American Lit Exam Review CP

What caused the Postmodern anxiety?

Which author traveled as a war journalist to and later wrote about how he was shipwrecked?

Age of Reason thinkers believed God was like a

In The Great Gatsby, who shows up to Gatsby's funeral?

In The Catcher in the Rye, what is Holden's connection to WWII?

In The Awakening, where does Edna first experience her awakenings?

What is Naturalism?

Which text includes experiemental timeline jumping and flashbacks?

Which type of writing dwindled during the Age of Reason?

What lesson does the doctor learn in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?

Which text features the Paradise Dance Hall?

Which of these texts is example of Realism?

In the poem “Sympathy”, what is the indirect metaphor of the “caged bird” compared to?

Which war did Ambrose Bierce fight in?

In The Awakening, what is Edna's last memory?

Which is NOT a Colonial Puritan value?

How were the natives seen by European explorers?

Which horrific aspect of slavery does Mary Prince not describe?

In his speech to the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry uses all of these literary devices EXCEPT

Which virtue is NOT included in Ben Franklin's system for self-improvement?

Which of these symbols is NOT found in "The Key"?

What is Daisy Buchanan's daughter's name?

In The Catcher in the Rye, why does Holden flee Mr. Antolini's apartment?

Parents were “shiftless and unsuccessful farm people”, forcing him/her to work as a janitor?

Which of these was not a trait of Modernist literature?

In The Glass Menagerie, what is Laura's high school nickname?

Romantic writing does not display…

What is the definition of Realism?

What main American ideal was lost during America’s “traumatic coming of age” post World War I?

In The Great Gatsby, why is Nick in New York?

Holden failed in every subject except?

In what city did Ben Franklin meet his future wife?

Which of these was William Faulkner not known for?

How did the Age of Reason include God in their worldview?

Which of these eras encouraged narrative experimentation?

Which era promoted the idea of following one's intuiton over logic?

In The Awakening, what is Edna's first example of disobeying Leonce?

What writing styles DID NOT emerge during the Modern era?

Which of these is NOT a pre-colonial writing that we covered?

Why was minister Cotton Mather an important Age of Reason figure?

In The Glass Menagerie, which character was excited about the World's Fair in Chicago - especially the science exhibits?

During the Realism era, which of the following did not take place?

Which of these is a source used by Vespucci?

In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, what is the majority of the short story written in?

In the Colonial era, how did people view God?

Which of these eras were heavily influenced from European thoughts and trends?

Which author attributes American-like qualities to the Devil in a Gothic short story?

Which author’s work features short, insightful reflections on everyday occurrences?

Who was the first American woman published?

Which one of these topics did Henry David Thoreau NOT address in Walden?

In "The Conqueror Worm," what do the mimes represent?

Which of the following was NOT another common name for the Puritans?

Which text does NOT end with a death?

Which of these authors does NOT belong in the Romantic era?

Which of these is NOT a trait of the pre-colonial American hero?

Carl Sandburg is best known for his poetry about which city?

Who borrowed heavily from German folklore?

Which author is associated with Gothic Literature?

What was the purpose of literature written by the European explorers?

What is “periplus” literature?

What ended the Romantic era?

Which statement about J.D. Salinger is TRUE?

Which one of these author's explored the mixed feelings associated with parenthood?

In Glass Menagerie, why does Laura drop out of Rubicam's Business College?

In "A Rose for Emily," why does the town block Emily's courtship with Homer Barron?

Who created a detailed chart to work toward self-improvement?

Why did the Transcendentalists want to focus on growing closer to Nature?

What does Anne Bradstreet compare God to in her poem “The Burning of Our House”?

In his Autobiography, Ben Franklin leaves home because

What was a world event that impacted literature in the Realist era?

Who wrote the frustrated yet hopeful "Let America Be America Again"?

In "Open Boat," which character dies?

Who expressed his love for American people in Leaves of Grass?

What is the meaning behind the phrase “city on a hill”?

Which literary era began to diminish God's role in our life in favor of science and rational thought?

In The Glass Menagerie, why does Laura drop out of Rubicam's Business College?

Which of these texts includes an important symbol of a bird?

What new form of technology impacted the Realist era?

Why did Postmodern authors “tear down the fourth-wall” separating the audience and characters?

In Catcher in the Rye, why is Holden concerned about the Central Park ducks?

All Romantic authors…

In The Great Gatsby, why does Myrtle run out into the road before she is hit?

“The voice of the sea is seductive [...] inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude”

Which of these poets adhered most closely to traditional rhyme and meter?

Which author is associated with Walden Pond?

Why is Edith Wharton's "April Showers" a good example of Realism?

Which one of these eras was halted due to the Civil War?

What do the gilded six bits symbolize for Missie?

Who is the narrator of Dunbar's "The Haunted Oak"?

Which of these is NOT a trait of Native American literature?

Which Postmodern concept is a reflection of the era’s search for transcendence?

Who says, "The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.

In The Great Gatsby, who says, "It takes two to make an accident. I don’t like careless people. That’s why I like you."

In "The Key," why has Bessie become so paranoid?

In "Winter Night," why is the sitter so kind to the little girl, Felicia?