Author Information
Eudora Welty was born in…
Jackson, Mississippi
Which short story exposes a family secret and brings justice to its character?
No Name Woman
“Petrified Man” was written by…
Eudora Welty
“Listen, that magazine was layin’ around the house for a month, and there was the freaks runnin’ night an’ day, not two steps away from my own beauty parlor” Which character in Petrified Man is being described by this quote?
Leota
Her first name is Mary, but she did not use it.
Flannery O’Connor
Which short story challenges the reader to take action and share their stories?
No Name Woman
“Good Country People” is written by…
Flannery O’Connor
“Adultery, perhaps only a mistake during good times, became a crime when the village needed food.” This line from No Name Woman reflects what cultural value?
Preserving family honor
Themes in her works: silence, honor, unforgiveness, and shame.
Maxine Hong Kingston
Which short story has strong themes of religion, hypocrisy, and bitterness?
Good Country People
Maxine Hong Kingston is the author of…
No Name Women
“All [he] does is lay around the house like a rug.” Who is the “he” in this quote from Petrified Man?
Leota’s husband
Early in her life, she wanted to be a cartoonist.
Flannery O’Connor
Which short story is centered around two women in a salon gossiping?
Petrified Man
“She had arrived at it first purely on the basis of its ugly sound and then the full genius of its fitness had struck her.” Which character is this quote about, and what is it referencing?
Hulga, her name change
Her writing captures the pain and humor of everyday southern families.
Eudora Welty
Which short story swaps traditional gender roles and depicts husbands as being lazy and incompetent?
Petrified Man
“We say that your father had all brothers because it is as if she had never been born.” What does this quote imply about the character it references?
They were disowned or forgotten