Can you name the Short Story authors?

Short Story or Novella	Author
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Lottery
Bartleby the Scrivener
The Lady or the Tiger?
To Build a Fire
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Most Dangerous Game
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Time Machine

Short Story or Novella	Author
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Monkey's Paw
The Rocking-Horse Winner
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Hills Like White Elephants
The Gift of the Magi
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Young Goodman Brown
The Red Inn
How the Leopard Got His Spots

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Short Story Authors Quiz

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Published: May 8th, 2009
Category: Literature
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Tags: Novel Quizzes, short, story, Short Story, author, novella

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	meli:	May 8th, 2009 at 17:26 GMT	7 points
	I can remember reading nearly all of these, but I couldn't remember the authors of many of them

	benq31:	May 8th, 2009 at 17:28 GMT	0 points
	The quiz does not accept the correct answer for "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

	johnlk:	May 8th, 2009 at 17:44 GMT	17 points
	The Time Machine is not a short story.

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	koozbane:	May 8th, 2009 at 18:28 GMT	1 point
	A nice quiz. Seems somewhat of an oversight to not include something by du Maupassant, such as "The Necklace", but I know you can't include everyone. In the "short story, novellette, novella, novel" progression, tis true-- The Time Machine is technically a novella, though definitions of these terms still vary.

	debbiedoesnothin:	May 8th, 2009 at 18:39 GMT	3 points
	Good quiz. I'm mad at myself for not knowing - or at least guessing - the answer for Benjamin Button.

	checkmike:	May 8th, 2009 at 18:42 GMT	-2 points
	I didn't recognize many of these stories, but I recognized most of the authors because I had read some of their longer works

	danzam:	May 8th, 2009 at 18:49 GMT	5 points
	I like in the Simpsons when Homer looks in "The Lottery" to find tips on how to win the lottery. Once he finds out it is a short story having nothing to do with the lottery he throws the book in the fire.

	JAJDH:	May 8th, 2009 at 18:53 GMT	7 points
	I still remember just how freaked out I was when we finished reading The Lottery in middle school...

	cocky:	May 8th, 2009 at 20:02 GMT	5 points
	The Lottery has one of the all time greatest endings. I agree The Necklace should be included, but most probably couldn't spell the author's name.

	Lilybert:	May 8th, 2009 at 20:20 GMT	1 point
	I LOVE Shirley Jackson! More the novels, though.

	Wordnerd23:	May 8th, 2009 at 20:52 GMT	5 points
	It's nice to see that some of my education stuck with me. I can now dust off my English degree because it helped me with a Sporcle quiz. lol.

	pbysr:	May 8th, 2009 at 22:04 GMT	0 points
	I know that the definition of short story is a bit ambiguous but I would consider Bartleby the Scrivener more of a short novel. It didn't seem much shorter than Goodbye, Mr. Chips.

	Mr_T:	May 8th, 2009 at 22:25 GMT	3 points
	@johnlk: Agreed. I read "The Time Machine." It's a novel.

	zalagreensbury:	May 8th, 2009 at 22:27 GMT	2 points
	i've read all those stories in high school. the lottery scared the poop out of me.

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	mark_oh:	May 8th, 2009 at 23:15 GMT	1 point
	I loved The Lottery. creepy but awesome.

	jessbowen:	May 9th, 2009 at 03:17 GMT	5 points
	O. Henry is one of my all time favorite writers. I was surprised there was no Chekhov or Kafka - they both have some fantastic stories. At firls I thought it was be because the focus was American and Brit lit, but Balzac mad the cut, so I guess not.

	capncokenojoke:	May 9th, 2009 at 03:34 GMT	-4 points
	i was hoping for shel silverstein.. but i guess that would be poems/childrens books not short stories

	RollTideRoll:	May 9th, 2009 at 03:50 GMT	4 points
	A Good Man is Hard to Find is a great short story, I find it a lot more disturbing than the Lottery.

	DerKomissar:	May 10th, 2009 at 18:10 GMT	2 points
	O. Henry: great writer, even better candy bar.

	rangeofgod2:	May 11th, 2009 at 15:37 GMT	-2 points
	lol balzac

	thefinestmuffins:	May 15th, 2009 at 00:40 GMT	3 points
	Every time I see a list of classic novels, I feel like the world's worst English major because I've barely scratched the surface. Then I see this list, and I realize it's because I read a ridiculous number of short stories in high school and college. Unfortunately, I couldn't recall more than half of the authors. To consider for next time: A Rose for Emily, The Story of an Hour, and The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.

	smoggy14:	Sep 20th, 2009 at 06:08 GMT	4 points
	rocking horse winner is about wacking off...anyone else have creepy college professors who felt the need to point out that symmbolism for everyone??

	Cinecrab:	Mar 1st, 2010 at 01:49 GMT	1 point
	No Faulkner? Carver? Chandler? Chekhov?

	yellowdart5:	Dec 25th, 2010 at 01:44 GMT	1 point
	In my copy of the book, The Time Machine is 123 pages long. That must be longer than a short story.