ENGL 2210 Final Exam Study Guide

"The vague, living countryside, the moon, the remains of the day worked on me, as well as the slope of the road which eliminated any possibility of weariness. The afternoon was intimate, infinite. The road descended and forked among the now confused meadows... I thought that a man can be an enemy of other men, of the moments of other me, but not of a country: not of fireflies, words, gardens, streams of water, sunsets. Thus I arrived before a tall, rusty gate" - *Which text is this from*?

"The Garden of Forking Paths"

Who wrote "Daydreams of a Drunk Woman" ?

(Clarice) Lispector

Who wrote "The Metamorphosis" ?

(Franz) Kafka

Who wrote "Death Constant Beyond Love" ?

(Gabriel Garcia) Márquez

Who wrote "The Garden of Forking Paths" ?

(Jorge Luis) Borges

Who wrote "Diary of a Madman" ?

(Lu) Xun

Who wrote "Medicine" ?

(Lu) Xun

Who wrote "We Need New Names" ?

(NoViolet) Bulawayo

"His room, a proper human room, if admittedly rather too small, lay peacefully between the four familiar walls. Above the table, where an unpacked collection of cloth samples was arranged (Samsa was a traveling salesman), hung the picture he had (Samsa was a traveling salesman), hung the picture he had recently clipped from a glossy magazine an placed in an attractive gilt frame" - *Which text is this from*?

(The) Metamorphosis

"His room, a proper human room, if admittedly rather too small, lay peacefully between the four familiar walls. Above the table, where an unpacked collection of cloth samples was arranged (Samsa was a traveling salesman), hung the picture he had (Samsa was a traveling salesman), hung the picture he had recently clipped from a glossy magazine an placed in an attractive gilt frame" - *Who is speaking*?

(Unnamed) Narrator

"Transferred to a newer world, to a landscape of doomed, splendid deciduous trees, her ancestry presented, in one of its first phases, a white churchful of farmers against a black thunderhead, and then an imposing array of townsmen engaged in mercantile pursuits, as well as a number of learned men, such as Dr. Jonathan ----, the gaunt bore (1780-1839), who perished in the conflagration of the steamer Lexington to become later an habitué of -------'s tilting table." - *Who is speaking*?

(Unnamed) Narrator

Who wrote "The Vane Sisters" ?

(Vladimir) Nabokov

"The vague, living countryside, the moon, the remains of the day worked on me, as well as the slope of the road which eliminated any possibility of weariness. The afternoon was intimate, infinite. The road descended and forked among the now confused meadows... I thought that a man can be an enemy of other men, of the moments of other me, but not of a country: not of fireflies, words, gardens, streams of water, sunsets. Thus I arrived before a tall, rusty gate" - What type of narration is this?

Autodiegetic

"Diary of a Madman" was originally written in:

Chinese

"Medicine" was originally written in:

Chinese

What *time period* is "We Need New Names" ?

Contemporary

"Transferred to a newer world, to a landscape of doomed, splendid deciduous trees, her ancestry presented, in one of its first phases, a white churchful of farmers against a black thunderhead, and then an imposing array of townsmen engaged in mercantile pursuits, as well as a number of learned men, such as Dr. Jonathan ----, the gaunt bore (1780-1839), who perished in the conflagration of the steamer Lexington to become later an habitué of -------'s tilting table." - *Who is being spoken about*?

Cynthia (Vane)

"The Garden of Forking Paths" includes examples of: a) A frame story b) Multiple narrators c) Metatextuality d) All of the above

D (All of the Above)

The Senator, Nelson, and Laura are characters in which story?

Death Constant Beyond Love

"The Vane Sisters" was originally written in:

English

"We Need New Names" was originally written in:

English

"The Metamorphosis" was originally written in:

German

"His room, a proper human room, if admittedly rather too small, lay peacefully between the four familiar walls. Above the table, where an unpacked collection of cloth samples was arranged (Samsa was a traveling salesman), hung the picture he had (Samsa was a traveling salesman), hung the picture he had recently clipped from a glossy magazine an placed in an attractive gilt frame" - *Who is being spoken about*?

Gregor

"Memoirs of A Declining Ryukyuan Woman" was originially written in:

Japanese

Who wrote "Memoirs of A Declining Ryukyuan Woman" ?

Kushi (Fusako)

This story follows a young Okinawan woman living on the mainland of Japan as she secretly visits her uncle, a prominent Japanese businessman who hides the fact the he too, is an Okinawan from his wife, daughter, and colleagues. Upon the uncle's first visit to his home in Okinawa 30 years after his disappearance, he finds his family mostly dead, and those remaining live in extreme poverty. He is disgusted and never returns. He arranges instead to meet with Kushi in secret to give her several yen to send to his relatives on Okinawa. - This is the *plot* for which story?

Memoirs of A Declining Ryukyuan Woman

What *time period* is "Diary of a Madman" ?

Modernism

What *time period* is "Medicine" ?

Modernism

What *time period* is "Memoirs of A Declining Ryukyuan Woman" ?

Modernism

What *time period* is "The Metamorphosis" ?

Modernism

What *genre* is "We Need New Names" ?

Novel

What *genre* is "The Metamorphosis" ?

Novella

"Daydreams of a Drunk Woman" was originally written in:

Portuguese

What *time period* is "Daydreams of a Drunk Woman?

Postmodernism

What *time period* is "Death Constant Beyond Love?"

Postmodernism

What *time period* is "The Garden of Forking Paths" ?

Postmodernism

What *time period* is "The Vane Sisters" ?

Postmodernism

All Postmodern texts are this genre:

Short Story

What *genre* is "Daydreams of a Drunk Woman" ?

Short Story

What *genre* is "Death Constant Beyond Love" ?

Short Story

What *genre* is "Diary of a Madman" ?

Short Story

What *genre* is "Medicine" ?

Short Story

What *genre* is "Memoirs of A Declining Ryukyuan Woman" ?

Short Story

What *genre* is "The Garden of Forking Paths" ?

Short Story

What *genre* is "The Vane Sisters" ?

Short Story

"Death Constant Beyond Love" was originally written in:

Spanish

"The Garden of Forking Paths" was originally written in:

Spanish

Yu Tsun, Dr. Stephen Albert, Ts'ui Pen, Captain Richard Madden, and The Chief are characters in which story?

The Garden of Forking Paths

"Transferred to a newer world, to a landscape of doomed, splendid deciduous trees, her ancestry presented, in one of its first phases, a white churchful of farmers against a black thunderhead, and then an imposing array of townsmen engaged in mercantile pursuits, as well as a number of learned men, such as Dr. Jonathan ----, the gaunt bore (1780-1839), who perished in the conflagration of the steamer Lexington to become later an habitué of Cynthia's tilting table." - *Which text is this from*?

The Vane Sisters

A teacher struggles with the ghosts of a former student and her sister. - This is the *plot* for which story?

The Vane Sisters

On his usual Sunday afternoon stroll, the narrator, a French literature professor at a women's college, watches icicles dripping from a nearby eave with intense meditation. He walks on, and is distracted by the reddish shadows cast by a parking meter and restaurant sign. He runs into D., a former colleague who casually informs him that Cynthia ----, with whom the narrator had formerly had a short relationship, has died. - *This is the beginning of the plot for which story?*

The Vane Sisters

Which text is known for its use of an unreliable narrator?

The Vane Sisters

Darling, Chipo, Bastard, Godknows, and Sbho are characters in which text?

We Need New Names