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WorksheetsFinal Review (ENGL 2130)
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 30mins
Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are considered...
Realist American Poets
Modern American Poets
Quintessential American Poets
Traditional American Poets
Where did Emily Dickinson spend most of her adult life?
Out and about on the town!
Isolated in her home
At her best friend's house
In the park as she wrote her poetry
True or False: Emily Dickinson was not a well known author in her lifetime.
True
False
Some of Emily Dickinson's universal themes include...
Death and immortality
The wonders of nature
The identity of the self
All of the above
What punctuation does Emily Dickinson use frequently throughout her poems?
Commas
Slashes
Semi-colons
Dashes
Walt Whitman invented the form of...
Free verse
Blank verse
Formal verse
Rhyme
Why were Walt Whitman's poems considered controversial?
They were too long and boring
They had frequent discussions of sex and violence
They had too many sad themes in them
They were considered bad by the general public
In "The Wound Dresser," Whitman wrote about...
The assassination of Lincoln
Vivid scenes of wounded soldiers
A nurse in the army that is dying
A fashion designer trying to make it big in New York
Why does the speaker of "I Like a Look of Agony" enjoy the look of agony?
It's impossible to fake the look of agony because it's "true"
The speaker is a psychopath and enjoys hurting people
The speaker is Death personified and they love their job
The speaker is comforted by knowing others are also in agony, just like themselves
Known for his sarcasm and wit, Ambrose Bierce earned the following nickname:
Witty Bierce
Bitter Bierce
Bold Bierce
Impossible Ambrose
Where was Ambrose Bierce last seen before he disappeared?
Canada
Alabama
Mexico
The Caribbean Islands
What do you think influenced Bierce to write "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
He liked to write stories about the imagination
He himself served in the front lines of the Union Army
His specialty was stories with a "twist"
This happened to someone he knew
What is happening to Farquhar at the opening of the story?
He is having lunch with his wife
He is talking to a Confederate soldier
He is attempting to burn the Owl Creek Bridge
He is about to be hanged
Who visits Peyton Farquhar that ultimately leads to his being hanged?
An old friend from the Confederacy
A co-worker who gives him misinformation
A Union spy who tricks him into sabotaging the Owl Creek Bridge
General Lee, who encourages him to shoot at Union soldiers
What was the truth about Farquhar's escape?
He was hit by a stray bullet.
His wife did not recognize him upon his return.
The Union soldiers decided to let him go.
It never really happened.
Who is the main focus of "Chickamauga?"
Ambrose Bierce
A concerned mother looking for her child
A young child who wandered onto the battlefield
A nurse tended to the wounded on the battlefield
In "Chickamauga," It is ironic that
there was a battle fought nearby
the boy’s father was a soldier
the boy is afraid of a rabbit but wants to meet a bear
the mother is worried about her child
Why does Bierce contrast the boy’s imagination with reality?
to show that war is not as awful as the boy thinks it is
to show that the soldiers were scarier than the rabbit
to show that the boy should not be left alone so much
to show the war is often glorified when it shouldn’t be
Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell is known for
Rest Cure
Psychosomatic Treatment
Memory Regression Therapy
Thetan Expulsion
The Yellow Wallpaper deals with the themes of
Patriarchy and the subjugation of women
Monomaniacal attitude of physicians
The struggle for Women's Rights
All of these
The Yellow Wallpaper is written in which style?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
What did the narrator see in the wallpaper
Herself
Her husband
A women creeping
A ghost
The speaker's husband in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is best described as
Why does the narrator tear the wallpaper off of the walls?
She couldn't take it anymore
It was the only way John would let her out
The wallpaper is too ugly
To free the lady in the wallpaper
Who wrote "Hills like White Elephants"?
Ernest Hemmingway
Zora Neal Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
None of the above
What is the operation being discussed in "Hills Like White Elephants"?
a root canal
a heart bypass surgery
an abortion
a brain surgery
What does the "white elephant" symbolize?
something desired
Jig's decision
something unwanted
the elephants outside the train station
What decade was the Harlem Renaissance in?
1900s
1940s
1920s
1960s
A hungry person
The kitchen
"I, too, sing America"
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
The 1st person POV helps the reader --
understand the struggles faced by the mom
empathize with the son
reflect on why the son is struggling
the mother and son's relationship
According to Zora Neale Hurston, white people would pass through Eatonville on their way to or from what large Florida city?
Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?
Maggie
The mother
Dee
Aunt Dicie
Dee demands to take various household objects with her to decorate her apartment, including
the butter churn and dasher, a bench, and a quilt.
the collection of hats that belong to Maggie.
her mother's suggar bowl and the photo of Grandma Dee.
all of the above.
The climax of "Everyday Use" occurs when
the mother takes the quilts from Dee and gives them to Maggie.
Dee´s boyfriend arrives.
Dee makes dinner for her family.
Dee sets fire to the house.
At the end, Dee tells her mother and sister that they don't understand their "heritage," and departs with sunglasses on. What happens next?
Maggie smiles.
The mother runs after the car.
Maggie cries.
Jimmy T. comes by to visit.
When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with in shock?
Dee
Aunt Dee
Dee's boyfriend
Maggie
Why does Dee change her name?
She did not like her Aunt Dee.
She wanted to make Mamma mad.
Her boyfriend told her to.
So she won't have an oppressor name.
What is the central theme of the story?
The importance of going to college and becoming better than everyone else
The importance of investing wisely
Life is too short to live in a poor situation.
The importance of heritage and culture to an individual's understanding of his or her life and identity
Which of the following can you infer about Maggie?
She is eager to see her sister.
She’s been unsure of herself for years.
She misses the old house.
She will soon sell the quilts.
Why did Dee refuse to take a quilt to college?
Because they were old-fashined
She thought they belonged to mama.
She thought they were expensive.
She did not like their color.
How has Dee changed when she arrives to see her family?
She wants to be known as Wangero.
She has rediscovered or gotten in touch with her African heritage.
She doesn't remember Maggie's name.
Both A & B
Where was Alice Walker born?
Spellman
Georgia
New York
None of the above
Where was the "No Name Woman" forced to give birth?
A Hospital
A stranger's bathtub
A pigsty
An outhouse
Why does Maxine Hong Kingston's mother tell her about her "forgotten" aunt?
To teach her about her family's history and take pride in it
To scare her and warn her of the dangers of pregnancies out of wedlock
To honor the aunt and preserve her memory
To get back at her husband by exposing her family's secrets
Maxine Hong Kingston graduated from what university?
The University of Georgia
The University of California - Berkeley
The University of Hawai'i
The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
What does Kingston speculate about the No Name Woman's baby?
It had green eyes
It was a boy
It had brown hair
It was a girl
What does the family decide to pretend after the baby is born?
They pretend that the baby was legitimate
They pretend the mother died in childbirth
The pretend that the baby was adopted
They pretend that the No Name Woman never existed
How did the No Name Woman kill herself and her newborn baby?
She jumped into a well with her baby
She ran out in front of a car with her baby
She left her baby to starve and ran away to die in the woods
She poisoned herself and her baby
