realism and naturalism test

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

political forces to vote

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

Poets rely on connotations of words to

suggest meaning

You can infer that London thinks

that the man is a fool

Motivation refers to

the reasons for a character's actions

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

were most interested in the impact of social forces on people

Each of the objects that Mrs. Sommers buys is

an unnecessary extravagance

In the story of an hour Mrs. Mallard responds to the news of her husband's death in all of the following 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

Naturalistic writers often showed human life as

crude and subject to the natural laws of the universe

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

does not pay enough attention to his immediate surroundings

The irony of Miniver Cheevy's story is that he

dreams of great deeds while failing to act

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

dutiful, caring parent

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 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

The naturalistic novel has all of the following characteristics except

larger-than-life, idealistic heroes

When Clark was a boy Georgiana warned him not to

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

Which of the following sentences describes and internal conflict

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

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

Secret miseries

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

She is likely acting on an impulse

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

bread


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