QUESTION: 45

Well, it was touching to see the queen blush and smile, and look embarrassed and happy, and fling furtive glances at Sir Launcelot that would have got him shot in Arkansas, to a dead certainty.

The above quotation is from the work of

Henry James
Willa Cather
Mark Twain
Carl Sandburg
Stephen Crane

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The quote is from Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. The principal character travels back in time to the Court of King Arthur where he meets the characters of Arthurian legend.

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QUESTION: 46

The main character of Chopin’s The Awakening is

Edna Pontellier
Ántonia Shimerda
Constance Ogden
Rosa Coldfield
Milly Jones

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Edna Pontellier is the troubled heroine of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening.

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QUESTION: 47

Which of the following stories portrays a woman’s descent into insanity while being given a “rest cure” after the birth of her child?

“The Yellow Wallpaper”
“The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”
“Paul’s Case”
“A White Heron”
“A Night in Acadie”

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman depicts the mental decline of a woman suffering from post-partum depression. The story has become an influential feminist tract.

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QUESTION: 48

Which of the following is NOT an essential element in American Realistic fiction?

An emphasis on real experiences
Characters who are more important than plots
Attacks on Romanticism and Romantic writers
An examination of idealism and the foundations of morality
Gender and race relations

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

While a number of Realist works do address gender and race relations, these are not essential elements of the American Realistic literary style.

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