WorksheetsEnglish 303A Unit 8 Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is describes Realism?
The faithful representation of reality in literature
Believes that individuals are the product of heredity and environment.
Depicts the specific elements about a geographic region.
Which of the following are specific characteristics of Naturalism? (choose all that apply!!)
Strips an individual of power, insisting instead that the individual is at the mercy of external forces.
Depicts the specific elements about a geographic region.
Asserts that a character’s behavior and thought stems primarily from heredity and environment.
Contains characters, settings, and events that are depicted in ways that readers can recognize in their own experiences and relate to.
Which of the authors in Unit 8 wrote works associated with Naturalism?
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemons)
Emily Dickinson
Hamlin Garland
Stephen Crane
What is this quote from "The Return of a Private" an example of?
“Same here,” put in one of the other men. “Hide’ll grow on again, dollars’ll come hard. It’s goin’ to be mighty hot skirmishin’ to find a dollar these days (Garland 223).”
Hyperbole
Irony
Dialect
Metaphor
"Three of them were gaunt and brown, the fourth was gaunt and pale, with signs of fever and ague upon him. One had a great scar down his temple, one limped, and they all had unnaturally large, bright eyes, showing emaciation "(Garland 222).
This quote from "The Return of a Private" demonstrates this work is a good example of....
Realism - life is shown to be how it truly was for people
Romanticism - nature is exalted and shown to be a source of truth
Transcendentalism - self-reliance is praised
What are the characteristics of Jim Smiley in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"? (choose all that apply!!)
He is lazy.
He loves to place bets.
He is unusually lucky.
He lies constantly.
What is "local color"?
A way of speaking that is particular to a certain group of people, place, or time
A literary term that means "exaggeration for rhetorical effect or humor."
A phrase or expression used in informal speech and writing, but not in formal writing
The distinct way that characters in a regionalist story speak, as well as the unique traditions, customs, manners, and references that help to define the characters and their setting in such stories
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", the west is portrayed as a place where...? (pick all that apply)
People were serious
People strictly obeyed the rules
People were rather irreverent
Rules were easily bent
Which of the works in Unit 8 show a leader looking out for the needs of his/her people?
"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
"To the Maiden"
"I Will Fight No More Forever"
from "The School Days of an Indian Girl"
What do these two quotes demonstrate?
"The slurs against the Indian that stained the lips of our opponents were already burning like a dry fever within my breast" (Kitkala-Sa 221).
"I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead, Tu-hul-hil-sote is dead" (Chief Joseph 206)
The damage done to Native Americans by "palefaces" (white settlers in the United States)
The legal rules that allowed the United States to expand its territory.
The anger of Native Americans
Which of the following describe Kitkala-Sa, the author of "The School Days of an Indian Girl"? (Choose all that apply)
She defiantly resisted threats to her culture.
She made friends easily at college.
She often felt trapped between two cultures.
She used her education to advocate for Native American rights.
