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GR7 AME LIT
GR7 AME LIT
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1
One of the elements making Donal Barthelme’s works more absurd is___________
non-sequiturs
run-on sentences
metaphor
puns
2
Which statement is true about Donald Barthelme’s writing style?
He often employed metafiction, irony, and absurdity.
His short stories have complicated narratives
His short stories are plotless, normal, and humorous.
3
Many postmodern writers adopt “metafiction” to make the readers aware of ______________
the conventional writing styles
the reading text’s fictional nature and sometimes the author’s presence
the plot, setting, and characters
the use of irony and black humor
4
What epidemic appeared in the play Angels in America (1991) by Tony Kushner?
The SARS pandemic
The AIDS epidemic
The COVID-19 pandemic
The Spanish flu
5
The title "2BR02B" references the saying "To be or not to be" in what play?
Hamlet
Sonnets
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
6
Donald Barthelme is considered a master of_____________
foreshadowing
simile
irony
personification
7
Donald Barthelme only wrote novels and short stories.
FALSE
TRUE
8
Donald Barthelme didn’t work as a___________
editor
reporter
teacher
9
A reference or parallel to another literary work, an extended discussion or the adoption of a different style is _______
Intertextuality
Metafiction
Fragmentation
Paranoia
10
Which of his works was inspired by Donald Barthelme’s strained relationship with his father?
The dead father
The school
The balloon
11
Postmodernism is easy to define.
False
True
Not sure
12
Name of a postmodernist writer?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Don Delillo
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
13
Donald Barthelme was a prolific_____________ writer.
short story
novel
drama
14
________ is used when postmodern writers use earlier-developed techniques as well as their own inventions.
Pasta
Pastiche
Pastel
Pastitsio
15
Donald Barthelme’s characters are often________________
unrealistic
absurd but believable
realistic and have strong personalities
