In his work Fire Next Time, James Baldwin argues for
Answer(s): A
Although James Baldwin left America for France in the late 1940s to escape racism and intolerance of his homosexuality, he remained a strong critic of racial segregation. In 1957, he returned to America to join the fight for school desegregation in the South.
In which of the following novels does the protagonist Tyrone Slothrop undergo physiological conditioning to be able to detect things others cannot?
The protagonist of Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow is subjected to psychological conditioning as an infant that gives him the ability to detect incoming German V-rockets.
Which author is known as “the Chekhov of the Suburbs” for his writings about the social mores and emotional yearnings of upper-middle class suburban families?
John Cheever’s short stories and novels describe the spiritual and emotional emptiness of life, especially among upper-middle class professionals living in the suburbs.
Holden Caulfield is the creation of which author?
Answer(s): E
Holden Caulfield is the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye.
Betty Friedan’s work – which inspired the woman’s movement in the 1960s – is entitled
Answer(s): C
The Feminine Mystique inspired a generation of women to reevaluate their roles in American society.
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