1. Which of the following would best characterize a literary movement? (1

point)similar plots

shared ideas

familiar titles

contemporary publishers

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2.Which literary movement ended around the time of the Civil War? (1

American Romanticism

American Realism

American classicism

American regionalism

3. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was a major influence on the (1

American Revolution

War of 1812.

Civil War.

French and Indian War.

4. Which of the following poets is best known for writing poetry in free verse? (1 point)

Phillis Wheatley

Edgar Allan Poe

Emily Dickinson

Jonathan Edwards

5. Which of these authors is best known for a narrative of his journey to America? (1 point

William Bradford

Walt Whitman

Thomas Paine

Jonathan Edwards

6. Which two authors share stylistic similarities, despite their work in different literary movements? (1 point)

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman

William Bradford and Olaudah Equiano

Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allan Poe

Henry James and Sarah Orne Jewett

7. Which of the following defines the meter of a poem? (1 point)

the number of lines

the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables

the rhythm of end rhymes

the number of words in a line

8. According to Fred Veillux, in "Indians Are a People, Not Mascots," what are Native American mascots? (1 point)

stereotypes of Native Americans

emblems of Native American culture

methods for understanding Native American history

realistic copies of Native American art

9. Which of the following is a theme of “Young Goodman Brown”? (1

point)It’s better to be patient than happy.

Sadness leads to wisdom.

The truth is often hidden.

It's better to be lucky than good.

Matching

Match the literary movement or subgenre with the literature. Letters may be used

more than once.

A. Early American and Colonial Literature

B. American Romanticism

C. Transcendentalism

D. Realism

E. Regionalism

10. Phillis Wheatley's poetry (1 point)

11. Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" (1 point)

12. Walt Whitman's poetry (1 point)

13. Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1 point)

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14. Trickster tales and creation stories (1 point)

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt. Then answer questions 15–19.

I looked upon the scene before me—upon the mere house, and the simple landscape

features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eyelike windows—upon

a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees—with an utter

depression of soul, which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly

than to the afterdream of the reveler upon opium—the bitter lapse into everyday

life—the hideous dropping off of the veil. There was an iciness, a sinking, a

sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of

the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. What was it—I paused to

think—what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of

Usher?

15. Which technique does the author use in this excerpt? (1

point)persuasion

information

description

interpretation

16. Which poetic device is used in the sentence "There was an iciness, a

sinking, a sickening of the heart–"? (1 point)enjambment

metaphor

consonance

assonance

17. Analyze the style of the excerpt above. The author is (1 point)Walt

Whitman.

William Bradford.

Jonathan Edwards.

Edgar Allan Poe.

18. Reread the first sentence of the excerpt above. Using context clues, you

conclude that sedges are (1 point)birds.

letters.

plants.

houses.

19. Which of the following statements best paraphrases the first sentence of

the excerpt above? (1 point)I had a daydream about a vacant house.

The house before me was surely haunted.

The appearance of the house depressed me.

My neighbor's house was vandalized.

Matching

Match the author with the regional dialect. Not all authors will be used.

A. Ambrose Bierce

B. Mark Twain

C. Charles Waddell Chesnutt

D. Cedric Yamanaka

E. Emily Dickinson

F. Sarah Orne Jewett

20. "One day, when I was one kid, I was climbing some rocks looking out at da

ocean. Down Malaekahana side. All of a sudden, my bruddah start screaming, 'Get

down from deah. No good. Da rocks sacred.'" (1 point)

21. "'Sylvy takes after him,' the grandmother continued affectionately, after

a minute's pause. 'There ain't a foot o' ground she don't know her way over, and

the wild creaturs counts her one o' themselves. Squer'ls she'll tame to come an'

feed right out o' her hands, and all sorts o' birds. Last winter she got the

jaybirds to bangeing here, and I believe she'd 'a' scanted herself of her own

meals to have plenty to throw out amongst 'em, if I had n'tkep' watch.'" (1

point)

22. "The feller took the money and started away; and when he was going out at

the door, he sorter jerked his thumb over his shoulder--so--at Dan'l, and says

again, very deliberate, 'Well,' he says, 'I don't see no p'ints about that frog

that's any better'n any other frog.'" (1 point)

23. “‘Scuse me, suh, I’s lookin’ for my husban’. I heerd you wuz a big man an’

hadlibbedheah a long time, an’ I ‘lowed you wouldn’t min’ ef I’d come roun’

an’ ax you ef you’d eberheerd of a merlatter man by de name er Sam Taylor

‘quirin’ roun’ in de chu’chesermongs’ de people fer his wife ‘Liza Jane?” (1

point)

Multiple Choice

24. What is the difference between denotation and connotation? (1

point)Denotation is a word's literal meaning. Connotation is the attitudes

associated with a word.

Connotation is a word's literal meaning. Denotation is the attitudes

associated with a word.

Denotation is a word's synonym. Connotation is a word's antonym.

Connotation is a word's synonym. Denotation is a word's antonym.

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25. Since words have multiple meanings, the context of a word often clues its

meaning better than the dictionary's definition. In the following lines from

Anne Bradstreet's poem, "To Her Father witih Some Verses," what is the best

definition for principal?

"Most truly honored, and as truly dear,

If worth in me or ought I do appear,

Who can of right better demand the same

Than may your worthy self from whom it came?

The principal might yield a greater sum,

Yet handled ill, amounts but to this crumb;

My stock's so small I know not how to pay,

My bond remains in force unto this day." (1 point)the head of a school

a primary reason

a belief or value

an amount of money

For questions 26–28, choose the meaning of the bold word in each passage.

26. “. . . and on every side of him towered the glaring affirmation of

omnipotence and wealth.” (1 point)power

greed

beauty

humanity

27. Free birth is an alleged requirement for membership in the Blue Vein

Society. (1 point)suspected

said

understood

underplayed

28. "Though Sheila meant no harm in her comment, she had forgotten the

pejorative meaning of her words, and the recipient was quite insulted." (1

point)pleasant

persistent

negative

unwelcome

29. Which of the following adjectives best describes Transcendentalist

beliefs? (1 point)conformist

individualistic

materialistic

passive

30. The suffix ‒ly, as in the word cautiously, means that cautiously is a(n)

(1 point)adjective.

adverb.

verb.

object.

Read the following passage from "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather and answer

questions 31–35.

1 When he awoke, it was three o’clock in the afternoon. He bounded

up with a start; half of one of

2his precious days gone already! He spent more than an hour in dressing,

watching every stage of his

3toilet carefully in the mirror. Everything was quite perfect; he was

exactly the kind of boy he had always

4wanted to be.

5 When he went downstairs Paul took a carriage and drove up Fifth

Avenue toward the Park. The

6snow had somewhat abated; carriages and tradesmen’s wagons were hurrying

soundlessly to and fro

7in the winter twilight; boys in woolen mufflers were shoveling off the

doorsteps; the avenue stages

8made fine spots of color against the white street. Here and there on the

corners were stands, with

9whole flower gardens blooming under glass cases, against the sides of

which the snowflakes stuck and

10melted; violets, roses, carnations, lilies of the valley—somehow vastly

more lovely and alluring that

11they blossomed thus unnaturally in the snow. The Park itself was a

wonderful stage winterpiece.

12 When he returned, the pause of the twilight had ceased and the

tune of the streets had changed.

13The snow was falling faster, lights streamed from the hotels that reared

their dozen stories fearlessly up

14into the storm, defying the raging Atlantic winds. A long, black stream

of carriages poured down the

15avenue, intersected here and there by other streams, tending

horizontally. There were a score of cabs

16about the entrance of his hotel, and his driver had to wait. Boys in

livery were running in and out of

17the awning stretched across the sidewalk, up and down the red velvet

carpet laid from the door to the

18street. Above, about, within it all was the rumble and roar, the hurry

and toss of thousands of human

19beings as hot for pleasure as himself, and on every side of him towered

the glaring affirmation of the

20omnipotence of wealth.

21 The boy set his teeth and drew his shoulders together in a spasm

of realization; the plot of all

22dramas, the text of all romances, the nerve-stuff of all sensations was

whirling about him like the

23snowflakes.

31. What does the passage suggest about Paul’s attitude toward Fifth Avenue?

(1 point)He had been there often.

He was too young to remember having been there.

He dreamed of being there.

He had avoided going there in the past.

32. The phrase “whirling about him like snowflakes” in lines 22 and 23 is an

example of (1 point)allusion.

alliteration.

simile.

onomatopoeia.

33. Lines 13 and 14 offer an example of (1 point)allusion.

alliteration.

simile.

personification.

34. From this passage, the reader can infer that Paul values (1

point)winter more than summer.

roses more than carnations.

fantasy more than reality.

work more than leisure.

35. Context clues suggest that livery, in line 16, means (1 point)pajama.

saddles.

grade school.

distinctive clothing.

For questions 36–39, each sentence contains an appositive phrase. Determine

whether the appositive phrase is essential or non-essential. Mark the sentence

that punctuates the appositive phrase correctly.

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36. (1 point)A delay a serious one occurred because of foot-deep snow.

A delay, a serious one, occurred because of foot-deep snow.

37. (1 point)Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was known for her tough

foreign policy.

Prime Minster, Margaret Thatcher, was known for her tough foreign policy.

38. (1 point)The movie Chariots of Fire is about two British sprinters

competing in the 1924 Olympics.

The movie, Chariots of Fire, is about two British sprinters competing in the

1924 Olympics.

39. (1 point)New skiers, especially those who are older, should not strain

themselves.

New skiers especially those who are older should not strain themselves.

For questions 40–43, select the correct form of the possessive for the

underlined word(s).

40. With Ms. Smith assistance, we learned to paddle a canoe (1 point)Ms

Smith’s

MsSmiths’s

Ms. Smitheses’

Ms Smiths

41. After two weeks vacation, we were happy to be home again. (1

point)week's

weeks'

weeks's

weeks

42. During Professor Jones lecture, we took notes. (1 point)Joneses

Jones’s

Jones’

Jones

43. Tuesday meeting notes will be posted. (1 point)Tuesday’s

Tuesdays’

Tuesdays’s

Tuesdays

Essay

Your teacher will grade your responses to ensure you receive proper credit for

your answers. Your responses should include the following to receive the points

in parentheses:

Respond in a paragraph. Answer is written in complete sentences. (10 pts)

44. In her essay "Writing Short Stories" Flannery O'Connor says this about

characterization:

"You can't cut characters off from their society and say much about them as

individuals."

"You can't say anything meaningful about the mystery of personality unless you

put that personality in a believable and significant social context."

Consider the quotations above. Then pick a story from Semester A and evaluate

how the social context and the characters work together not only to provide a

vivid setting, but also to help explain and develop the characters' thoughts,

words, and actions. (10 points)

Respond in a well-organized essay. Answer is written in complete sentences.

(25 pts)

45. In the middle of the 19th century, political philosopher Alexis de

Tocqueville claimed, "The inhabitants of the United States have...properly

speaking, no literature." Based on what you learned this semester, is this

statement accurate? Evaluate the contributions of two or more writers in this

semester to the development of uniquely American literature. What genres,

subjects, themes, settings, or characters did these writers develop? (25

points)