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Final Review (ENGL 2130)

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are considered...

a)

Realist American Poets

b)

Modern American Poets

c)

Quintessential American Poets

d)

Traditional American Poets

2.

Where did Emily Dickinson spend most of her adult life?

a)

Out and about on the town!

b)

Isolated in her home

c)

At her best friend's house

d)

In the park as she wrote her poetry

3.

True or False: Emily Dickinson was not a well known author in her lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Some of Emily Dickinson's universal themes include...

a)

Death and immortality

b)

The wonders of nature

c)

The identity of the self

d)

All of the above

5.

What punctuation does Emily Dickinson use frequently throughout her poems?

a)

Commas

b)

Slashes

c)

Semi-colons

d)

Dashes

6.

Walt Whitman invented the form of...

a)

Free verse

b)

Blank verse

c)

Formal verse

d)

Rhyme

7.

Why were Walt Whitman's poems considered controversial?

a)

They were too long and boring

b)

They had frequent discussions of sex and violence

c)

They had too many sad themes in them

d)

They were considered bad by the general public

8.

In "The Wound Dresser," Whitman wrote about...

a)

The assassination of Lincoln

b)

Vivid scenes of wounded soldiers

c)

A nurse in the army that is dying

d)

A fashion designer trying to make it big in New York

9.

Why does the speaker of "I Like a Look of Agony" enjoy the look of agony?

a)

It's impossible to fake the look of agony because it's "true"

b)

The speaker is a psychopath and enjoys hurting people

c)

The speaker is Death personified and they love their job

d)

The speaker is comforted by knowing others are also in agony, just like themselves

10.

Known for his sarcasm and wit, Ambrose Bierce earned the following nickname:

a)

Witty Bierce

b)

Bitter Bierce

c)

Bold Bierce

d)

Impossible Ambrose

11.

Where was Ambrose Bierce last seen before he disappeared?

a)

Canada

b)

Alabama

c)

Mexico

d)

The Caribbean Islands

12.

What do you think influenced Bierce to write "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

a)

He liked to write stories about the imagination

b)

He himself served in the front lines of the Union Army

c)

His specialty was stories with a "twist"

d)

This happened to someone he knew

13.

What is happening to Farquhar at the opening of the story?

a)

He is having lunch with his wife

b)

He is talking to a Confederate soldier

c)

He is attempting to burn the Owl Creek Bridge

d)

He is about to be hanged

14.

Who visits Peyton Farquhar that ultimately leads to his being hanged?

a)

An old friend from the Confederacy

b)

A co-worker who gives him misinformation

c)

A Union spy who tricks him into sabotaging the Owl Creek Bridge

d)

General Lee, who encourages him to shoot at Union soldiers

15.

What was the truth about Farquhar's escape?

a)

He was hit by a stray bullet.

b)

His wife did not recognize him upon his return.

c)

The Union soldiers decided to let him go.

d)

It never really happened.

16.

Who is the main focus of "Chickamauga?"

a)

Ambrose Bierce

b)

A concerned mother looking for her child

c)

A young child who wandered onto the battlefield

d)

A nurse tended to the wounded on the battlefield

17.

In "Chickamauga," It is ironic that

a)

there was a battle fought nearby

b)

the boy’s father was a soldier

c)

the boy is afraid of a rabbit but wants to meet a bear

d)

the mother is worried about her child

18.

Why does Bierce contrast the boy’s imagination with reality?

a)

to show that war is not as awful as the boy thinks it is

b)

to show that the soldiers were scarier than the rabbit

c)

to show that the boy should not be left alone so much

d)

to show the war is often glorified when it shouldn’t be

19.

Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell is known for

a)

Rest Cure

b)

Psychosomatic Treatment

c)

Memory Regression Therapy

d)

Thetan Expulsion

20.

The Yellow Wallpaper deals with the themes of

a)

Patriarchy and the subjugation of women

b)

Monomaniacal attitude of physicians

c)

The struggle for Women's Rights

d)

All of these

21.

The Yellow Wallpaper is written in which style?

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

22.

What did the narrator see in the wallpaper

a)

Herself

b)

Her husband

c)

A women creeping

d)

A ghost

23.

The speaker's husband in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is best described as

a)
controlling and practical
b)
loving and thoughtful
c)
skilled and sarcastic 
d)
cold and serious
24.

Why does the narrator tear the wallpaper off of the walls?

a)

She couldn't take it anymore

b)

It was the only way John would let her out

c)

The wallpaper is too ugly

d)

To free the lady in the wallpaper

25.

Who wrote "Hills like White Elephants"?

a)

Ernest Hemmingway

b)

Zora Neal Hurston

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

None of the above

26.
What is the setting of "Hills Like White Elephants"?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Ecuador
d)
Portugal
27.

What is the operation being discussed in "Hills Like White Elephants"?

a)

a root canal

b)

a heart bypass surgery

c)

an abortion

d)

a brain surgery

28.

What does the "white elephant" symbolize?

a)

something desired

b)

Jig's decision

c)

something unwanted

d)

the elephants outside the train station

29.

What decade was the Harlem Renaissance in?

a)

1900s

b)

1940s

c)

1920s

d)

1960s

30.
What is the subject of "I, Too" by Langston Hughes?
a)

A hungry person

b)
Slaves
c)
Someone who wants equality
d)
A kitchen remodel
31.
Who is the speaker of the poem, "I, Too"?
a)
The plantation owner
b)

The kitchen

c)
The "darker brother"
d)
The parents of Langston Hughes
32.
What does America represent in the first stanza?  
"I, too, sing America"
a)
Choir
b)
The future
c)
Freedom
33.
What does "Tomorrow" symbolize in the second stanza?
Tomorrow, 
I'll be at the table 
When company comes.
a)
Choir
b)
The future
c)
Equal rights
d)
Freedom
34.
In the "Mother to Son", the mother compares her life to a _____ 
a)
river
b)
road
c)
staircase
d)
journey
35.
The mother tells her son
a)
to be more carefree.
b)
to make more money.
c)
to not fall in love.
d)
not to give up.
36.

The 1st person POV helps the reader --

a)

understand the struggles faced by the mom

b)

empathize with the son

c)

reflect on why the son is struggling

d)

the mother and son's relationship

37.

According to Zora Neale Hurston, white people would pass through Eatonville on their way to or from what large Florida city?

a)
Orlando
b)
Tampa
c)
Jacksonville
d)
Hialeah
38.
Hurston recalls that when greeting travelers as a child her "favorite place" to perch was atop
a)
the automobile
b)
the water barrel
c)
the gatepost
d)
 her brother's shoulders
39.
According to Hurston, how does her white male companion respond to the music that has affected her so deeply?
a)
He storms out of the club.
b)
He continues to talk about his stock options, oblivious to the music.
c)
He says, "Good music they have here."
d)
"Music from hell," he says.
40.
In the final paragraph of the essay, Hurston compares herself to
a)
the Great Stuffer of Bags
b)
an actor in a play
c)
 a brown bag of miscellany
d)
 a beacon light of truth.
41.

Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?

a)

Maggie

b)

The mother

c)

Dee

d)

Aunt Dicie

42.

Dee demands to take various household objects with her to decorate her apartment, including

a)

the butter churn and dasher, a bench, and a quilt.

b)

the collection of hats that belong to Maggie.

c)

her mother's suggar bowl and the photo of Grandma Dee.

d)

all of the above.

43.

The climax of "Everyday Use" occurs when

a)

the mother takes the quilts from Dee and gives them to Maggie.

b)

Dee´s boyfriend arrives.

c)

Dee makes dinner for her family.

d)

Dee sets fire to the house.

44.

At the end, Dee tells her mother and sister that they don't understand their "heritage," and departs with sunglasses on. What happens next?

a)

Maggie smiles.

b)

The mother runs after the car.

c)

Maggie cries.

d)

Jimmy T. comes by to visit.

45.

When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with in shock?

a)

Dee

b)

Aunt Dee

c)

Dee's boyfriend

d)

Maggie

46.

Why does Dee change her name?

a)

She did not like her Aunt Dee.

b)

She wanted to make Mamma mad.

c)

Her boyfriend told her to.

d)

So she won't have an oppressor name.

47.

What is the central theme of the story?

a)

The importance of going to college and becoming better than everyone else

b)

The importance of investing wisely

c)

Life is too short to live in a poor situation.

d)

The importance of heritage and culture to an individual's understanding of his or her life and identity

48.

Which of the following can you infer about Maggie?

a)

She is eager to see her sister.

b)

She’s been unsure of herself for years.

c)

She misses the old house.

d)

She will soon sell the quilts.

49.

Why did Dee refuse to take a quilt to college?

a)

Because they were old-fashined

b)

She thought they belonged to mama.

c)

She thought they were expensive.

d)

She did not like their color.

50.

How has Dee changed when she arrives to see her family?

a)

She wants to be known as Wangero.

b)

She has rediscovered or gotten in touch with her African heritage.

c)

She doesn't remember Maggie's name.

d)

Both A & B

51.

Where was Alice Walker born?

a)

Spellman

b)

Georgia

c)

New York

d)

None of the above

52.

Where was the "No Name Woman" forced to give birth?

a)

A Hospital

b)

A stranger's bathtub

c)

A pigsty

d)

An outhouse

53.

Why does Maxine Hong Kingston's mother tell her about her "forgotten" aunt?

a)

To teach her about her family's history and take pride in it

b)

To scare her and warn her of the dangers of pregnancies out of wedlock

c)

To honor the aunt and preserve her memory

d)

To get back at her husband by exposing her family's secrets

54.

Maxine Hong Kingston graduated from what university?

a)

The University of Georgia

b)

The University of California - Berkeley

c)

The University of Hawai'i

d)

The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

55.

What does Kingston speculate about the No Name Woman's baby?

a)

It had green eyes

b)

It was a boy

c)

It had brown hair

d)

It was a girl

56.

What does the family decide to pretend after the baby is born?

a)

They pretend that the baby was legitimate

b)

They pretend the mother died in childbirth

c)

The pretend that the baby was adopted

d)

They pretend that the No Name Woman never existed

57.

How did the No Name Woman kill herself and her newborn baby?

a)

She jumped into a well with her baby

b)

She ran out in front of a car with her baby

c)

She left her baby to starve and ran away to die in the woods

d)

She poisoned herself and her baby