LITR 221 Quiz 1
LITR 221 Quiz 1
LITR 221 Quiz # 1
Question 1 of 10 2.5 Points
What, above all, does the speaker admire about the oak in “I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing”? A. its fierce beauty B. its size C. its leaves D. its contented solitude
Answer Key: D
Question 2 of 10 2.5 Points
In “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” to what does the speaker compare the spider’s launching of filament? A. America spreading across the continent B. his soul’s spiritual quest C. the mysticism of the East D. Emersonian transcendentalism
Answer Key: B
Question 3 of 10 2.5 Points
In the excerpt from “Roughing It,” why does the bull climb a tree? A. to attack the storyteller B. to escape a rattlesnake C. to escape the buffalo hunt D. to get out of the heat
Answer Key: A
Question 4 of 10 2.5 Points
In “How to Tell a Story,” what to Twain is the difference between a humorous story and a comic story and a witty story. A. a humorous story is American B. a humorous story may wander C. a humorous story is high and delicate art D. all of the above
Answer Key: D
Question 5 of 10 2.5 Points
In “The Passing of Grandison,” why does Dick Owens try to help Grandison escape? A. he thinks slavery is wrong B. to impress Charity C. to get revenge on his father D. all of the above
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 10 2.5 Points
Why doesn’t Grandison take advantage of the opportunity Dick offered him? A. he is plotting to escape with his whole family B. he likes plantation life C. the abolitionists want to use him for a cause D. the colonel is a fair master
Answer Key: A
Question 7 of 10 2.5 Points
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” what does the husband of the narrator forbid her to do? A. swim B. write C. play solitaire D. paint
Answer Key: B
Question 8 of 10 2.5 Points
What is Mrs. Slade secret which she reveals to Mrs.
LITR 221 Quiz # 1
Question 1 of 10 2.5 Points
What, above all, does the speaker admire about the oak in “I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing”? A. its fierce beauty B. its size C. its leaves D. its contented solitude
Answer Key: D
Question 2 of 10 2.5 Points
In “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” to what does the speaker compare the spider’s launching of filament? A. America spreading across the continent B. his soul’s spiritual quest C. the mysticism of the East D. Emersonian transcendentalism
Answer Key: B
Question 3 of 10 2.5 Points
In the excerpt from “Roughing It,” why does the bull climb a tree? A. to attack the storyteller B. to escape a rattlesnake C. to escape the buffalo hunt D. to get out of the heat
Answer Key: A
Question 4 of 10 2.5 Points
In “How to Tell a Story,” what to Twain is the difference between a humorous story and a comic story and a witty story. A. a humorous story is American B. a humorous story may wander C. a humorous story is high and delicate art D. all of the above
Answer Key: D
Question 5 of 10 2.5 Points
In “The Passing of Grandison,” why does Dick Owens try to help Grandison escape? A. he thinks slavery is wrong B. to impress Charity C. to get revenge on his father D. all of the above
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 10 2.5 Points
Why doesn’t Grandison take advantage of the opportunity Dick offered him? A. he is plotting to escape with his whole family B. he likes plantation life C. the abolitionists want to use him for a cause D. the colonel is a fair master
Answer Key: A
Question 7 of 10 2.5 Points
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” what does the husband of the narrator forbid her to do? A. swim B. write C. play solitaire D. paint
Answer Key: B
Question 8 of 10 2.5 Points
What is Mrs. Slade secret which she reveals to Mrs.