WorksheetsLiterature Section 4 p.2
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
According to H. L. Mencken, “virtuous behavior” is what type of concept, given how wealthy people are actually treated?
usually certain
quite indefinite
often desirable
mostly consistent
somewhat fluid
According to Mencken, what is “the most valuable of all human possessions, next to a superior and disdainful air”?
the ability to work hard
the reputation of being well to do
personal beauty
a college education
political influence
Katherine Anne Porter’s Collected Stories (1965) won what two prizes for fiction?
National Book Award and Guggenheim Award
Edgar Award and National Book Award
Nebula Award and Edgar Award
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award
Guggenheim Award and Pulitzer Prize
Where was Katherine Anne Porter born?
New York City
San Francisco
Indian Creek, Texas
Chicago
Louisville, Kentucky
What was notable about Porter’s formal education?
It ended when she was fourteen.
She earned a PhD in literature.
She attended an Ivy League university.
She was homeschooled by her mother.
She never attended school.
The BEST characterization of “Rope” is that it depicts
the end of a marriage
two people tragically unable to understand each other
the repetition of ancient resentments
deep conflict about what a marriage entails
a brief spat
What type of conflict did Katherine Anne Porter’s characters typically experience?
conflict between their intelligence and emotions
tension between self-worth and external reality
conflict between family and friends
conflict between technology and tradition
all of the above
Katherine Anne Porter’s writing was concerned with the unique social dynamics of what part of America?
North
Northeast
South
Midwest
West
In “Rope,” why does the wife think the husband forgot the coffee?
He bought tea instead.
He does not drink coffee.
He substituted the rope for coffee.
He was absent-minded.
He was angry at her.
In “Rope,” what likely caused the eggs to break?
the rope
the coffee
the hammer
the broken stone
they were dropped
In “Rope,” why doesn’t the wife want the rope placed on the top shelf?
The hammer and screws took up all the space.
She wants to put the coffee there.
The eggs are already there.
She said jars and tins belonged there.
She had another location already picked out.
In “Rope,” when the wife tells her husband to stay away for 5 minutes, how does he respond?
He contemplates if he should leave for the entire day.
He thinks about ignoring her request.
He considers staying away permanently.
He wonders if she is trying to trick him.
He immediately tells her he is going back to the store.
In 'Rope,' when the husband goes back to the village, he is supposed to pick up all of the following items EXCEPT
metal mitt
tea bags
rubber gloves
curtain rods
milk of magnesia
What influenced Katherine Anne Porter's sense of social class as a child?
her father's wealth and success
her grandmother's instruction in manners
her mother's strict discipline
her close friendships with royalty
her formal education in etiquette
What was the wife's mood when the husband returned from the store at the end of 'Rope'?
angry
welcoming
relieved
indifferent
exhausted
In 'Rope,' how did the wife view the fact the husband still possessed the rope, at the end of the story?
grudgingness
acceptance
cynicism
indifference
relief
In addition to narration, what does Katherine Anne Porter use to move her story along in 'Rope'?
action
footnotes
stages
satire
dialogue
'Rope' has no
quotation marks
indications of the man's point of view
indications of setting
indications of the woman's point of view
conflict
In “Rope,” what does the husband forgetting the coffee likely symbolize?
an irreconcilable split in their relationship
a minor inconvenience with no deeper meaning
a question of the husband’s loyalty and stability
an inability to center the wife’s needs
a deliberate act of sabotage
What is the overall setting of “Rope”?
a beach vacation home
a busy city apartment
a rural house in the country
a mountain cabin
a suburban neighborhood
In addition to being an accomplished poet, what other endeavor did Edna St. Vincent Millay pursue?
career in silent films
teacher
principal
actress in plays
tour guide
What type of mix did Edna St. Vincent Millay incorporate into her poems?
grand and common language
French and Latin phrases
rhyme and lack of structure
time and place
Greek and Roman language
What did Edna St. Vincent Millay specifically focus on in her later years?
women’s suffrage
political office
acting
newspaper editing
social causes
In Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “I, being born a woman and distressed,” what poetic form is the poem written in?
Petrarchan sonnet
Haiku
Blank verse
Free verse
Limerick
What was Millay’s breakthrough work that led to her fame and scholarships?
“Renascence”
“A Few Figs from Thistles”
“The Harp-Weaver”
“Nancy Boyd”
“The Lyric Year”
In “I, being born a woman and distressed,” what does the speaker say about her feelings for the addressee?
She feels only friendship.
She feels no emotion at all.
She feels only anger.
She will not be sentimental about it after the overwhelming passion is over.
She feels nothing but fear.
What can be concluded about the “frenzy” that the writer feels in “I, being born a woman and distressed”?
It is a sign of weakness.
It is new and refreshing.
It can be resisted.
It is primarily symbolic.
It is satisfying.
How does the language in “I, being born a woman and distressed” change as the poem progresses?
from common to more grand
from free verse to sonnet
from precise to non-precise
from elevated to more direct
from sonnet to prose
Sterling A. Brown’s father was
an immigrant from Cuba
a professor at Howard University
a lawyer
a rodeo rider
a sheep shearer
Sterling A. Brown struggled to find a publisher for his second collection of poems, No Hiding Place, and he wouldn’t publish another full collection of poems until which year?
1935
1945
1955
1965
1975
Sterling A. Brown’s writing helped define a new approach to Black artistic production and criticism, and it included all of the following, EXCEPT
poetry
literary analysis
political theory
social commentary
drama
Which author of the shorter selections tried to befriend and help which other author?
Fitzgerald tried to befriend and help Mencken.
Katherine Anne Porter tried to befriend and help Hart Crane.
Mencken tried to befriend and help Zora Neale Hurston.
Zora Neale Hurston tried to befriend and help Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Langston Hughes tried to befriend and help Katherine Anne Porter.
The quotation attached to “Salutamas” is from
Richard II
Henry IV
Henry V
Julius Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra
The author’s tone in the following excerpt from “Salutamus” is one of __________.
ingratitude
acceptance
hope
pity
cynicism
According to Sterling A. Brown, it is morally worthy to provide which of the following?
a. a meaningful foundation for others
b. a life full of happiness and contentment
c. a spirit of sadness but determination
d. a true commitment to one’s own needs
e. a legacy of activism and resentment
In “Salutamus,” what word or phrase is used three times to emphasize the importance of constructing a better world for future generations?
“have to”
“critical”
“duty”
“must”
“community”
Georgia Douglas Johnson pursued all of the following endeavors, EXCEPT
poet
playwright
political campaign manager
essayist
musician
