Dickinson and Realism Test Review

Willa Cather wrote about the courage as well as the ______ of the early settlers. 

Bierce's stories show the _____ of war.  

What sound does Peyton Farquhar hear as he is about to hang? 

Which of the following is considered a leader of the American Naturalist movement? 

In one of Dickinson's poems, of what is she most aware when she is dying? 

Why does Aunt Georgiana visit Boston? 

Realists show all parts of a character or a situation, both good and bad. 

Which line in Dickinson's poem supports the idea that the fly represents the devil? 

Which of the following ideas does naturalism add to realism? 

Most of Bierce's stories are set during which war? 

What work marked the beginning of Mark Twain's litterary career?  

Which of the following TWO are rituals of death mentioned in "I Heard a Fly Buzz"?

Whose edition of Dickinson's poems is considered the definitive edition, published in 1955? 

In what city did Emily Dickinson live all her life? 

How does the stranger trick Smiley in the frog jumping contest? 

Most of Dickinson's best poems focus on what subject? 

Cather's works are informed by her life in __________.  

What was Bierce's occupation in California? 

As far as we know, where did Bierce die? 

For which novel did Cather earn a Pulitzer Prize? 

What were the years of most influence for Realistic ideas? 

Which book should you bring to class Monday for a homework grade??

Who was the French naturalist who influenced the Naturalist movement in America? 

Which of the following was a contributor to American realism? 

Mark Twain lived on and set many of his novels on what river? 

Which of the following is a realistic trait of "Owl Creek Bridge"?

The Realists' idea that an author should show all parts of a character is often called a: