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Will It Be on the Final: Short Stories We All Read in Elementary and High School

Remember when your English teacher used "The Most Dangerous Game" to illustrate rising action, climax, falling action and denouement? Or "The Lottery" as an example of surprise endings? (You liked "The Lottery," didn't you, you sicko?) Here are a few more standards from those beloved musty textbooks of our youth.
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"Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov
"Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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"A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote
"A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote
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"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
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"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway
"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway
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"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
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The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
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Flowers for Algernon (By Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon (By Daniel Keyes)
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"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence
"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
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"The Open Window" by Saki
"The Open Window" by Saki
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"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
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"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde
"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde
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