Unit 8--modern Fiction And Non-fiction Review
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- 1.Nineteenth and Twentieth century literature were quite different. How was twentieth century literature different?
- A.
A few excellent authors focused on numerous subjects
- B.
Author's from very various backgrounds covered a lot of subjects
- C.
Author's wrote short, to the point pieces with limited imagery
- 2.The soldiers in the story "In Another Country" all suffer injuries. What do these injuries represent?
- A.
Their strength and ability in battle
- B.
Their inability to physically cope with battles
- C.
The psychological pain that they experienced in the war
- 3.Hemingway's narrator in "In Another Country" contrasts himself with three of the soldiers with medals by referring to them as "hunting hawks." What does he mean by this?
- A.
They were all excellent soldiers, unlike himself
- B.
They all were hunters before the war, unlike himself
- C.
They looked like birds because of their injuries, unlike his wounds
- 4.In Black Boy, the young Richard Wright associates the bitterness and pain he feels over being abandoned by his father with what?
- A.
The disgrace of being beaten by the gang of boy
- B.
The pain he feels when he is hungry
- C.
The hopelessness of impressing his mother
- 5.We see and hear everything in "A Wagner Matinee" through Clark's eyes, his filter, his perception. This means that "A Wagner Matinee" has a
- A.
First person narrator
- B.
Omniscient narrator
- C.
Third person limited narrator
- 6.Aunt Georgiana wants to leave the concert at the end of "A Wagner Matinee" because she is anxious to return to her beloved Nebraska farm life.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Which of the following details describe Nebraska?
- A.
Safe and civilized
- B.
Hard work and physical tasks
- C.
Rugged and unsettled
- D.
Indoor work and mental pursuits
- E.
Takes a physical toll
- F.
Tests the mind
- 8.Which details describe Boston?
- A.
Rugged and unsettled
- B.
Tests the mind
- C.
Safe and civilized
- D.
Hard work and physical tasks
- E.
Indoor work and mental pursuits
- F.
Takes a physical toll
- 9.What does the young Richard learn by the end of Black Boy?
- A.
He must fight the boys in the neighborhood and embrace violence
- B.
He must stand up for himself and define his identity
- C.
Bring back his father to end his family's suffering
- 10."In the fall, the war was always there, but we did not go to it anymore." This sentence from "In Another Country" tells us that the characters live in a place that is full of action, excitement, and strange events.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.What is one recurring topic in the story "In Another Country"?
- A.
Tragedy is random
- B.
Bravery is a fiction
- C.
Honesty is vital
- 12.Willa Cather explores what idea in her stories?
- A.
A place brings back memories.
- B.
A place shapes a person.
- C.
A place impacts the American Dream.
- 13.When Richard is asked to do the grocery shopping in the excerpt from Black Boy, he experiences which two emotions?
- A.
Forgiveness for his father and shame for his mother
- B.
Anger at his mother and fear of the dangerous task
- C.
Pride in being asked and helpful for being able to provide
- 14.Richard's encounter with the gang of boys is ____________________ conflict while his decision to overcome his fear is __________________ conflict.
- 15.Modernist Writers were impacted by this major historical event: ______________.
- 16.Modernist writers sought to mimic the style and topics of 19th century writers
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.During the Modern era, what type of literature became more popular?
- A.
Poetry
- B.
Autobiographies
- C.
Short Stories
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