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Free CLEP Composition and Literature Exam Braindumps (page: 14)

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A novel is in its broadest definition a personal impression of life; that, to begin with, constitutes its value, which is greater or less according to the intensity of the impression. But there will be no intensity at all, and therefore no value, unless there is freedom to feel and say.

As presented above, which of the following best describes the author’s theory of the novel?

  1. Novels must deal with impressive subjects that move the reader.
  2. Without form a novel may be entertaining, but it is not literature.
  3. Characters and plots must be impressive and larger than life.
  4. Free expression and personal insight matter more than form.
  5. A novel should describe the events of an individual life.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The author contends that a novel is the author’s personal expression, and therefore free expression and authorial insight are more important than a strict adherence to literary form.



The passage was most likely written by

  1. Upton Sinclair
  2. Emily Dickinson
  3. Mark Twain
  4. Henry James
  5. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Henry James was a great novelist and critic. The above quote is taken from “The Art of Fiction” (1884).



Which American author wrote about the Alaskan Gold Rush in the Yukon?

  1. Jack London
  2. Stephen Crane
  3. Frank Norris
  4. Anne Bradstreet
  5. Willa Cather

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Jack London’s Call of the Wild follows a dog named Buck who is kidnapped and taken to serve prospectors during the Alaskan Gold Rush.



What literary device does Mark Twain use to attack slavery and religion in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

  1. Sarcasm
  2. Metonymy
  3. Simile
  4. Metaphor
  5. Foreshadowing

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Twain uses sarcasm to great effect in Huckleberry Finn to criticize slavery and religion.






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