Joyce Carol Oates

The setting of “Where Is Here?” by Joyce Carol Oates is

• a chill, damp November evening at dusk.

• early morning, just before sunrise.

• a breezy afternoon in summer.

• a snowy day at a cottage in the mountains.

At the beginning of Oates's story, the stranger says that he would like to

• meet the children in the house

• make an offer to buy the house

• take photographs of the house

• poke around

Which of the following passages most clearly signals Oates’s gothic style in the story?

• “My father was a unique man. Everyone who knew him admired him.”

• “Mother too had plants on this windowsill but I don’t recall their ever blooming.”

• “I hate riddles—they’re moronic some of the time and obscure the rest of the time.”

• “I'm sorry,” the mother said. “Please don’t be,” the stranger said. “We’ve all been dead—they’ve all been dead—a long time.”

As Oates portrays him in the story, the stranger is a person of

• zany humor

• fierce loyalty

• mysterious power

• absolute integrity

What's the author's name?

• William Shakespeare

• Joyce Carol Oates

• Jane Austen

• Kate Chopin

Which of these authors wrote a MODERN Gothic story?

• Joyce Carol Oates

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Elie Wiesel

Who is the author?

• Bob Dylan

• William Faulkner

• Joyce Carol Oates

• Joyce Carol Vincent

What is the primary theme explored in Joyce Carol Oates's story 'Where Is Here?'

• Family dynamics

• Alienation and isolation

• Romantic love

• Economic hardship

In 'Where Is Here?' by Joyce Carol Oates, what is the significance of the stranger's visit?

• To buy the house

• To reconnect with his past

• To warn the family

• To deliver a message

Which literary device is predominantly used by Joyce Carol Oates in 'Where Is Here?' to create suspense?

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration