The Chosen Vessel – Quiz

The Chosen Vessel – General Understanding Quiz

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Approximate Reading Times

Quick Read: under 5 minutes
Short Story: 5 to 30 minutes
Novelette: 30 to 90 minutes
Novella: 1.5 to 2.5 hours

Night Driver
Short Story by Italo Calvino. A man speeds to his girlfriend’s house to apologize about a phone argument during which he called off their relationship. He needs to get there quickly, because she threatened to call a rival. His biggest problem in getting there on time… he thinks too much!
Searching for Summer
Short Story by Jane Aiken. A nuclear event has caused massive clouds that surround the Earth and block out the sun. A simple act of kindness by a newlywed couple in search of “a bit of sun” leads them to more sunlight than they many people see in their lives.
A Problem
Short Story by Anton Chekhov. Wealthy family members consider what to do about a nephew who has issued a false promissory note (IOU) in one of their names. Do they repay the debt to preserve family honor and avoid a scandal, or let justice take its course?
The End of the Party
Short Story by Graham Greene. A 9-year-old boy is scared of the dark; his twin brother is not. Despite their best efforts to avoid it, the two attend a birthday party that will include a game of hide-and-seek in the dark. During the game, a thoughtless act has tragic results.
The Outsider
Short Story by H. P. Lovecraft. A man who has grown up alone in a decaying castle climbs the castle tower to look further afield. He is excited to find an entry to an earth-like world above the clouds. His first encounter with other people reveals a frightening truth.

A Joke
Short Story by Anton Chekhov. A young man plays a mean trick on a terrified lady-friend by whispering a ghostly 'I love you' as they speed down a mountain on a toboggan. Unsure of what she heard, the woman asks the man to repeat the ride over and over.
Barcelona
Quick Read by Alice Adams. As a wealthy-looking American couple walk through the darkened streets of Barcelona, a thief grabs the woman’s purse and flees. The husband gives chase and recovers it, but appears strangely disappointed when his wife tells him that the bag contains nothing of value.
The Pose
Quick Read by Anwar Khan. An attractive Indian college student makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to exchange places with a mannequin in a shop window. Men and boys openly lust after her and women stop and admire her beauty. She leaves the shop empowered by the experience.
The Fun They Had
Quick Read by Isaac Asimov. Set in 2155, a boy shows a friend something strange he found hidden in his family attic… a book about school. They discuss how wasteful paper books were, and go on to compare their robotic home schooling with “going to school” in the past.
Solipsist
Quick Read by Fredric Brown. A solipsist decides to end it all… not just his life, but everything. Willing the universe out of existence is not as easy as he had first thought, and he faces the prospect of floating around alone in the void for millions of years!