?
    Gato
    Pyewacket
    Yain
    Green Shax


10. "My husband" and Laurie are avid collectors. What do they collect?
    coins
    matchboxes
    stamps
    antiques


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