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Eleven – 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

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Noise Level
Novelette by Raymond F. Jones. A government research lab gathers America’s leading scientists to replicate an “antigravity belt” that seemingly defies the fundamental laws of physics. The nerdy young inventor died in an accident demonstrating the belt. He left no notes, and the only prototype was destroyed in the crash.
Barn Burning
Novelette by William Faulkner. A ten-year-old boy rises above the intimidation and bullying of his embittered father. The father, whose simmering anger stems from jealousy, lack of respect, and an exploitative sharecropping system, seeks retribution through senseless acts of arson (barn burning) against landholders he believes have slighted him.
Terrapin
Short Story by Patricia Highsmith. When a controlling mother brings home a terrapin (turtle) to cook for a special dinner, her eleven-year-old son mistakes it for a pet. The terrapin’s seemingly agonising death in boiling water, including a perceived cry for help, triggers a terrifying response.
Oliver’s Evolution
Quick Read by John Updike. A troublesome toddler who had “come late in his parents’ little pack of offspring” is loved, but not enough to prevent him developing into a troubled teen. Fortunately, after marrying an equally troubled girl, he transforms into a responsible, loving husband and father.
Gimpel the Fool
Short Story by Isaac Singer. A meek man whose trusting and accommodating nature results in him being branded a fool finds peace and wisdom through religious faith. The real fools are those who took advantage of him, especially his debauched wife who suffers the consequences in the afterlife.

A Game of Cards
Short Story by Witi Ihimaera. A Maori university student’s visit with his dying grandmother highlights some important aspects of his people’s approach to family, community and mortality. It also exposes the need for the educated younger generation to step up and take the lead in preserving their cultural heritage.
The Difference
Short Story by Ellen Glasgow. A woman’s calm existence is shattered when she receives a letter from the mistress of her husband of twenty years. She meets the woman, confronts her husband, and initiates a confused discussion about who loves whom and what is to be done about it.
Jeffty is Five
Novelette by Harlan Ellison. A boy retains the body and mind of a five-year-old as those around him age and the world changes. He also “lives” in the past, channeling new episodes of long discontinued radio shows and movie series, and receiving products from mail-order companies that no longer exist.
Mammon and the Archer
Short Story by O. Henry. A self-made millionaire is initially of the belief that money can buy anything. When his son falls in love with a woman from an aristocratic family, he learns there are two things his money can’t buy: love and family recognition among New York High Society.
The Blue Jar
Quick Read by Isak Dinesen. A sailor and the daughter of an art-collecting nobleman become lovers during a nine-day ordeal in a lifeboat. The nobleman pays the sailor to return to sea, and spends the rest of her life sailing the world, ostensibly seeking a uniquely colored Chinese porcelain jar.