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AP Lit - Short Fiction Review Game
AP Lit - Short Fiction Review Game
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1
What common feature of feminist literature is NOT found in Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
implicit or explicit proposal of political or social changes
a critique of social structures
an oppressed female character
an assertion of women’s freedom to express sexuality
2
Which of the following excerpts from the passage contrasts most sharply with the protagonist’s perspective at the end?
B
C
D
A
3
The deeper underlying messages of an artistic representation.
theme
short story
figurative language
novella
4
A work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel.
figurative language
vignette
short story
novella
5
Which of the following is NOT a point of contrast between the short story and the novella?
number of subplots
complexity of plot
use of a narrative frame
number of characters
6
Which criteria for determining literary merit is the most significant challenge in assessing the value of Chopin's work?
hostile response of many of her contemporaries to her novella The Awakening
initial publication of her short stories in a popular magazine, Vogue
her attention to representing regional dialect and custom in her fiction
disputes regarding the authorship of material credited to her
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A form of expression used to convey meaning or heighten an effect. Examples: similes, metaphors, and allusions.
figurative language
novella
short story
theme
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An illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure.
Epitaph
Epitome
Epithet
Epiphany
9
Which of the following best describes the context of the epiphany in James Joyce’s short story “Araby”?
C
B
A
D
10
Joyce’s use of first-person narration in “Araby” allows him to achieve what characteristic Modernist effect?
dramatic irony
psychological realism
political satire
synecdoche
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“Araby” is set in Dublin, Ireland, in the early twentieth century. This setting is important because Joyce...
B
A
D
C
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An invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect.
novella
theme
vignette
short story
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A short descriptive literary sketch.
theme
short story
vignette
novella
14
Which line from the story is most important in conveying the
epiphany
?
C
A
B
D
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Which thematic concern is most clearly reflected in the epiphany?
political injustice
triumph over hardship
loss of idealism
interplay of cultures