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1
Which of the authors was a former slave who learned to read and write and escaped slavery?
Emily Dickinson
Jack London
Frederick Douglass
Ambrose Bierce
2
What was the name of Jack London's house?
Wolf House
Swan House
Mt. Vernon
3
Who gave good but unheeded advice in "To Build a Fire"?
Daniel Webster
Old timer at Sulphur Creek
Simon Wheeler
O. Henry
4
Which author makes the setting almost one of the characters in "Life on the Mississippi"?
Ambrose Bierce
Samuel Clemens
Jack London
5
Who or what is the antagonist in London's "To Build a Fire"?
the main character's stupidity
The Dog
Nature
the bitter cold
6
Which writer wrote the lyrics for the hymn "Blessed Assurance"?
Jack London
Fanny Crosby
Edwin Markham
Samuel Clemens
7
Bierce is most known for his use of...
simile
foreshadowing
dark humor
repetition
8
"And to front the fearful fray" is an example of what literary element?
personification
alliteration
free verse
allusion
9
"Those noble sons of Ham" is an example of what literary element?
hyperbole
allusion
alliteration
onomatopoeia
10
Which poet was blind, played hide and seek as a child, and ministered to many with her hymns?
Kate Chopin
Frederick Douglass
Fanny Crosby
Stephen Crane
11
Who is about to be hanged at the beginning of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
runaway slave
federal scout
southern planter
confederate general
12
Why does the narrator in "The Jumping Frog" hear the story of Jim Smiley?
He has asked Simon Wheeler about another man named Smiley
A newspaper has asked him to interview Simon Wheeler
Jim is his best friend
13
What is the central symbol in "To Build a Fire"?
the dog
the sled
fire
14
What type of realism focuses on characters, dialect, customs & setting specific to a US region?
regionalism
naturalism
transcendentalism
15
What type of irony occurs when the outcome is different from what was intended?
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
16
What irony is used in Romeo and Juliet when the audience knows more than the characters?
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
17
Which mistake does the man not make in "To Build a Fire"?
travel alone
not listen to people
forget matches
18
What are speech patterns of an area called?
slang
assonance
dialect
humor
19
What is the one permanent ambition of Twain and his friends in "Life on the Mississippi"?
run a shop
Pan for gold
Move away
steamboat pilot
20
Who do the other boys in
Life on the Mississippi
dislike so much?
the one who marries the girl everyone likes
the boy who gets a job on a steamboat
the boy who leaves the town and becomes a soldier
21
Which author was shunned during much of her lifetime for the feminist slant in her writing?
Louisa May Alcott
Fanny Crosby
Emily Dickinson
Kate Chopin
22
Which of the following is not an example of alliteration?
"The willful water weeds held me thrall."
"flee from folly on every side"
"ruby, garnet, and amethyst"
"crystal clear or a-cloud with mist"
23
What happens to Peyton Farquhar's senses as he is about to be hanged?
they heighten
they become less
he falls unconscious and doesn't notice
they disappear
24
In which branch of realism is your life and destiny decided for you?
naturalism
local color movement
regionalism
25
What was Jim Smiley known for?
betting at every opportunity
drinking too much alcohol
laziness
26
What literary device "seeks to evoke laughter"?
irony
allusion
humor
personification
27
What is "Make me gentle as a dove" an example of?
allusion
simile
metaphor
alliteration
28
What is the literary term which means contradiction or surprise?
irony
dialect
point of view
humor
29
What was the nickname for Ambrose Bierce?
Brambly Bierce
Butter Bierce
Bitter Bierce
30
What is "the great Mississippi rolling its mile-wide tide along" an example of?
dialect
personification
surprise ending
foreshadowing
31
What type of irony happens when someone says or writes one thing but means another?
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
32
How do the people of Hannibal respond to the daily arrival of the steamboat?
It is a nice interruption in their day.
They are very excited.
It happens all the time, so they don't even notice it.
