Unit 8 Review - Fiction and Non-Fiction

In "A Wagner Matinee," Clark, the narrator, receives word that his Aunt Georgiana is coming to…

• See Boston for the first time

• Settle an estate

• Attend a funeral

• Attend a wedding

In "A Wagner Matinee," Willa Cather contrasts Boston's civilized culture and way of life with __________.

• Nebraska's calm and easy way of life

• Nebraska's enjoyable way of life.

• Nebraska's intellectually stimulating way of life.

• Nebraska's harsh and physically demanding way of life.

The physical injuries that the narrator and other soldiers suffer in Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" are representative of ___________.

• the time they have spent away from their home country and the longing they feel for their homes

• the courage and valor that they have displayed on the battlefield before being hurt

• the psychological damage and loss caused by their experiences in the war

• the fear that that all have of catching pneumonia and dying as the major’s wife did

In Richard Wright’s Black Boy, young Wright associates the discomfort he feels from hunger with….

• The pain he feels after being beat up.

• The bitter pain he feels after being abandoned by his father.

• The anger he feels towards his mother for not feeding him.

At the end of the excerpt of Black Boy, what does young Richard Wright learn?

• He learns that his mother is not always right and is therefore unreliable.

• He learns to stand up for himself and to take control of his own destiny.

• He learns to forgive his father for abandoning his mother, his brother, and himself.

• He learns that no problem is so serious that resorting to violence to solve it is justified.

At the start of “The Inside Search,” why is young Zora’s grandmother upset with her for riding with white people who pass through the village?

• She hears from a neighbor that Zora is stealing money off them.

• She is afraid that she will be kidnapped.

• She is afraid that she will do something to offend them.

• She is afraid that she will run away.

Faulkner’s Noble Prize acceptance speech occurred during a chaotic time in history. People were…

• Fearful of dying in an atomic bomb attack.

• Fearful of dying from a Zombie attack.

• Fearful of spreading rumors about current events.

• Fearful of being insulted by literary critics.

Why does Aunt Georgiana not want to leave the concert hall at the end of "A Wagner Matinee"?

• Leaving means having to spend more time with Clark, who has shown himself to be a poor host and a snob.

• Leaving means recognizing that she has decades worth of developments in music to catch up on.

• Leaving means ignoring the pursuits of the soul and focusing on the dull concerns of life in Nebraska.

• Leaving means accepting that the German cowhand who introduced her to Wagner will never return.

In comparison to literature of the nineteenth century, the subject and scope of literature of the twentieth century can be characterized as more...

• Limited and confused

• Humorous and complicated

• Diverse and broad

• Intelligent and subtle

20th century writers, at this time...

• depicted everyday people doing everyday things

• depicted extraordinary people doing extraordinary things