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1
What is the purpose of Franklin's
Autobiography
?
Teaches people how to be moral like Puritans
Teaches how to be religious
Teaches people how to be successful
2
What does the green light symbolize at the end of
The Great Gatsby
?
Gatsby's money
Gatsby's hope
Gatsby's partys
3
Which of the following is NOT a theme from "Under the Biltmore Clock"?
beautiful women are often manipulative
wealthy people typically behave maturely
wealthy men were often suspicious of “husband hunters”
4
What is end rhyme?
The last words of each line rhyme exactly
The last words of each line nearly rhyme
The words rhyme within the line
5
Which of the following was not a theme in
The Great Gatsby
?
the decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
the carelessness of the rich
the economic effect of the automobile
6
Hemingway's "Code Hero" displays each characteristics except what?
Resorting to violence
Grace under pressure
Silent acceptance of the world's chaos
7
Who was the basis for Daisy, the "Golden Girl", in
The Great Gatsby
?
Zelda Sayre
Clara Bow
Jordan Baker
8
Why does Proctor not trust Rev. Parris in
The Crucible
?
He wanted to close the church
He was greedy & John thought the church should be simple
He knew John's secret
9
Which of the following IS NOT an example of irony in "The Story of an Hour"?
Mrs. Mallard survives and her husband dies
Mrs. Mallard is happy that her husband is dead
Mr. Mallard is alive
10
Mama's persistence and desire to grow is best represented by which symbol?
Travis
her husband's chair
the insurance check
her plant
11
The soldiers in "In Another Country" suffer from shell-shock, also known as...
consumerism
depression
Post traumatic stress
12
The main theme of
Johnny Got His Gun
is what?
War protest
patriotism
man vs. nature
13
During which season is
Ethan Frome
set?
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
14
All of the following are true of the Harlem Renaissance EXCEPT:
African-American artists/writers were imitating whites
African Americans used writing, art, & music to express
Literature by African-Americans became more accepted
15
The symbol of Zeena’s presence at the supper table when Ethan & Mattie have dinner is what?
The cat
The rocking chair
The pickle dish
16
What does Walter Lee want to do with the insurance money?
Liquor Store
Grocery Store
Deli
17
What do the epitaphs in
Spoon River Anthology
reveal?
Secrets from beyond the grave
Directions on how to get home
Just the person who is buried there
18
The Lost Generation, a group to which Hemingway belonged, felt disillusioned by what event?
Great Depression
the Harlem Renaissance
World War I
Stock Market Crash
19
The Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of all of the following except:
Movies
Literature
Art
Music
20
Which of the following is not an example of irony from
The Crucible
?
The use of poppets as evidence against Elizabeth
Proctor forgetting the Commandment about adultery
Elizabeth's lie in the courtroom
21
What part of the American Dream is Mama most concerned with in
A Raisin in the Sun
?
Religious freedom
Home ownership
Education
22
The major from "In Another Country" would likely believe what?
Better to have loved & lost than to have never loved at all
Love isn't worth the heartbreak felt when its lost
All you need is love.
23
How did Bernice get revenge on her cousin Marjorie in "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"?
Steals from her
Cuts off her hair
Kills her
24
Spoon River Anthology
portrays small-town, Midwestern towns as...
tragic, corrupt
tolerant, welcoming
rural, uplifting
25
What does the narrator learn about Mattie at the end of the novel
Ethan Frome
?
She is now the sick one and Zeena takes care of her.
She is still happy and optimistic
She is still hoping to leave Starkfield with Ethan.
26
What narration technique is used in
The Catcher in the Rye
?
Third person omniscent
Third person limited
Stream of consciousness
27
Why does the Indian Husband commit suicide in "Indian Camp"?
He couldn't handle his wife screaming
It is a part of his tribe's custom
He is too weak to be a father
28
In
Ethan Frome
, what does Ethan think Zeena's true motives are for visiting Dr. Buck?
To blame Ethan for her sickness
To get more medicine
To get rid of Mattie
29
In "The Story of an Hour", Mrs Mallard rejects which societal norm from the 1800s?
Traditional housewife duties
Pure and chaste womanhood
devot motherhood
30
Asagai offends Bennie by calling her “a person who participates in cultural integration” or...
feminist
assimilationist
racistq
31
What does the Valley of the Ashes represent in
The Great Gatsby
?
Careless of the Rich
Industrial Wasteland
Gatsby's Death
Myrtle's Death
32
A peer of Hemingway's who highlighted the Jazz Age was...
Carl Sandburg
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gertrude Stein
Dalton Trumbo
33
In
A Raisin in the Sun
, who is described as being "one for whom bread is not enough"?
Ruth
Walter
Beneatha
Mama
34
Which of the following themes do
Gatsby
and
Bread Givers
share?
importance of land
clash of old and new world values
illusion vs. reality
35
What is Hemingway's "Iceberg Theory"?
Only 7/8 of the story's meaning is revealed
The reader doesn't know what is going on
The hero must be a super cool guy
