Realism and Regionalism Unit Test

It is not necessary to stay after school today.

It's

"Now she rested her elbow on the cushion of the glove counter, and a pretty, pleasant young creature, delicate and DEFT of touch, drew a long-wristed "kid" over Mrs. Sommers's hand."

Skillful

The boys chorus won first prize in the competition.

boys'

At the bottom of the steps she stands waiting, with a smile of INEFFABLE joy...

indescribable

She got lost looking for the women restroom.

women's

The class ring found under my desk is your

yours

When the suffix -ly is added to an adjective such as Clever, the word

...

Respond to one of the following prompts: A. Regionalism is a form of Realism that emphasizes realistic settings, using local dialect, customs, and other specific details of a place. Identify the regional stories in the Realism and Regionalism unit. What part of the country is portrayed, and which details in the story distinguish it from other regions in America? B. Consider what you have learned about American history during the period of 1860 to the early 1900s. How do the stories in the Realism and Regionalism unit reflect what was going on in the country then?

(This is what I wrote you don't have to put this if you don't want to) A. In century American the Civil War and westward expansion created numerous changes in society and politics. American artists turned to realism and regionalism to comment on the new concerns of the time period such as the ongoing struggle of the working class.

In three to five sentences, explain how Ambrose Bierce's use of forshadowing or flashback influences "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."

(This is what I wrote you don't have to put this if you don't want to) When Peyton Farquhar is introduced in the story, he is in the last few minutes of his life as he waits for the support to be kicked out from under his feet so that the hanging can take place. The first element of foreshadowing occurs here when Farquhar imagines freeing himself from the rope falling into the river, and making his way home. The author wants to the reader to put that down as wishful thinking.

Which of the following settings are evident in the stories of Twain, Jewett, and Chesnutt? Check all that apply.

- American West - post- Civil War South - New England

The following passage exemplifies my writing style. The fighting had been hard and continuous...

Ambrose Bierce

Literary scholars suggest that the realistic dialect and humor used by my characters, in addition to the many proverbs I coined, helped American find its national voice.

C. Mark Twain

What literary device does the following passage employ? "There ain't a foot o'ground she don't know her way over...

Dialect

The following passage exemplifies my writing style. I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us- don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!

Emily Dickinson

...but through all the INTERMINABLE narrative there ran a vein of impressive earnestness and sincerity...

Endless

Everyones homework needs to be completed by the end of class.

Everyone's

I was the first African- American writer of the Realist movement.

F. Charles Waddell Chesnutt

I just opened a savings account at the First Federal Bank Main Street office.

First Federal Bank's

But perhaps the quality which most distinguished the woman is her FIDELITY and devotion to those she loves.

Loyalty

"They shouted and GESTICULATED, pointing at him."

Motioned

The sound came across the water with a distinctness that pierced and SUBDUED all other sounds, which were now ___ to his ears.

Muted

When the suffix -esque is added to the word picture, it becomes

an adjective