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GR7 AME LIT
GR7 AME LIT
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1
One of the elements making Donal Barthelme’s works more absurd is___________
puns
non-sequiturs
run-on sentences
metaphor
2
Which statement is true about Donald Barthelme’s writing style?
His short stories are plotless, normal, and humorous.
He often employed metafiction, irony, and absurdity.
His short stories have complicated narratives
3
Donald Barthelme is considered a master of_____________
simile
irony
personification
foreshadowing
4
Donald Barthelme was a prolific_____________ writer.
drama
short story
novel
5
Donald Barthelme didn’t work as a___________
reporter
teacher
editor
6
Many postmodern writers adopt “metafiction” to make the readers aware of ______________
the reading text’s fictional nature and sometimes the author’s presence
the use of irony and black humor
the plot, setting, and characters
the conventional writing styles
7
What epidemic appeared in the play Angels in America (1991) by Tony Kushner?
The COVID-19 pandemic
The AIDS epidemic
The SARS pandemic
The Spanish flu
8
Name of a postmodernist writer?
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
Don Delillo
F. Scott Fitzgerald
9
Donald Barthelme only wrote novels and short stories.
TRUE
FALSE
10
Which of his works was inspired by Donald Barthelme’s strained relationship with his father?
The school
The balloon
The dead father
11
________ is used when postmodern writers use earlier-developed techniques as well as their own inventions.
Pastel
Pastiche
Pastitsio
Pasta
12
A reference or parallel to another literary work, an extended discussion or the adoption of a different style is _______
Intertextuality
Metafiction
Fragmentation
Paranoia
13
Donald Barthelme’s characters are often________________
absurd but believable
realistic and have strong personalities
unrealistic
14
Postmodernism is easy to define.
False
True
Not sure
15
The title "2BR02B" references the saying "To be or not to be" in what play?
Sonnets
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Hamlet
