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Lit. Lenses & Short Story (ELA 12)
Lit. Lenses & Short Story (ELA 12)
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1
What literary analysis lens is based upon the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
Archetypal Lens
Psychoanalytical Lens
Feminist Lens
Marxist Lens
2
What analytical literary lens focuses on the historical context of a text?
Marxist Lens
Deconstructivsit Lens
Feminist Lens
Historical Lens
3
A tragic flaw...
was applied in plays by Aristotle and Shakespeare.
is a quality that leads to one's own death or downfall.
is all of the above.
could be having too much of a good quality. (i.e. too honest)
4
What redeeming qualities does the hitchhiker, Micahel Fish, ironically display?
helpful
smart
all of the aforementioned
entertaining
5
Literary Lenses...
help readers read on a higher level.
all of these.
may overlap.
help writers become more sophistocated.
6
During the introduction of "Lamb to the Slaughter", Mary Maloney can be characterized as...
loving
obedient
naive
all of these
7
What literary devices add suspense to "The Landlady" before the final conflict?
symbolic imagery
foreshadowing
all of these
dialogue
8
What symbolic image/s act as foreshadowing in Dahl's "Skin"?
All of the aforementioned
Hotel Bristol in Cannes
canary glove
brown, crisp duck
9
What analytical literary lens explores differences between males and females as they struggle for identity and power?
Archetypcal Lens
Marxist Lens
Feminist Lens
Deconstructivist Lens
10
A major conflict occurs immediately in the exposition of "Story of an Hour".
False
True
11
What literary lenses apply to "Taste", "The Hitchhiker" and "Skin"?
Marxist
Archetypal
Psychoanalytical
All of the aforementioned
12
What does macabre mean?
horrifying
tragic
disturbing
all of these
13
Roald Dahl was...
a fighter pilot during WW II.
a Bristish novelist.
divorced as a result of an affair.
all of these.
14
What visual and auditory clue first foreshadows Mary's husband's bad news?
the whiskey
the leg of lamb
his slippers
the other woman's name
15
What analytical literary lens focuses on stereotypical characters, imagery, and motifs that are repeated in patterns?
Marxist Lens
Feminist Lens
Archytpal Lens
Deconstructivist Lens
16
In Dahl's "The Landlady", Billy Weaver stays at...
a pub
work
The Bell and Dragon
a bed and breakfast
17
"When the doctors came they said that she [Mrs. Mallard] died of heart disease--of joy that kills" (Chopin 3).
irony
metaphor
simile
all of these
18
Satire aims at criticizing some aspect of humanity through...
irony
hyperbole or exaggeration
all of these
humor
19
"The murderer...may have thrown it [murder weapon] away or hidden it somewhere on the premises" (Dahl 5).
dramatic irony
situational irony
all of these
indirect characterization
20
What may "Skin" satirize?
the good life
"No skin off my back."
reality and decption
all of these are satirized
21
What analytical literary lens is based upon the concept of psychoanalysis and the work of psychologist, Sigmund Freud?
Psychoanalytical Lens
Marxist Lens
Archetypal Lens
Feminist Lens
22
"No, I've got meat, thanks. I got a nice leg of lamb from the freezer" (Dahl 3).
dramatic irony
simile
metaphor
all of these
23
What analytical literary lens is based upon breaking the text down into smaller parts through a reader response?
Marxist Lens
Deconstructivist Lens
Historical Lens
Feminist Lens
24
Why is the concluion of "Taste" ironic?
Mike Schofield loses the bet.
Margaret Schofield is angry about her husband's bet.
The maid saves the day.
Mike Schofield wins the bet.
25
Why may Dahl have waited until page 3 to reveal Mary's husband's name, Patrick?
to build suspense
all of these
to show his insignificance
to keep the focus on the protagonist
26
What symbolic images are used to suggest the power of freedom in "Story of an Hour"?
sky
all of these
trees
rain
27
What is Mary Maloney's alibi?
Sam and the grocery store
all of these
the detectives
the leg of lamb
