1140 Final Review

Question 1

Which TWO characters are the most openly suspicious about John's explanation of Kathy's disappearance in ITLOTW?

Accepted Answer

Patricia Hood, Vinny Peterson

Question 2

All of the following are symptoms of PTSD: avoidance, regressive behaviors, somatic symptoms, and hyperarousal

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which story? “We owned it together until his boots filled with water on a windy night and he bought out my share.”

Accepted Answer

"The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich

Question 4

Characters in modernist stories often have difficulty speaking or expressing themselves.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true about My Lai?

Accepted Answer

American public was very supportive of the soldiers who fought at My Lai

Question 6

In Lucky Child, when Loung arrives in Cambodia,

Accepted Answer

her family laughs at the way she speaks Khmer

Question 7

What does the man in “Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway want Jig to do?

Accepted Answer

have a simple operation

Question 8

What does Lyman do with the red convertible at the end of "The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich?

Accepted Answer

Rolls it into the river

Question 9

Which story? "We sat down, and my father hailed the waiter in a loud voice."

Accepted Answer

"Reunion" by John Cheever

Question 10

Modernist writing often features themes of idealism and achieving the American Dream.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Postmodern authors often use non-linear timelines and narrative techniques (like flashbacks).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Which of the following is not a role in trauma?

Accepted Answer

neglector

Question 13

In "The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich what does Lyman have a hard time looking at?

Accepted Answer

The photo Bonita took of the two brothers

Question 14

In "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather, how does Paul get the money to go to New York and stay at the Waldorf Hotel?

Accepted Answer

He steals money from his employer

Question 15

Postmodern authors show life as binary: right or wrong, true or false, good or bad.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Postmodern authors rarely provide closure at the end of the text.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Which of the following is/are true about first-person narrators (mark all answers that apply):

Accepted Answer

The point of view is from one of the characters in the story, They describe the action using "I" and "me.", They can be unreliable, since their own agendas can get in the way

Question 18

Who are the Vietcong?

Accepted Answer

guerrilla fighters that wanted Ngo Dinh Diem out of South Vietnam

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT something readers applying Cultural Continuance Theory should look for?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on individual heroism and self-reliance rather than the community

Question 20

All short stories have at least one ____, defined as an abstract concept such as love, war, friendship, revenge, etc.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 21

A common theme in the modernism period is that technology and modern life benefit and improve human relationships.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Which story? "'Free! Body and soul free!' she kept whispering."

Accepted Answer

"Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

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