Gothic Literature: Test Review

2. 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

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

• Fahrenheit 451
• The Wild
• The Yellow Wallpaper

4. When discussing The Veldt, who are the two children?

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

5. The story of 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

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

• Kangaroos
• Dogs
• Lions

7. At the end of the story, 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

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

• Social Upheaval
• Damsel in Distress
• Wild Nature

9. 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

10. Who is our author of The Yellow Wallpaper?

• Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Shirley Jackson
• Sylvia Plath

11. The narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper faced quite a bit of conflict throughout the story. What choice below best describes the conflict of "narrator vs self"?

• The narrator was struggling with her mental health and needed help
• The narrator was in a fight with her sister-in-law for taking her baby
• The narrator was a menace to society by making a fool of herself in public