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American Literature Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. When Tim shifts from playful moments to tragic deaths, he is using
2. "The car dealer told me that if I get this Honda, it will never break down" is an example of which type of appeal?
3. To justify; to prove correct in light of later circumstance.
4. The opposite of extraneous material
5. What is it called when a person says one thing and means another?
6. Puritans incorporated religion in their daily lives using what:
7. For Clara, knowing her origin was necessary to:
8. ..... is the pattern in which sounds in lines of poetry end.
9. Stubborn, unyielding
10. In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of .....
11. Rats chew off a prisoner's ropes
12. An extended metaphor is called a what?
13. Physical background against which the events of the story take place
14. A gauche comment is .....
15. To cause to scatter and gradually vanish.
16. Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain, / May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.
17. Able to speak or act without offending others.
18. Point of View is the perspective from which the story is told
19. The deeper message of the text usually referring to a universal statement about life and/or society that can be discerned from reading the text
20. Short and traditional story, involving archetypal characters and ending with a moral
21. Puzzled, at a loss
22. A model of excellence or perfection
23. Kentuck's life changed when.....
24. To annoy; to pester.
25. To enter upon:BEGIN (v) The ceremony will ..... as soon as the guests are seated.
26. Convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response.
27. What happens to Koskooch was:
28. In critical reading, the first read-through gives you what?
29. Sharp, keen, penetrating
30. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "foist."
31. What date was Crisis No. 1 published?
32. How did Native Americans share their literature?
33. The Romantic Era was sparked by which of the following causes?
34. What genre of American literature did Phillis Wheatley kick off?
35. Which virtue gave Franklin the most difficulty?
36. For Whom the Bell Tolls
37. What someone talks about when he/she shares an anecdote?
38. From that point, I sent two men inland to learn if there were a king or great cities. They traveled three days' journey and found people without number, but nothing of importance.
39. As many people find Jersey Store ..... and uninteresting, Luke considers it a quality television.
40. The choices an author makes to reveal character's traits or personality
41. Hard to understand
42. The constant clang of metal was heard from the steel-drivin crew. Steel-drivin means .....
43. What emotion does most of The Raven convey?
44. Tending to cause harm
45. Define EXTERNAL CONFLICT.
46. A metaphorical or figurative use of words in which writers shift from the literal meanings of words to their non-literal meanings.
47. Who was the wife of the man who slept for 20 years?
48. Jackson wanted to build a snowman therefore he put his winter coat and gloves on.
49. How many people arrived in America between 1880-1889?
50. How the characters see or feel about something
51. To expatiate on the plan is to .....
52. Middle class rules
53. Mostly urban area
54. What does Benjamin Franklin call his youthful errors?
55. Having a similarity of comparability
56. Appeal used to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character
57. The ridicule of human folly is satire
58. Which of the following works was not written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 19th century?
59. What was the purpose of the Walum Olum?
60. Using exact words from a text and identifying them with quotation marks and citation
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