American Lit Second Semester

American Lit Second Semester | Quizalize

61 questions

Who wrote about Yoknapatawpha county?

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What is Stream of Consciousness?

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Who wrote "Second Tree from the Corner" and the novel "Charlotte's Web"?

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In "Second Tree from the Corner," the doctor asks Trexler...

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a type lyric poem in which strong personal emotion is expressed directly and spontaneously is an

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a portion of story that interrupts the chronological sequence of events to describe what happened earlier

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Who said that good writing must contain six universal truths to remind humanity of its soul?

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What did the town discover at the end of A Rose for Emily?

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In Red Wheel Barrow, what else is in the poem?

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Whose poem informs us that he has eaten the plums in the icebox?

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Ezra Pound wrote "A Pact" to tell what to Walt Whitman

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This poet founded Imagism

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Where did the majority of "The Bridal Party" take place?

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What kind of a character is Michael from "The Bridal Party"?

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How much money did Michael from the Bridal Party inherit?

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Was Fitzgerald happy when he wrote The Bridal Party?

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What job does the character Fiddler Jones have that he neglects?

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Who wrote the Spoon River Anthology based off of dead people speaking from a cemetary?

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Kubota - where was Pearl Harbor at?

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What was Hongo referred to as (based on how distant he was from being Japanese vs. American-born)?

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What job did the grandfather (Kubota) want the narrator to do for a living?

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Why did Richard Cory kill himself (poem)?

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Miniver Cheevy (poem) - Why did Miniver hate his life?

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What jobs does Walt Whitman say represent America (I hear America Singing)

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Beat Beat Drums - What other instrument is mentioned?

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Black Boy - What was the lady's name from the orphanage?

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Why couldn't Richard (Black Boy) go to stay with his grandma?

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In "In a Station of the Metro" what does Ezra Pound compare the faces in a crowd to?

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To whom does Ezra Pound write "A Pact" to?

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Cat in the Rain - What country did the American Couple vacation to?

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What does the husband do when he ignores his wife in A Cat in the Rain?

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Story of an Hour - What did Mrs. Mallard actually die from?

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What false news was reported to Mrs. Mallard in the Story of an Hour?

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In Ambush, what lie did Tim O'Brien tell his daughter?

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What literary element did Poe use to describe the Pendulum's motion?

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What did the speaker do to try to get out of the straps he was in during "The Pit and the Pendulum"?

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In Chief Sekoto Holds Court, what was MmaBololi's bag?

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In Chief Sekoto Holds Court, what was the outcome of Mma Bololi's case?

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How many times did Eliza fall through the ice on her way to freedom?

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What state did Eliza try to escape from to gain her freedom?

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What privilege is Emily (Rose for Emily) granted after her father's death?

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What did (A Rose for) Emily teach for a few years before she closed her door for good?

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Worn Path - why was the old lady on her way to town?

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How much money dropped from the man's pockets the old lady met on A Worn Path?

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Who is the author of Birches?

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In to Build A fire, what companion does the man have with him?

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In Mending Wall, who wants the wall to stay up?

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In Stopping by the Woods, why is the speaker nervous about stopping at first?

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In Outcasts of Poker Flats, why didn't John wake the rest of the camp when the snow started?

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Who is the first one who died in the Outcasts of Poker Flats... hint they starved to save food for another?

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What state is Chicago in?

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According to Sandburg, Chicago is_________________________

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What Indian Tribe is N. Scott Momaday from?

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What does the fly in "I heard a fly Buzz" represent?

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Who is the speaker waiting for in "If you were coming in the fall"?

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Why is the major rude to the speaker - In Another Country?

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In the Second Tree from the Corner - What seems to be wrong with the patient?

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In "the Second Tree from the Corner", what does the doctor ask the patient?

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In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" the women come and go speaking of what

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What is deus ex machina?

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A Pulitzer is a prized award for writers - Which of the writers this semester won a Pulitzer prize?

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