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Literary Critique Test Review
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1
In "Thank You, Ma'am," Mrs. Jones gains what from Roger?
His shoes
His respect
His love
His money
2
The Harlem Renaissance added all of the following to American culture,
except
:
Poetry
Rap
Jazz
Impressionistic art
3
Frederick Douglass knows what about himself?
His mother's name
His father's name
His birthday
His exact age
4
All of the following show Mrs. Jones' power in "Thank You, Ma'am," EXCEPT:
He is in her home.
She "permits" him to fix his mistakes.
Physical strength over Rodger
Lack of wealth
5
Which trait most definitively describes Roger in "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Moral
Hard-working
Frail
Cruel
6
Literary Critique allows us to put many different ________________________.
Texts in opposition
Literary devices in texts
Reconstructions in the author's original point of view
Perspectives in power
7
"The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass," an
autobiography
, is written in which point of view?
2nd
4th
3rd
1st
8
In "All Summer in a Day," all of the following are troubling trends in Venus's society, EXCEPT:
Lack of authority
Environmental difficulties
Global warming
Bullying
9
"All Summer in a Day" provides what type of narration?
(EX: They hated her for...her possible future.)
Biased
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
10
All of the following were conditions faced by slaves on their passage to America, EXCEPT:
Being whipped for not eating
No room to move around
Poor air quality
Constant risk of being killed by guards
11
Which literary device describes the way the characters spoke in "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Alliteration
Dialect
Antonyms
Similes
12
In "The Narrative Life...," how does Douglass deal with the loss of his mother?
He feels almost as if a stranger died because he knows her so little.
He feels scared of what may happen to him now that she can't protect him.
He feels a normal amount of grief for losing a close parent.
He feels overwhelmingly empathetic for her difficult life.
13
Roger could barely even say thank you because...?
He did not appreciate Mrs. Jones treating him like she did.
He was overcome with emotion.
He had no experience thanking someone before.
No one had ever done anything like this for him before.
14
Multicultural Literature is important because it provides ________________.
Information
Excitement
Stereotypes
Representation
15
Name the literary device! "The children pressed to each other, like so many roses."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Repetition
16
In "All Summer in a Day," Margot has what kind of power?
Power of fear
Power of knowledge
Power of authority
Power of compassion
17
Reconstruction allows us to play with the power, perspective, and ____________ of a text.
Bias
Perdition
Position
Predictions
18
Name one similarity between Frederick Douglass' book and the slave overseer's journal.
Both depict the unrelenting cruelty of slavery
Both show severe whipping
Both show slaves being denied food and basic care
Both are clearly primary sources
19
Which of the following is NOT a part of a Literary Critique?
Social Action
Deconstruction
Representation
Reconstruction
20
Based on his vocabulary and writing style, what can we most easily infer about Douglass?
He is uneducated.
He is treated better than other slaves.
He was able to educate himself.
He is well taken care of.
21
"They always awoke to the tatting drum, the endless shaking down of clear bead necklaces..."
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
22
"No words, no tears, no prayers, from his gory victim, seemed to move his iron heart."
Alliteration
Repetition
Paradox
Personification
23
"The children lay...on the jungle mattress and heard it sigh and squeak underneath them..alive"
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
24
The third and final stage of Literary Critique
could
include which of the following tactics:
Annotating for literary devices
Rewriting a story
Public speaking
Analysis
25
Knowing Harlem culture, what is the best possible reason for why Mrs. Jones went out of her way to help Roger?
All people in Harlem help those less fortunate
Harlem had a wealthy community, and Mrs. Jones was a citizen
People of a similar culture often stuck together
She feared Roger's parents being angry with her
26
The Harlem Renaissance occurred in the 19___.
40s
30s
10s
20s
27
Langston Hughes made most of his fame from which of the following genres of writing?
Jazz music
Operas
Novels
Poetry
28
"All Summer in a Day" primarily deals with themes of...
Nature and conserving resources
Realistic prospects for the future
Bullying and empathy
Gaining power over others
29
"Shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet."
Metaphor
Imagery
Alliteration
Hyperbole
30
Name that literary device: "She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it"
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
Alliteration
31
The slave overseer's journal logbook was often difficult to read with mispellings, slang, & unusual _______.
Figurative Language
Hyperbole
Imagery
Dialect
32
How do the children in "All Summer in a Day" taunt Margot?
They pretend to be nice to her.
They tell the teacher she is lying about having seen the sun
They deliberately push her down.
They say the sun is not coming out.