Family Treasures - Shirley Jackson

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In the beginning of the story, we are introduced to this girl. She is described as being a most unfortunate girl, who lost her mother during the last term of her freshman year in college.

Anne Waite

The university provided Anne with a small room, including a bed, desk, dresser, and chair. Give the number of other girls who were provided a similar living space.

15

Give the time that Anne was expected to present herself for breakfast, and also the times she had to be back in the house on both weeknights and Saturdays.

7, 11, 12

Give the name of the house president.

Cheryl

Anne’s mother had died shortly after the end of what sport’s season?

Football

How many girls on the first floor received permission to set up a darkroom in the bathroom to set up photographs?

Three

This girl on the second floor talked with Anne after her mother’s death to offer sympathy, before she then went on a date on a hill near a lake where she drank beer and sat laughing.

Helena

In the third week of her sophomore year, Anne stole this item from Helena and hid it in her mother’s trunk.

Ankle Bracelet

Give the material that Helena’s ankle bracelet was made of. Also give the color of the china trinket box on Helena’s dresser where the ankle bracelet used to be stored.

Gold & Blue

A couple of days after Anne stole Helena’s ankle bracelet, she walked past Helena’s room with how many girls inside?

6-7

The day on which the date of the university’s winter dance was announced, Anne walked into Cheryl’s room and stole what item? The item was awarded to Cheryl when she graduated from high school by the members of her class.

Pen and Pencil Set

Give the color of Cheryl’s pen and pencil set that Anne stole.

Black

Anne had started to join the other girls in the living room after the house had closed for the night. They drank this which was ordered from a neighboring drugstore and ate sandwiches.

Cokes

Who did Anne steal a stuffed gray bear from?

Maggie

Give the item that Anne stole from Maggie. It was kept securely under a pillow, and was once again put inside her mother’s trunk.

Stuffed Gray Bear

Give what Anne would wear over her clothes when she would try to steal something.

Bathrobe/Bath Towel

Anne had found a satin slip on the floor of a closet. Give its color.

Black

Give the type of poem that Anne had found a carbon copy of.

Sonnet

Anne found a small leather covered notebook which was empty except for the first page. On the first page, it was a reminder to buy what medicine?

Aspirin

On Cheryl’s pen and pencil set was inscribed that she was “Voted Most Likely to…” do what?

Succeed

Maggie said she was almost positive that this silver item of hers was gone from her top right-hand drawer.

Signet Ring

One of the girls in the house said that a blouse she blamed the laundry for losing was most likely stolen. Give the color that she said the blouse was.

Yellow

A group, made up of Cheryl, Helena, and a couple of others believed that Maggie stole the items. They mentioned how Maggie had bought this new item, which was worth more than anything Maggie had ever worn before.

Red Sweater

One group of girls believed that the three girls with the bathroom darkroom had been the thieves. One of the reasons was that one of the three girls had been admiring a china cat on someone else’s dresser, and this item which was right next to the china cat had been missing.

Pack of Cigarettes

Give the name of the house mother.

Miss McBride

Anne had attempted to steal this item from Miss McBride, the house mother. This item was kept in a cardboard box in Miss McBride’s dresser, but when Anne entered her room, Miss McBride returned and saw her.

Jet earrings

There was a rumor that Miss McBride had permitted one of her girls of elope with an extremely wealthy man of what major?

Chemistry

Give whose room Miss McBride searched first.

Anne’s room

Give the total amount of rooms on the third floor of the house.

4

At the end of the story, Anne put all the things she stole inside an overnight bag. Then, she went into the house’s living room and put 3 to 4 of these inside the bag as well, before leaving the house.

Ashtrays

When Miss McBride searched the rooms, it was discovered that some of the girls had embarrassing things. For instance, love letters in Helena’s room, a diary in Cheryl’s room, and a girl who had a locket with a picture of this person.

Professor