What is Foster’s main point in the Hanseldee and Greteldum chapter?

Allusions to humble, familiar texts are as effective as those to the Bible

What 2 bits of advice does Foster offer to help readers with less common symbols in literature?

Use what you know. & You know more than you think you do.

According to Foster, why is the heart symbolically important in literature?

“The heart is the symbolic repository of emotion.”

Foster says, “I hate ‘political’ writing.”Which of these does he mean?

Literature whose primary intent is to influence politics.

Which of these is a main point of this chapter

Characters are not people; they are products of writers’ imaginations.

Fosterspendsagoodportionofthischaptertalkingaboutthedifferencebetween...

flat (two-dimensional) characters vs. round(more fully developed)characters

For what group of students did Foster originally write and publish this book?

Older, mature readers who he encountered in his university classes.

Which of these most closely summarizes Foster’s main point in this chapter?

In nearly every case, a character beingsubmergedinwaterissymbolicofbaptism

What is a major reason Foster decided to revise the book?

He learned that high school teachers wereusingit,especiallyassummerreading

According to Foster, eating scenes in literature are generally the author’s way of...

...exploring characters and relationships between characters.

Foster says,“I love ‘political’ writing.” Which of these does he mean?

Writingthatengageshumanproblems,includingthoseofthesocial&politicalrealm

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1
What do literary critics call the “dialogue between old texts and new”?
plagiarism
intertextuality
context
copyright infringement
2
What is Foster’s short and immediate answer to the question posed in this chapter’s title?
“It’s hard to say.”
“Maybe, but maybe not.”
“Probably.”
“Of course it is.”
3
What is Foster’s main point in the Hanseldee and Greteldum chapter?
Ifyouhaven’treadpopularliterature,youwillmissimportantideasinothertexts.
Allusions to humble, familiar texts are as effective as those to the Bible
Onlylesstalentedauthorsrelyonsimpleallusionsto“low”literaturelikefairytales
Naming characters after other literary characters is an ages-old tradition
4
WhichofthefollowingfamousliterarycharactersisNOTdiscussedinthischapter,sinceitsmain point can’t easily be applied to him
Frankenstein’s Monster
Harry Potter
Quasimodo, the hunchback
Huckleberry Finn
5
What 2 bits of advice does Foster offer to help readers with less common symbols in literature?
Use the context provided in the work. & The Internet can help with the rest
Use what you know. & You know more than you think you do.
Take classes in literary analysis. & Practice reading a lot.
Don’t stress over what you don’t ‘get.’ & Collaborate with classmates.
6
According to Foster, why is the heart symbolically important in literature?
“The heart is associated with blood, the body’s life force.”
“The heart is the symbolic repository of emotion.”
“Next to the brain, the heart is the most important organ.”
“Without a beating heart, human beings cannot survive.”
7
Foster says, “I hate ‘political’ writing.”Which of these does he mean?
Writing that engages humanproblems,includingthoseofthesocial&politicalrealm
Writing published by government institutions or organizations, like the USD
Literature written by elected politicians.
Literature whose primary intent is to influence politics.
8
What school did Mr. Ricci attend?
Monte Vista
Hollister
Hope
Vieja Valley
9
Who does Foster say is to blame for sexuality issues explored in literary analysis?
D.H. Lawrence
Shakespeare
Freud
Sophocles
10
According to Foster, vampirism in literature has mostly to do with...
exploitation
survival
fear
profitability
11
To what modern-day illness does Foster devote a couple of pages near the end of this chapter?
“swine flu”
cancer
HIV/AIDS
“bird flu”
12
Inthischapter,Fosterassertsthatwhenacharacterflies,itisalwaysheavilysymbolic.Whatdoes he say it is symbolic of?
“flight is hope”
“flight is love”
“flight is aspiration”
“flight is freedom”
13
Which of these does Foster discuss as a literary symbol for several pages of this chapter?
a cave
a desert
a rose
a house
14
What does Foster say is always “the real reason for a quest”?
to prove someone wrong
to achieve personal fulfillment
to discover new ideas
to achieve self-knowledge
15
Which of these is a main point of this chapter
Characters are not people; they are products of writers’ imaginations.
Where a character is placed, in terms of setting, has a lot of importance.
Superheroes aren’t often very nice to their sidekicks (or butlers).
Literary heroes often get killed ,and the character next to them dies too
16
Fosterspendsagoodportionofthischaptertalkingaboutthedifferencebetween...
direct characterization vs. indirect characterization
heroes vs. villains, in terms of characterization techniques
protagonists (good guys) and antagonists (bad guys)
flat (two-dimensional) characters vs. round(more fully developed)characters
17
For what group of students did Foster originally write and publish this book?
Teen readers who need someone to tell them what literature means.
Students majoring in literature at Ivy League colleges in the U.S.
Private school students who want to get into the best colleges.
Older, mature readers who he encountered in his university classes.
18
In making his point about blindness in this chapter, to which famed literary work does Foster repeatedly refer?
Equus by Peter Shaffer
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
The Pig Man by Paul Zindel
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
19
Which of these most closely summarizes Foster’s main point in this chapter?
Which of these most closely summarizesFoster’s main point in this chapter?
In nearly every case, a character beingsubmergedinwaterissymbolicofbaptism
Ifawriterhasacharactergetwetsomehow,itprobablymeanssomethingsymbolic.
It is inherently religious when a character is “reborn” in literature.
20
What is a major reason Foster decided to revise the book?
He learned that high school teachers wereusingit,especiallyassummerreading
College students gave him feedback that showed it was incomplete, originall
His publisher demanded a more up-to-date version.
Herealizedthathehadnotincludedenoughreferencestononfiction&poetry,originall
21
According to Foster, eating scenes in literature are generally the author’s way of...
...moving from one scene or chapter to the next.
...providing background information about setting and time period.
...displaying the author’s skill with sensory imagery.
...exploring characters and relationships between characters.
22
Foster says,“I love ‘political’ writing.” Which of these does he mean?
Writing published by government institutions or organizations,like the USDA
Literature written by elected politicians.
Literature whose primary intent is to influence politics.
Writingthatengageshumanproblems,includingthoseofthesocial&politicalrealm
23
AccordingtoFoster,whichofthefollowingdiseasesshowedupmostfrequentlyinliteratureprior to the twentieth century?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Cholera
Smallpox
Cancer
24
Which novella does Foster spend two pages analyzing as a “vampire” story?
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Daisy Miller by Henry James
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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