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"The Elevator" Study Guide

This document contains study questions about the short story "The Elevator" by William Sleator. There are 12 multiple choice questions that ask about details in the story like the main character Martin's age, his fears about the building's elevator, an uncomfortable interaction he has with another passenger, and the ending of the story. It also asks the reader to relate a time when they felt similarly afraid or uncomfortable to how Martin felt in the story.

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"The Elevator" Study Guide

This document contains study questions about the short story "The Elevator" by William Sleator. There are 12 multiple choice questions that ask about details in the story like the main character Martin's age, his fears about the building's elevator, an uncomfortable interaction he has with another passenger, and the ending of the story. It also asks the reader to relate a time when they felt similarly afraid or uncomfortable to how Martin felt in the story.

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The  Elevator  by  William  Sleator  

Study  Questions  

1. How  old  is  Martin?  

2. List  the  reasons  Martin  gives  for  being  nervous  about  his  buildings  elevator?  

3. Why  were  the  stairs  just  as  bad  as  the  elevator?  

4. Why  do  you  think  Martin  forced  himself  to  take  the  elevator  after  being  

asked  about  it  by  his  father?  

5. What  was  Martin’s  biggest  fear  about  riding  the  elevator?  

6. On  what  floor  did  the  fat  lady  enter  the  elevator?    

7. Describe  the  fat  lady.  Why  do  you  think  she  made  Martin  uncomfortable?  

8. What  is  Martin  like,  and  what  is  his  relationship  with  his  father  like?  

9. How  did  Martin  fracture  his  leg?  

10. Do  you  believe  Martin’s  father  left  him  on  the  elevator  alone  on  purpose?  

Why  or  why  not?  

11. Why  do  you  think  the  author  chose  to  end  the  story  the  way  he  did?  

12. Think  about  a  time  when  you  may  have  been  in  a  similar  situation  or  felt  the  

same  way  Martin  did  about  the  “strange,  fat  lady.”  How  did  you  act?  Were  

you  afraid?  Describe  the  scenario  and  what  you  did.    

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