Gothic Literature: Test Review

One of the most famous Gothic Literature authors is the author of The Veldt. What was his name?

• Edgar Allan Poe
• Ray Bradbury
• Stephen King

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Not only did he write The Veldt, but which story below did he also write?

• Fahrenheit 451
• The Wild
• The Yellow Wallpaper

When discussing The Veldt, who are the two children?

• Sarah & Daniel
• Peter & Wendy
• George & Lydia

The Veldt was set in a particular time period that plays on the experience of owning a "Happy Time Home". What decade is the story set in?

• 1930's
• 1950's
• 1980's

What animal(s) can be found in the nursery?

• Kangaroos
• Dogs
• Lions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

At the end of The Veldt, what can you infer happened to the parents?

• The parents were killed by the animals in the veldt
• The children stopped being upset with the parents and they changed the nursery
• The parents burned the house down to start a new life without the advancing technology

The nursery's repeated image of animals is an example of what short story component?

• Narrator

• Theme

• Motif

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Of the following answers, which below is NOT a gothic element found in The Veldt?

• Social Upheaval
• Damsel in Distress
• Wild Nature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When discussing the Cult of Domesticity this unit, we learned that there are FOUR characteristics of "True Womanhood." Check the boxes below that are the four characteristics.

• Purity
• Piety
• Submissiveness
• Domesticity
• Innocence

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is our author of The Yellow Wallpaper?

• Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Stetson)

• Shirley Jackson
• Sylvia Plath

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9