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51.

Which of Whitman's contemporaries famously praised "Leaves of Grass" as "the mostextraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed"?

A. henry wadsworth longfellow
B. henry david thoreau
C. oliver wendell holmes
D. ralph waldo emerson
Answer» E.
Discussion
52.

“Passage to India” is an example of which Literary Movement?

A. romanticism
B. transcendentalism
C. black art movement
D. imagism
Answer» C. black art movement
Discussion
53.

What was the author doing at the beginning of the poem “The Raven”?

A. eating dinner
B. reading a book
C. cutting his toenails
D. writing a letter
Answer» E.
Discussion
54.

What happens when the author opens the door in “The Raven”?

A. the raven flies in
B. he screams
C. he only sees darkness
D. he sees lenore standing outside
Answer» D. he sees lenore standing outside
Discussion
55.

What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" for whom the author mourns in “TheRaven”?

A. annebelle
B. lenore
C. pluto
D. lydia
Answer» C. pluto
Discussion
56.

In what month does the poem “The Raven” take place?

A. december
B. january
C. october
D. february
Answer» B. january
Discussion
57.

When the author first heard the "rapping at his chamber door," in “The Raven”, who did hethink was outside?

A. his neighbour
B. the raven
C. pluto
D. some late night visitor
Answer» E.
Discussion
58.

What time does the poem “The Raven” take place?

A. midnight
B. noon
C. dawn
D. morning
Answer» B. noon
Discussion
59.

What is one thing that Lula, in “Dutchman” has in her bag?

A. glasses
B. a soda
C. cash
D. books
Answer» E.
Discussion
60.

Lula, in “Dutchman”, labels Clay

A. an idiot
B. a slave
C. a liar
D. a murderer
Answer» E.
Discussion
61.

Lula, in “Dutchman”, calls Clay "my _______"

A. hero
B. christ
C. lover
D. saviour
Answer» C. lover
Discussion
62.

What poet does Clay, in “Dutchman”, say he thought he was?

A. coleridge
B. baudelaire
C. wordsworth
D. yeats
Answer» C. wordsworth
Discussion
63.

What is Lula’s first name in “Dutchman?”

A. lyra
B. layla
C. lena
D. lora
Answer» D. lora
Discussion
64.

"Dutchman" is a reference to a/an

A. plantation
B. slave ship
C. song
D. war
Answer» C. song
Discussion
65.

What happens when Laura’s glass unicorn is broken?

A. she becomes ill and rushes to her room.
B. she demands that amanda get her a new one.
C. she maintains that now the unicorn is normal.
D. she tells tom she never cared for the unicorn.
Answer» D. she tells tom she never cared for the unicorn.
Discussion
66.

What does Tom warn Amanda about Mr. O’Connor?

A. mr. o’connor doesn’t like to go to the movies.
B. mr. o’connor has a drinking problem.
C. mr. o’connor has been fired from his last two jobs.
D. mr. o’connor doesn’t know about laura.
Answer» E.
Discussion
67.

How is Laura physically handicapped in The Glass Menagerie?

A. she has a lame leg.
B. she is blind.
C. she is autistic.
D. she has a lame arm.
Answer» B. she is blind.
Discussion
68.

Jim O’Connor voices the opinion that

A. amanda is an inconsiderate hostess
B. laura should see a psychoanalyst
C. someone should kiss laura
D. tom should stop going to so many movies
Answer» D. tom should stop going to so many movies
Discussion
69.

Amanda never allows Laura or Tom to describe Laura's condition using the word

A. retarded
B. lame
C. unusual
D. crippled
Answer» E.
Discussion
70.

Tom in The Glass Menagerie works at

A. a shoe warehouse
B. a bank
C. the docks
D. a bakery
Answer» B. a bank
Discussion
71.

The setting of the play The Glass Menagerie

A. chicago
B. new york
C. new orleans
D. st. louis
Answer» E.
Discussion
72.

The action of the play The Glass Menagerie takes place in the

A. 1890\s
B. 1950\s
C. 1960\s
D. 1930\\\s
Answer» E.
Discussion
73.

Why did Jones kill Jeff in Emperor Jones?

A. jeff owed him a large debt
B. a dispute in a game of craps
C. jeff slept with his wife
D. jeff called him a name
Answer» C. jeff slept with his wife
Discussion
74.

What did Jones tell his subjects was the only thing that could kill him in Emperor Jones?

A. a silver bullet
B. poison
C. a knife
D. an arrow
Answer» B. poison
Discussion
75.

Who tried to assassinate Jones in Emperor Jones?

A. jeff
B. smithers
C. lem
D. the old woman
Answer» D. the old woman
Discussion
76.

What weapon is Smithers carrying in Emperor Jones?

A. a whip
B. a gun
C. a sword
D. a bomb
Answer» B. a gun
Discussion
77.

Who is the only subject in the palace in Emperor Jones?

A. derek
B. an old woman
C. jeff
D. lem
Answer» C. jeff
Discussion
78.

What is the only item of furniture in the palace of the emperor in Emperor Jones?

A. a rocking chair
B. a couch
C. an ottoman
D. a throne
Answer» E.
Discussion
79.

What was the original title of the play Emperor Jones?

A. the silver bullet
B. the indies
C. the escape
D. the emperor brutus
Answer» B. the indies
Discussion
80.

What is the play Emperor Jones an allegory for?

A. parenthood
B. marriage
C. integration
D. u.s. imperialism
Answer» E.
Discussion
81.

What did Thérèse used to do as a job?

A. she was a cook.
B. she was a tour guide.
C. she was a wet nurse.
D. she was a janitor.
Answer» D. she was a janitor.
Discussion
82.

What pest invades Valerian’s greenhouse in Tar Baby?

A. ants
B. mice
C. snakes
D. wasps
Answer» B. mice
Discussion
83.

What is the name of Son’s hometown in Tar Baby?

A. tallahassee
B. tampa
C. elbow
D. eloe
Answer» E.
Discussion
84.

The entire Quentin section in The Sound and the Fury is told over a period of

A. a christmas vacation from his studies at harvard
B. an unspecified block of years
C. one day
D. the year before caddy’s marriage
Answer» D. the year before caddy’s marriage
Discussion
85.

The character Damuddy in The Sound and the Fury is

A. caddy’s daughter
B. the compson’s cook
C. the family name for carolyn compson
D. the grandmother of the compson children
Answer» E.
Discussion
86.

What attribute of Caddy does Benjy frequently note in The Sound and the Fury?

A. has nightmares
B. is a tomboy
C. is afraid of her brothers
D. smells like trees
Answer» E.
Discussion
87.

Why is Benjy's name changed in The Sound and the Fury?

A. as a punishment for bad behaviour
B. because father wants him to have his name
C. because uncle maury is offended
D. because mother wants to get rid of the "curse"
Answer» E.
Discussion
88.

Huck assumes all of the following identities except:

A. tom sawyer
B. george peters
C. thomas smith
D. sarah williams
Answer» D. sarah williams
Discussion
89.

What is Benjy's "graveyard" in The Sound and the Fury?

A. two blue glass bottles full of flowers
B. a patch of jimson weed
C. the grave of a dead pet
D. a pile of stones
Answer» B. a patch of jimson weed
Discussion
90.

From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal the inheritance in Huckleberry Finn?

A. the wilks
B. the shepherdsons
C. the grangerfords
D. the phelps
Answer» B. the shepherdsons
Discussion
91.

The river best serves as a symbol of which of the following in Huckleberry Finn?

A. equality
B. slavery
C. freedom
D. commerce
Answer» D. commerce
Discussion
92.

Jim runs away from Miss Watson because:

A. she is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to new orleans
B. he wants to spend time with huck
C. he is tired of being a slave
D. he wants to be re-united with his family
Answer» B. he wants to spend time with huck
Discussion
93.

When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:

A. is a ghost
B. has run away from home
C. has come to arrest him
D. is trying to bewitch him
Answer» B. has run away from home
Discussion
94.

Huck's Pap returns because he:

A. wants huck\s money
B. wants revenge on judge thatcher
C. misses his son
D. all of the above
Answer» B. wants revenge on judge thatcher
Discussion
95.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can best be described as:

A. a social commentary
B. an epic
C. an abolitionist novel
D. a humour novel
Answer» B. an epic
Discussion
96.

What does Ahab promise to whoever first spots Moby Dick?

A. use of his cabin
B. an antique harpoon
C. a share of the pequod\s profits
D. a gold doubloon
Answer» E.
Discussion
97.

To which historical person does Ishmael compare Queequeg?

A. thomas jefferson
B. george washington
C. julius caesar
D. oliver cromwell
Answer» C. julius caesar
Discussion
98.

What is the importance of the colour of the whale?

A. it changes depending on one\s perspective of the whale.
B. it is not a colour, in fact, but is in fact the absence of colour.
C. it perfectly mirrors the colour of ahab\s skin.
D. it means that moby dick represents purity and innocence.
Answer» C. it perfectly mirrors the colour of ahab\s skin.
Discussion
99.

Which character is the only survivor from the Pequod?

A. ahab
B. queequeg
C. ishmael
D. starbuck
Answer» D. starbuck
Discussion
100.

What is Ishmael's reason for signing up for a whaling voyage?

A. he wishes to study cetology.
B. he has debts that he must quickly repay.
C. he has lost his wife and has no reason to stay on land.
D. he thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise.
Answer» E.
Discussion