1. Which of Whitman's contemporaries famously praised "Leaves of Grass" as "the most
extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed"?
Correct : D. ralph waldo emerson
2. “Passage to India” is an example of which Literary Movement?
Correct : B. transcendentalism
3. Opening stanza of “Passage to India” celebrates which of the following great engineering
achievements?
Correct : D. the opening of the suez canal
4. Who is the “The Admiral himself” described in the poem “Passage to India”?
Correct : C. columbus
5. Those oppressive "Cathedral Tunes" reflect the poem's (“There is a certain slant of Light”)
theme of
Correct : A. isolation
6. That ‘Heavenly Hurt’ in “There is a certain slant of Light” that leaves no scar works with the
speaker's sense of
Correct : B. suffering
7. The lines “When it comes, the Landscape listens – Shadows – hold their breath” in “There is a
certain slant of Light” is an example of?
Correct : C. pathetic fallacy
8. How did Dickinson intend for the light to be viewed in “There is a certain slant of Light”?
Correct : A. oppressive
9. That "seal Despair" in “There is a certain slant of Light” is a sort of metaphor for the speaker's
Correct : D. suffering
10. When the landscape "listens" in “There is a certain slant of Light”, it brings to mind the poem's
theme of
Correct : B. awe and amazement
11. What is the literal meaning of the title “Home Burial”?
Correct : C. the death of the child
12. In "Home Burial", what is the mother's name?
Correct : C. amy
13. What does the wife see through the window at the beginning of “Home Burial”?
Correct : C. her child’s grave
14. What is the metaphorical meaning of the title "Home Burial"?
Correct : A. the end of the marriage
15. Who makes the ice cream in “The Emperor of Ice Cream”?
Correct : C. the roller of big cigars
16. Which is NOT an adjective you could apply to the cigar man in “The Emperor of Ice Cream”,
based on the poem's description of him?
Correct : D. arrogant
17. What is embroidered on the sheet used to cover the body in “The Emperor of Ice Cream”?
Correct : A. birds
18. What part of the woman’s body might remain visible in “The Emperor of Ice Cream”?
Correct : D. her horny feet
19. What are the wenches doing in “The Emperor of Ice Cream”?
Correct : D. hanging around
20. Who is the blue-eyed boy in E.E. Cummings' poem 'Buffalo Bill's/defunct'?
Correct : A. buffalo bill
21. What colour is the stallion in "Buffalo Bill's defunct"?
Correct : C. silver
22. What is the original name of ‘Buffalo Bill’?
Correct : B. william cody
23. The poem “I, Too” references which dark portion of America's past?
Correct : B. slavery
24. What is the point of view in the poem, "I, Too"?
Correct : A. 1st person
25. In the poem, "I, Too," America is a symbol for . . .
Correct : D. freedom
26. What is the speaker referring to when he says "I am the darker brother" in “I, Too?”
Correct : C. his skin colour
27. What is the tone of this poem?
Correct : A. optimistic
28. In "I, Too," the speaker says that tomorrow, no one will dare to
Correct : D. tell him to eat in the kitchen
29. An advertisement for what insensitively uses an image of Hiroshima in “For the Union Dead?”
Correct : B. a brand of safes
30. Colonel Shaw served in which war in “For the Union Dead?”
Correct : D. the civil war
31. What animal does the final stanza compare cars to in “For the Union Dead?”
Correct : B. fish
32. The waists on the stone statues of soldiers are compared to what in “For the Union Dead?”
Correct : D. wasps
33. What does Colonel Shaw's father want in “For the Union Dead?”
Correct : B. the ditch
34. What does Colonel Shaw wait for at the end of the poem “For the Union Dead?”
Correct : D. the blessed break
35. What desert does Lowell reference in the first stanza in “For the Union Dead?”
Correct : C. sahara
36. What is St. Gauden's relief made of in “For the Union Dead?”?
Correct : D. bronze
37. Allen Ginsberg is traditionally associated with what literary movement?
Correct : B. the beat poets
38. Which industrial tycoon does Ginsberg cite in "America?"
Correct : B. henry ford
39. Ginsberg had an ambition to become which of the following in “America”?
Correct : B. president.
40. Ginsberg’s vision of America in “America” is inspired from?
Correct : A. walt whitman
41. Sylvia Plath's poetry is considered part of which movement?
Correct : B. confessional poetry
42. The only novel written by Sylvia Plath is?
Correct : D. the bell jar
43. What is the literary device used throughout the poem “Edge?”
Correct : A. enjambment
44. Which character from Greek mythology is used by Plath in her poem “Edge?”
Correct : B. medea
45. In his essay, "Self-Reliance" Emerson likens self-esteem with what?
Correct : C. a child
46. In "Self-Reliance," Emerson talks about how individuals should not conform to what?
Correct : B. societal norms
47. What is the name of the journal launched by the Transcendentalists?
Correct : C. the dial
48. What is NOT one of the influences upon Emerson's thinking?
Correct : B. epicureanism
49. What is society compared to in “Self Reliance?”
Correct : B. joint-stock company
50. Why must men seek solitude as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”?
Correct : C. to think without the influence of society
51. What does Emerson consider a valid form of prayer in “Self Reliance?”?
Correct : D. right action
52. On what basis does progress occur as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”
Correct : B. individual
53. What does Emerson say has made men weak and afraid of truth in “Self Reliance?”?
Correct : D. pretence
54. Why do people not trust themselves as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”
Correct : B. societal disapproval and foolish consistency
55. What is the "hobgoblin of little minds as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”
Correct : C. consistency
56. According to Emerson, what does every educated man eventually realize in “Self Reliance?”
Correct : D. envy is ignorance
57. Which body part has Ahab lost to Moby Dick?
Correct : A. his leg
58. What is the name of Ahab’s ship?
Correct : D. the pequod
59. What is Ishmael's reason for signing up for a whaling voyage?
Correct : D. he thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise.
60. To which historical person does Ishmael compare Queequeg?
Correct : B. george washington
61. Which character is the only survivor from the Pequod?
Correct : C. ishmael
62. What is the importance of the colour of the whale?
Correct : B. it is not a colour, in fact, but is in fact the absence of colour.
63. What does Ahab promise to whoever first spots Moby Dick?
Correct : D. a gold doubloon
64. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can best be described as:
Correct : A. a social commentary
65. Huck's Pap returns because he:
Correct : A. wants huck\s money
66. When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:
Correct : A. is a ghost
67. Jim runs away from Miss Watson because:
Correct : A. she is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to new orleans
68. The river best serves as a symbol of which of the following in Huckleberry Finn?
Correct : C. freedom
69. Huck assumes all of the following identities except:
Correct : C. thomas smith
70. From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal the inheritance in Huckleberry Finn?
Correct : A. the wilks
71. What is Benjy's "graveyard" in The Sound and the Fury?
Correct : A. two blue glass bottles full of flowers
72. Why is Benjy's name changed in The Sound and the Fury?
Correct : D. because mother wants to get rid of the "curse"
73. What attribute of Caddy does Benjy frequently note in The Sound and the Fury?
Correct : D. smells like trees
74. The character Damuddy in The Sound and the Fury is
Correct : D. the grandmother of the compson children
75. The entire Quentin section in The Sound and the Fury is told over a period of
Correct : C. one day
76. What is the name of Son’s hometown in Tar Baby?
Correct : D. eloe
77. What pest invades Valerian’s greenhouse in Tar Baby?
Correct : A. ants
78. What did Thérèse used to do as a job?
Correct : C. she was a wet nurse.
79. What is the play Emperor Jones an allegory for?
Correct : D. u.s. imperialism
80. What was the original title of the play Emperor Jones?
Correct : A. the silver bullet
81. What is the only item of furniture in the palace of the emperor in Emperor Jones?
Correct : D. a throne
82. Who is the only subject in the palace in Emperor Jones?
Correct : B. an old woman
83. What weapon is Smithers carrying in Emperor Jones?
Correct : A. a whip
84. Who tried to assassinate Jones in Emperor Jones?
Correct : C. lem
85. What did Jones tell his subjects was the only thing that could kill him in Emperor Jones?
Correct : A. a silver bullet
86. Why did Jones kill Jeff in Emperor Jones?
Correct : B. a dispute in a game of craps
87. The action of the play The Glass Menagerie takes place in the
Correct : D. 1930\\\s
88. The setting of the play The Glass Menagerie
Correct : D. st. louis
89. Tom in The Glass Menagerie works at
Correct : A. a shoe warehouse
90. How is Laura physically handicapped in The Glass Menagerie?
Correct : A. she has a lame leg.
91. Amanda never allows Laura or Tom to describe Laura's condition using the word
Correct : D. crippled
92. Jim O’Connor voices the opinion that
Correct : C. someone should kiss laura
93. What does Tom warn Amanda about Mr. O’Connor?
Correct : D. mr. o’connor doesn’t know about laura.
94. What happens when Laura’s glass unicorn is broken?
Correct : C. she maintains that now the unicorn is normal.
95. "Dutchman" is a reference to a/an
Correct : B. slave ship
96. What is Lula’s first name in “Dutchman?”
Correct : C. lena
97. What poet does Clay, in “Dutchman”, say he thought he was?
Correct : B. baudelaire
98. Lula, in “Dutchman”, calls Clay "my _______"
Correct : B. christ
99. Lula, in “Dutchman”, labels Clay
Correct : D. a murderer
100. What is one thing that Lula, in “Dutchman” has in her bag?