Shirley Jackson
Laurie
Charlie
The Parents
The Teacher and the Students
100

Shirley Jackson was born in this state.

What is California?

100

Laurie did not want to wear these to school.

What are bib overalls?

100

Charlie was described as being "fresh" with this person.

Who is the teacher?

100

This person was upset that Laurie had taken a cookie without asking for it.

Who is the father?

100

This is the teacher's corporal method of punishing Charles.

What is spanking?

200

Shirley Jackson died in this state.

What is Vermont?

200

Laurie "forgot" to stop at the corner and do this to his mother.

What is wave to her?

200

Charles wanted to draw with this color crayon.

What is green?

200

The mother is looking forward to meeting this person at the P.T.A. conference.

Who is Charles' mother?

200

The students supposedly did this when Charles had to stay after school.

What is stay at school with him?

300

Shirley Jackson wrote this story about a town that has a strange tradition of killing someone every year.

What is The Lottery?

300

Laurie knocked over this beverage.

What is milk?

300

Charles hit a girl in the head with this playground equipment.

What is a see-saw?

300

The mother is worried that this person may be a bad influence on Laurie.

Who is Charles?

300

According to Charles, the teacher told the students not to do this with him, but they disobeyed her.

What is play with him?

400

Shirley Jackson wrote a novel called The Haunting of this place.

What is Hill House?

400

Laurie walked to school with this person.

Who is the girl next door?

400

Two types of punishment that Charles received.

What are 1. standing in the corner, 2. being spanked, 3. staying inside during recess, and 4. staying after school (detention)?

400

The mother said, "good heavens" because she was being mindful not to do this, something that Laurie's teacher said not to do. 

What is take the Lord's name in vain?

400

When Charles pounded his feet on the floor, the teacher punished him this way.

What is she made him stand in the corner?

500

Shirley Jackson graduated from this university.

What is Syracuse University?

500

Laurie addresses his father as y'old this.

What is a dust mop?

500

Charles was denied blackboard privileges because he threw this.

What is the chalk?

500

The father feels that it is okay for Laurie to experience Charles' behavior because of this.

What is he will have to encounter many other Charles in the world?

500

A boy from first grade had to go to kindergarten to make this request on behalf of his teacher of the kindergarten teacher.

What is make Charles be quiet?