WORDLIT MA2

In what year did "The Story of an Hour" first appeared in Vogue?

1894

Which of the following lines pertain the setting of the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings?" ● There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth ● The world had been sad since Tuesday. ● A traveling carnival arrived with a flying acrobat who buzzed over the crowd several times.-suggestion ● Pelayo and Elisanda were still killing crabs

A traveling carnival arrived with a flying acrobat who buzzed over the crowd several times.-suggestion

This particular line proves that the tone of Marquez's story is melancholic because of the sweet-sadness of an 'angel' in terrible circumstances... ● "...his main feathers had been mistreated by terrestrial winds, and nothing about him measured up to the proud dignity of angels... ● "..he had an unbearable smell of the outdoors, the back side of his wings was strewn with parasites..." ● ".. The angel is very out-of-place and the people do not fully appreciate the extraordinary circumstances they are in, which is sad and ignorant of them, and a little bit funny, given that so many people would be honored to see an 'angel!.." ● All of the above

All of the above

Which of the following literary theories can be applied to analyze the essay "The Real Meaning of Security?" ● Formalism ● Deconstruction-suggestion ● Marxism

Deconstruction-suggestion

​​Magical realism portrays fantastical events in an otherwise realistic tone. It brings fables, folk tales and biographies into contemporary social relevance. ● True ● False

FALSE

Who first introduced the concept/term 'magical realism? (ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

FRANZ ROH

In the Story of an Hour, what one word did Louise repeat to herself (for her soul) as she imbibe a sense of revelation from self- possession to self-independence? (ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

FREE

What is the theme of the short story, A Very Old Man with an Enormous Wings'? ● Friendship ● Love ● Miracle ● Faith

Faith

Flashback is the writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in the story. The use of this technique both creates suspense and prepares the reader for what is to come. ● True ● False

False

Magical realism focuses on ordinary people going about their ordinary lives in an extraordinary world. ● True ● False

False

The analysis below on "The Story of an Hour" is leaning towards what specific literary theory? Passage 1 "There are many forms of oppression in 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin. Not only does the wife suffer in her medical and marital conditions, but she also poses a threat to herself, as her sister warns. This danger is particularly noticeable, since all of the action in the story revolves around the wife's preservation. Everything is orchestrated to save her from any sudden and/or extreme distress. In the end, the equilibrium of her situation is what survives: the husband's return signals the return of her oppressive condition and ensures that she will experience no more than a momentary change in her situation. It is this unchanging prospect--the preservation of her oppressive condition--that proves Louise Mallard, or rather her circumstances, fatal to herself." Retrieved from http://www.siff.us.es/fil/publicaciones/apuntes/csanchez/Chopin.pdf ● Formalism ● Psychoanalytic ● Marxism ● Feminism

Feminism

Nalo Hopkinson shares how to use language to make fiction really come alive. Below are some of Hopkinson's presentation. Which of the following is not a statement from the presentation? ● As a writer, you need to create unexpected connotations among your story elements. ● Fiction plays with our sense, taste, smell and our ability to abstract and makes complex associations. ● The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. ● Fiction uses cliches and non-tactile languages.

Fiction uses cliches and non-tactile languages.

What element of magical realism describes the arrival of carnival in the village? Folkloric details with fantasy elements Natural phenomenon The horrible and the romance True to life narrative

Folkloric details with fantasy elements

What element of magical realism describes the arrival of carnival in the village? ● The horrible and the romance ● Folkloric details with fantasy elements ● Natural phenomena ● True-to-life narrative

Folkloric details with fantasy elements

Which of the following lines showcases a character's experience of Epiphany? ● She was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window ● New Spring life ● A joy that kills ● Free, Free, Free

Free, Free, Free

What is Richards's relation to Brently? ● Son ● Brother ● Enemy ● Friend

Friend

How does pelayo's treatment of the old man differ from that of the other villagers He is much crueller He is somewhat kinder He is much kinder He is somewhat crueller

He is somewhat kinder

What aspect of life after Brently's death is Louise Mallard ecstatic about? ● Receiving his life insurance ● The opportunity to marry ● Receiving lots of attention socially ● Independence

Independence

What emotion does Louise NOT feel over the course of the Story of an Hour? ● Grief ● Exhaustion ● Anticipation ● Ire

Ire

Which of the following does not contribute to the overall characterization of the old man in the story? ● It establishes the tone and atmosphere of/ in the story. ● It explains how natural phenomenon is fused with other elements such as violence, religion and history. ● It suggests about the distortions of reality. ● Both the serious and trivial tone characterize the complexity of the story's meaning.

It suggests about the distortions of reality.

In the Story of an Hour, this universal concept is considered the unsolved mystery in which selfhood is its precondition. What is this? (ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

LOVE

What general theme about the story is suggested in the following set of ideas: ...dreadful and horrifying events, life's complex circumstances, collapse of the mansion, false reality? ● Illness ● Madness ● Evil ● Life's Mystery

Life's Mystery

What did Louise Mallard usually feel toward her husband during their early life together? ● Resentment ● Indifference ● Love

Love

This is a genre of literature (of fiction to be more specific) that depicts the real world as having an undercurrent of magic or fantasy. (ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

MAGICAL REALISM

This element of essay identifies the reason for writing, which is suggested at the start of the essay and echoed throughout. It establishes the reason why one has thought of the topic that needed taking up and why the reader should care. (ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

MOTIVE

The analysis below is informed largely by the ideas and principles of the Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is a novel about extreme poverty juxtaposed with extreme wealth, extreme power versus extreme helplessness. It was written with the purpose of critiquing an intensely unequal society, and as such can be viewed as a verisimilitude of our world. ● Formalist ● Archetypal ● Psychological ● Marxist

Marxist

From where does Louise Mallard's revelation come in the Story of an Hour? ● Bedroom ● News ● Sister ● Nature

Nature

Where did Richards learn about Brently's death? ● Town Square ● Union Office ● Train Station ● Newspaper Office

Newspaper Office

Which of the following ideas agree with the argument presented in the essay "The Indispensable Opposition?"

Opponents keep a political leader on the path of reason and good sense

Which statement best identifies the theme of the story "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"? ● People are able to form strong connections with others in their community during hard times. ● Sometimes people are not held accountable for their harmful actions but rather go on to prosper from them. ● Humans constantly take advantage and abuse the environment around them as well as its creatures. ● People seek to rationalize the unexplainable in ways that serve their self-interest.

People seek to rationalize the unexplainable in ways that serve their self-interest.

The following line is an example of what figurative language: "The world had been sad since Tuesday." ● Hyperbole ● Irony ● Metaphor ● Personification

Personification

Foreshortening, skipping, decentring, transposing, and fragmentation are concepts associated with the literary theory. ● Psychoanalytical ● Feminist ● Marxist ● Postmodern

Postmodern

Which of the following events in the first featured story is an example of irony? ● The appearance of the angel was upstaged by the arrival of a carnival act. ● During the rainy season, Pelayo's courtyard was wet and smelled like dead crabs. ● The child survived and eventually went to school. ● They let the angel sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down.

The appearance of the angel was upstaged by the arrival of a carnival act.

What is significant about The Story of an Hour's setting? ● The story encompasses one hour. ● The setting makes no difference. ● It takes place in a large house. ● The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.

The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.

The events that occur after that tie up "loose ends" and perform the necessary plot actions to fulfill the protagonist's fortunes that are now clear is called resolution. ● True ● False

True

This is the symbol of a great burden in the story of gabriel garcia marquez. Such isolates a person - metaphorically or otherwise (answer in all caps)

WINGS

What is the only virtue which was left in the old man with enormous wings? ● Love ● Kindness ● Perseverance ● patience

patience

The overall details in this story A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings help you to- ● understand why the angel remains in the backyard ● visualize where the angel came from ● visualize the setting and characters ● understand where the angel is going

understand where the angel is going

Which of the following lines could be lifted or picked out to support Feminism as approach to comprehending Eve Ensler's The Real Meaning of Security? ● "Real security means contemplating death, not pretending it doesn't exist." ● "Why has all this focus on security made me feel so much more insecure? What does anyone mean when they speak of security? Why are we suddenly a nation and a people who strive for security above all else?" ● "All of these identities have protected me from my shadow, my darkness, my sexist/racist impulses, my meat eater, my violence." ● "I have met women with their faces melted off from acid. I have met college girls drugged and raped in fancy U.S. colleges. These particular people, rather than turning violent themselves, have gone into the heart of the pain, the loss."

"I have met women with their faces melted off from acid. I have met college girls drugged and raped in fancy U.S. colleges. These particular people, rather than turning violent themselves, have gone into the heart of the pain, the loss."

Which of the following lines could be lifted or picked out to support Psychological as approach to comprehending Eve Ensler's The Real Meaning of Security? ● "Real security means contemplating death, not pretending it doesn't exist." ● "We all die. We all get sick. We all get old. People leave us. People surprise us. People change us. Nothing is secure.!" ● "In reality, you are not one drop safer. A meteor could fall from the sky, a tsunami could rise up from the sea, someone could fly a plane through your building." ● "Of course now you can no longer feel what another person feels because that might shatter your heart, confuse your basic thinking, destroy the whole structure. Ideas get shorter-they become sound bites."

"Of course now you can no longer feel what another person feels because that might shatter your heart, confuse your basic thinking, destroy the whole structure. Ideas get shorter-they become sound bites."