English III S2: Studies In The American Novel Test
James Fenimore Cooper wrote the Leatherstocking Tales.
True
The Leatherstocking Tales include _____.
The Deerslayer
The Last of the Mohicans
The Pathfinder
The Last of the Mohicans
The Pathfinder
The book that first brought recognition to Mark Twain was ______.
Tom Sawyer
The Pearl was based on a Mexican folktale.
True
An analogy ______.
compares two things that are alike
Interpretation, analysis, and evaluation are types of criticism.
True
Nathaniel Hawthorne thought himself a romancer.
True
Interpretation deals with _____.
content and meaning
Match the author or character to the novel.
1. Captain Ahab
2. Natty Bumpo
3. Mark Twain
4. Imlay
5. Dreiser
6. Stephen Crane
7. Hawthorne
8. Harriet Beecher Stowe
9. Wila Cather
10. Stienbeck
1. Captain Ahab
2. Natty Bumpo
3. Mark Twain
4. Imlay
5. Dreiser
6. Stephen Crane
7. Hawthorne
8. Harriet Beecher Stowe
9. Wila Cather
10. Stienbeck
2. The Last of the Mohicans
5. The American Tragedy
4. The Emigrants
9. 0 Pioneers!
7. The Marble Faun
10. The Pearl
1. Moby-Dick
8. Dred
6. The Red Badge of Courage
3. Joan of Arc
5. The American Tragedy
4. The Emigrants
9. 0 Pioneers!
7. The Marble Faun
10. The Pearl
1. Moby-Dick
8. Dred
6. The Red Badge of Courage
3. Joan of Arc
Three approaches to criticism are ______.
analysis
evaluation
interpetation
evaluation
interpetation
The Nathaniel Hawthorne novel that most famously deals with the effects of guilt is ______.
The Scarlet Letter
The fish is a symbol for _____.
the man’s life
Herman Melville was a reporter.
True
The bird is a sign of ______.
life
The old man is ______.
ascetic
A metaphor is ______.
implied analogy
The Old Man and the Sea is a gothic novel.
False
Pamela wrote the first American novel.
False
Samuel Clemens was Mark Twain.
True
Evaluation deals with ______.
worth
A figurative image ______.
“turns” the obvious meaning
What does the sea symbolize in The Old Man and the Sea?
existence
The Old Man and the Sea takes place in Cuba.
True
Analysis deals with ______.
style and technique
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is a satire.
True
