How to read lit

When a character gives up his soul for something he wants.

Which theme is associated with the story of Adam and Eve?

The real reason for a quest is always what?

In Going After Cacciato, what historical figure does Sarkin Aung Wan represent?

Going to the store for bread is an example of what?

Other than vampires, what other supernatural character does Foster discuss as frequently symbolized in literature?

How does Foster suggest we get better at literary analysis?

If someone unwanted arrived for the meal, what might happen?

Why do authors use fairy tale plot structures?

What associations do we not make with Spring?

Which is not essential to the vampire story?

Foster controversially claims that there is no such thing as a wholly what type of work?

In "Beloved," what did the four white riders represent to Sethe?

Who do we eat with?

Which of the following is not an example of an archetype?

What literary period do many of Foster's examples come from?

Foster says that literature is like what?

According to Foster, rain can be used to cleanse or restore a character or to depict what?

Which is not one of Homer's four great struggles of the human being?

Which Shakespearean text connects to The Lion King?

What does every quester need?

Victorians wrote vampiric stories because they couldn't directly write about what?

Who wrote the phrase "to be or not to be..."?

Which is not one of Foster's 3 items needed for literary analysis?

Foster writes that alluding to Shakespeare and the bible add what to a text?

Who is "the Bard"?

The rainbow still stands as a symbol of what in literature?

History is _____, too.

The really scary bloodsuckers can be entirely human.

Rain is a democratic event because it falls on

What does Foster call the act of eating and drinking together?

What two words does Foster say have little meaning in literary analysis?

What type of allusions are the titles of Steinbeck's novels East of Eden & The Grapes of Wrath?

Foster says that the dialogue between old texts and new is called what?

The top four sources for literary allusions are:

According to Foster, which Greek author do writers frequently borrow from?

When O'Brien's characters fall through a hole in the road, which tale might we think of?

The heart of the vampire figure is exploitation - using other people to get what we want.

Which two biblical brothers are frequently used in stories?