REALISM AND NATURALISM

Before she buys herself some luxuries, Mrs. Sommers is likely motivated by all of the following forces except -

political forces to vote

Richard Cory and Miniver Cheevy are similar in that they both have -

secret museries

Clark sympathizes with his aunt because -

she passed on her love of music to him long ago

The theme of "We Wear the Mask" is -

some blacks hide the pain of oppression behind a false front

In "To Build a Fire" the man's final predicament is caused when he -

steps into a hidden spring and does not stop to dry his feet

Motivation refers to -

the reasons for a character's actions

You can infer that London -

thinks that the man is a fool

Although regional writers realistically described the speech patterns and mannerisms of a relatively small geographical area, these writers -

were even more realistic in showing life as a losing battle

The naturalistic novel has all the following characteristics except -

Larger-than-life, idealistic heroes

Which of the following sentences describes an internal conflict?

a soldier must confront his fear in order to help his comrades conquer the enemy

Each of the objects that Mrs. Sommers buys is -

an unnecessary extravagance

In "The Story of an Hour", rs. Mallard responds to the news of her husband's death in all of the following ways except -

collapsing on the floor

Richard Cory's eventual fate -

comes as a surprise to the townspeople

In describing the two settings in "A Wagner Matinee", the narrator -

contrasts the bleakness of one with the liveliness of the other

The poet in "Richard Cory" uses words that connote royalty to -

create a contrast between the townspeople and Richard Cory

Poets rely on connotations of words to -

create rhythm

Naturalistic writers often showed human life as -

crude and subject to the natural laws of the universe

At the beginning of "A Pair of Silk Stockings", Mrs. Sommers is characterized as a -

dutiful, caring parent

The irony of Miniver Cheevy's story is that he -

fails to use his wealth wisely

In "A Wagner Matinee", Georgiana is primarily a victim of the decision she made when she

fell in love with Howard and moved with him to an isolated farm

The man in "To Build a Fire" is best described as -

foolish and unimaginative

The man makes all the following mistakes except -

forgetting to bring matches with him

The poem "Douglass" implies that Frederick Douglass gave African Americans all of the following except -

freedom

"To Build a Fire" shows the naturalist belief that people are at the mercy of -

heredity and environment

Naturalism, as shown in this story, holds that -

human beings are subjected to forces beyond their control

In "To Build a Fire", nature is portrayed as -

indifferent to humanity

Analyzing the historical context of "A Pair of Silk Stockings" is most important for understanding why Mrs. Sommers -

is filled with importance when she gets fifteen dollars

When Clark was a boy, Georgiana warned him not to -

love something too much, or it might be taken from him

What motivates Mrs. Sommers to treat herself to some luxuries?

She is likely acting on impulse

In "Richard Cory", all of the following words connote royalty except -

bread