American modernism Unit test 8.11

In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path," the journey that Phoenix Jackson undertakes is a metaphor for __________.

• Death

• life

• marriage

• divorce

In "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson makes her journey because of her __________.

• bitter hatred of her poverty

• deep love for her grandson

• faith in doctors and medicine

• confusion about what time of year it is

In Black Boy, what does the young Richard Wright associate with the bitterness and pain he feels over being abandoned by his father?

• the pangs of hunger he suffers

• his shame of getting beat up

• his need to impress his mother

• his fear of disappointing adults

What does Richard Wright learn by the end of the excerpt from Black Boy that you read in this unit?

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

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

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

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

At the start of "The Inside Search," Zora Neale Hurston's grandmother is upset with Zora for riding with white people who are passing through their village because she thinks that Zora __________.

• will offend the white people, who may become violent

• is going to run away from home at a very young age

• will be kidnapped by the white people and never be seen again

• is stealing money from the people with whom she rides

Zora Neale Hurston's experiences in "The Inside Search" teach her that __________.

• being friends with people at home is more important meeting people outside of her village

• being young means that her grandmother's warnings and worries do not apply to her

• being pretty and strong will get her opportunities to help see the wider world

• being intelligent will bring her new experiences and advantages

William Faulkner's Nobel Prize acceptance speech asserts that the works of many modern writers are negatively influenced by __________.

• the fear of being mediocre and quickly forgotten

• the fear of dying in an atomic bomb attack

• he fear of being compared to previous generations of writers

• the fear of being insulted or demeaned by literary critics

In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner asserts that writers whose work focuses on "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself" and issues surrounding "universal truths" can ultimately __________.

• lead humanity into moral corruption and decay

• achieve for themselves great wealth and success

• help humanity to not only endure but to prevail

• wash their hands of humanity's collective problems

What do the physical injuries that the narrator and other soldiers suffer in Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" represent?

• They represent the psychological harm and loss caused by their experiences in the war.

• They represent the time they have spent away from their home country and their homesickness.

• They represent the fear that they all have of dying from pneumonia rather than in battle.

• They represent the bravery and valor that they displayed during battle.

How does American literature of the early twentieth century differ from American literature of the nineteenth century?

• Twentieth-century authors write with more humor, although their subjects are more complex.

• Twentieth-century authors write more concisely with subtle imagery.

• Twentieth-century literature is a narrow sampling from a limited pool of authors.

• Twentieth-century literature covers a broad range of subjects from diverse contributors.