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WorksheetsAmerican Literature: 20th Century, Part 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Robert Frost - Mending Wall
What does the narrator's neighbor say?"Good fences make good neighbors."
"Walls are meant to be broken."
"Neighbors should be friendly and open."
"Nature does not need boundaries."
Ray Bradbury - The Martian Chronicles
Title of a work by Ray Bradbury.
A famous science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov.
A collection of short stories by H.G. Wells.
A biography of Ray Bradbury.
John Barth - Giles Goat-Boy
Max Spielman is the developer of WESAC.
George Giles was raised by wolves.
Harold Bray is a character who supports Giles.
Giles's teachings are edited by WESAC, JB, and a publisher.
Nathaniel West - Miss Lonelyhearts
Love advice columnist murdered.
A famous novelist known for his comedies.
A character in a romantic drama.
An influential poet of the 20th century.
James Agee - Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
A study of urban life in the 1950s
About AL farmers in the Depression, with photographer Walker Evans.
A biography of James Agee
An analysis of Southern literature
John Updike - Rabbit Run
Salesman Harry Angstrom leaves his alcoholic wife Janice and child to find freedom but returns.
Harry Angstrom is a successful businessman who never leaves his family.
Harry Angstrom travels across the country to start a new life with his family.
Janice Angstrom is a famous author who writes about her husband's adventures.
John Updike - Rabbit at Rest
Title of a work by John Updike.
A famous painting by John Updike.
A novel by another author.
A poem written in the 20th century.
N. Scott Momaday - The House Made of Dawn
American Indian
Canadian Indian
Australian Aboriginal
New Zealand Maori
Ezra Pound - Personae
"Masks of the actor."
"Voices of the past."
"Shadows of the mind."
"Faces of the future."
Zane Grey - The Last of the Plainsmen
Title of a work by Zane Grey.
A biography of Zane Grey.
A novel about the American West.
A collection of short stories.
Nathaniel West - The Day of the Locust
Hollywood painter Tod loves starlet; paints 'The Burning of Los Angeles.'
A famous director struggles with his latest film.
A group of actors tries to make it big in Hollywood.
A screenwriter faces rejection from studios.
William Carlos Williams - Paterson
A mythical figure reflecting on the history of Passaic River, NJ
A historical novel set in New Jersey
A poem about the industrialization of America
A biography of William Carlos Williams
O. Henry - A Retrieved Restoration
Jimmy Valentine tries to reform but is foiled when he opens a safe during an emergency.
Jimmy Valentine successfully robs a bank and escapes without being caught.
Jimmy Valentine decides to leave his life of crime and starts a new business.
Jimmy Valentine is arrested for his past crimes and sent to prison.
Edna St. Vincent Millay - Ballad of the Harp Weaver
Title of a work by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
A famous poem by Robert Frost.
A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
A play by Tennessee Williams.
Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451
A novel about a dystopian future
A collection of short stories
A biography of Ray Bradbury
A guide to writing
Zane Grey - Riders of the Purple Sage
Title of a work by Zane Grey.
A famous painting by Zane Grey.
A historical novel about the Wild West.
A biography of Zane Grey.
Edwin Arlington Robinson - Miniver Cheevey
Title of a work by Edwin Arlington Robinson.
A famous poem by Robert Frost.
A novel by Ernest Hemingway.
A short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
O. Henry - The Last Leaf
An ill girl decides to die when the last of five leaves outside her window falls, but one hangs.
A girl becomes hopeful when she sees the first leaf fall from the tree outside her window.
The last leaf falling inspires the girl to live her life to the fullest.
The girl believes that the leaves outside her window are a sign of her fate.
Robert Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
A Martian.
An Earthling.
A Time Traveler.
A Space Pirate.
John Cheever - The Wapshot Chronicle
Title of a work by John Cheever.
A famous painting by John Cheever.
A novel by Ernest Hemingway.
A poem by Robert Frost.
