Canadian Literature Review Quiz

Which work describes an overland expedition from Hudson Bay to the Arctic Ocean and includes observations of Indigenous peoples and natural history?

• From the Backwoods of Canada by Catharine Parr Traill

• A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort by Samuel Hearne

• The Railway Station by Archibald Lampman

• The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias by Stephen Leacock

Which work critiques colonial violence through the voice of an Indigenous woman during warfare?

• The Skater by Charles G.D. Roberts

• Canada to England by Isabella Valancy Crawford

• A Cry from an Indian Wife by E. Pauline Johnson

• The Onondaga Madonna by Duncan Campbell Scott

Who wrote about pioneer life, including the loss of oxen in the Canadian wilderness?

• Isabella Valancy Crawford

• Samuel Hearne

• Catharine Parr Traill

• Archibald Lampman

Which poet depicted the existential anxiety felt amid a busy railway station?

• Archibald Lampman

• Stephen Leacock

• Charles G.D. Roberts

• Duncan Campbell Scott

Which humorous author wrote about a lakeside steamboat excursion?

• Stephen Leacock

• Duncan Campbell Scott

• Charles G.D. Roberts

• Samuel Hearne

Identify the work that challenges the omission of Chinese laborers in constructing the Canadian Pacific Railway.

• Photos of a Salt Mine by P.K. Page

• All the spikes But the Last by F.R. Scott

• Espolio by Earle Birney

• Klee Wyck by Emily Carr

Which autobiographical work describes the author’s interactions with West Coast Indigenous communities?

• Espolio by Earle Birney

• Munitions! by Jessie Georgina Sime

• The Road Past Altamont by Gabrielle Roy

• Klee Wyck by Emily Carr

Which author wrote about the liberation and physical toll experienced by female workers during WWI?

• Gabrielle Roy

• Emily Carr

• Jessie Georgina Sime

• Earle Birney

Which poem features a carpenter crafting Christ’s cross, highlighting themes of craft and violence?

• Espolio by Earle Birney

• Photos of a Salt Mine by P.K. Page

• Munitions! by Jessie Georgina Sime

• All the spikes But the Last by F.R. Scott

Who wrote stories exploring francophone identity, memory, and coming-of-age on the Manitoba prairie?

• Gabrielle Roy

• Jessie Georgina Sime

• Emily Carr

• F.R. Scott