stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Regionalism/Realism Unit Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Regionalism/Realism Unit
Regionalism/Realism Unit
29 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
84 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
29 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
29
Answers
1
John Steinbeck's story depicted families migrating West because of harsh living conditions in the
Southern Gulf
Eastern Shore
Northeastern Seaboard
Great Plains
2
All of the following are examples of regionalism in short stories except:
Comic Devices
Dialect
Grammar/pronunciation
Metaphors
3
Types of comic devices found in short stories include all of the following except:
Colorful Characters
absurd situations
Dialog
Exaggeration
4
Setting and characters are essential elements of a regionalism short story.
True
False
5
What is the definition of theme?
A detailed recap of the story.
A universal message about life or humanity.
A different perspective of the story.
The language and dialect of the story.
6
Dramatic irony is
When two characters get into a huge fight and the narrator talks about it.
When one thing is expected to happen but the opposite occurs.
The reader knows a situation/ character’s fate before the other character
When a person says one thing but means something else.
7
All of the following are examples of situation irony EXCEPT:
A firehouse burns down.
A grocery store runs out of food.
You go to a movie theatre to watch a movie.
A police station gets robbed.
8
Repression is
Feeling very sad and not knowing what to do.
Talking badly about a friend.
Promoting someone into a higher position.
Forcefully subduing or taking away someone's rights and freedoms.
9
Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known as
Jim Smiley
Abraham Lincoln
John Steinbeck
Mark Twain
10
All of the following are types of irony except:
Dramatic
Intellectual
Situational
Verbal
11
The setting of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog" was
San Francisco
Mexico
Angel's mining camp
Devil's mining camp
12
A variation of a language spoken by a particular group, often within a specific region and time
Comic Device
Dialog
Secret Language
Dialect
13
Kate Chopin's stories were controversial for their time because she advocated for Women's rights.
False
True
14
Which is an example of personification?
Lighting danced across the sky.
They lived happily ever after.
The door slammed loudly.
She was as sweet as pie.
15
The region that Kate Chopin's stories mostly focused on was
Eastern USA (Pennsylvania)
Southern USA (Louisiana)
Northern USA (North Dakota)
Western USA (California)
16
Mark Twain migrated to California because of
The Gold Rush.
He went to college.
The Dust Bowl.
A tornado destroyed his house.
17
Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?
Choosing between right and wrong.
Having to survive during a snow storm.
Having a verbal argument with a friend
Not agreeing with a new tradition in your town.
18
Many women migrated west to mining for gold.
False
True
19
Author's that were well-known during the realism/regionalism era include all of the follow EXECPT:
John Steinbeck
Kate Chopin
Mark Twain
Ray Bradbury
20
During what time period did realism/regionalism take place?
2000's-2020
1850's-1910's
1760's-1820's
1950's-1980's
21
What is realism?
Literature that depicts the lives and activities of foreign people.
Literature that depicts the lives and activities of rich people.
Literature that depicts the lives and activities of ordinary people.
Literature that depicts the lives and activities of famous people.
22
Although the setting of "The Celebrate Jumping Frog" was in California, Twain was originally from:
New Jersey
Texas
Mississippi
Virginia
23
John Steinbeck's short story "Breakfast" depicts life as a
government worker
police officer
migrant worker
gold miner
24
An example of verbal irony is saying,
"Count me out" when I don't agree with something.
"Well isn't this just great" when something bad happens.
"It's time to rock and roll" when it's time to leave.
"Let's get this party started" when it's time to have a good time.
25
Which of the following is NOT a type of external conflict?
Character v. Nature
Character v. Character
Character v. Society
Character v. Self
26
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using the words like or as
Comparing two things without using the words like or as.
A historical, biblical, or popular reference.
The opposite of what is expected.
27
Which of the following is NOT an example of allusion?
Always believe in yourself.
Don't act like a Romeo in front of her
This place is like a Garden of Eden.
What an Einstein.
28
At night, the men who stayed at the mining camp would sit around and tell what type of stories?
True Stories
Short Stories
Short Tales
Tall Tales
29
The short story "The Story of an Hour" was written by
Emily Dickenson
Kate Chopin
Abigail Johnson
Martha Washington
