Realism/Naturalism Test



Realism/Naturalism Test

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

____ 1. Choose a quotation from this story that reveals an objective point of view.

____ 2. Why does the author describe how Peyton Farquhar reacts to the sound of his watch?

____ 3. In order to understand the relationship between the three distinct parts of the story, the reader must clarify

____ 4. Which of the following contributes most to the feeling of suspense in “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”?

____ 5. Bierce encourages the reader to sympathize with Peyton Farquhar by

____ 6. When Peyton Farquhar suggests sabotage, the Federal scout suggests that the bridge can be burned down. What does this say about the scout’s character?

____ 7. What points of view does Bierce use in this story?

____ 8. Why does Peyton Farquhar fall through the bridge at the beginning of Part III?

____ 9. What is the main function of the flashback in this story?

____ 10. Which message is Bierce trying to convey in this story?

____ 11. Which event happens first in the true sequence of events?

____ 12. Which of the following excerpts provides a clue that certain events occur in Peyton Farquhar’s imagination rather than in reality?

____ 13. Why is the narrator surprised to find Peyton Farquhar about to be hanged?

____ 14. Choose an excerpts that shows a limited third-person point of view?

From a “Boy’s Ambition” and “The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”

____ 15. Which of the following best describes Jim Smiley?

____ 16. When the apprentice engineer is able to “cut out every boy in the village,” he is able to do what?

____ 17. For the author as a boy, the Mississippi River was above all what?

____ 18. Base your answer on the following excerpt:

“[Smiley’s dog] would grab the other dog . . . and hang on till they throwed up the sponge.”

In this sentence, the words “throwed up the sponge” mean that the people watching the dog fight would

____ 19. The reader is led to believe that Andrew Jackson, the fighting dog, lost his last fight because of

____ 20. What makes the steamboat such a source of fascination for the boys?

____ 21. Which of the following does Mark Twain use to add humor to this story?

____ 22. Twain uses exaggeration in “The Boys’ Ambition” primarily to

____ 23. Who describes Smiley to the reader?

____ 24. In the sentence “By and by one of our boys went away,” the expression “by and by” means

____ 25. Why did Smiley act indifferently when the stranger asked him about Dan’l Webster?

____ 26. When Jim Smiley brought Dan’l Webster downtown and “lay for a bet,” Twain means that Jim Smiley would

____ 27. Why does the author describe the arrival of the steamboat in such great detail?

____ 28. Which of the following sayings best describes the author’s attitude toward the boy who becomes an apprentice engineer?

____ 29. One aspect of “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” that makes the story humorous is the fact that

“The Outcasts of Poker Flat”

____ 30. The description of the campsite is given for what purpose?

____ 31. Which of the following best describes the feelings that the four outcasts have about one another immediately after they are driven out of Poker Flat?

____ 32. What important plot development is brought on by Uncle Billy’s stealing of the mules?

____ 33. What is the main message of “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”?

____ 34. Which is the most likely reason the author includes the character of the Duchess in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”?

____ 35. The fact that Mother Shipton refers to Piney as “the child” suggests that she

____ 36. Choose a motto that best describes Uncle Billy’s actions?

____ 37. Give an example of an excerpt from the story gives the reader a sense of the regional aspects of the story?

____ 38. Choose a word that best characterizes the author’s attitude toward the outcasts in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”?

____ 39. The statement “it was only in such easily established standards of evil that Poker Flat ventured to sit in judgment” tells the reader that Poker Flat

____ 40. Which of the following words best describe Mr. Oakhurst’s character?

____ 41. Which question would be most helpful to ask after learning that Mother Shipton has died?

____ 42. What is the most important effect that Tom Simson and Piney Woods have on the outcasts?

____ 43. Harte tells the reader that before Mr. Oakhurst parted from the group with Tom Simson, “He turned suddenly, and kissed the Duchess, leaving her pallid face aflame and her trembling limbs rigid with amazement.” What can the reader infer from this scene?

____ 44. Which element of the story shows most clearly that “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” is an example of regional literature?

Vocabulary and Grammar

____ 51. What is the probable result of a “monotonous narrative”?

____ 52. Who is best described as garrulous in “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”?

____ 53. The double negatives used in Twain’s “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” are used to convey

____ 54. The drayman’s “prodigious voice” in “The Boys’ Ambition” makes him well suited to

____ 55. What is the meaning of the phrase “hadn’t no” in “he hadn’t no idea”?

____ 59. Which excerpt from the selection was made by someone with a querulous attitude?

|a. |“Tommy, you’re a good little man.” |

|b. |“Just you go out there and cuss, and see.” |

|c. |“There’s one chance in a hundred to save her yet.” |

|d. |“You are not going, too?” |

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter 1 Questions

Study Questions

1. Give a brief summary of the end of the novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

2. Why did Twain choose a young boy as the narrator for the novel?

3. Name one of the major themes of the novel.

4. Give an example of superstition in Chapter 1.

5. Compare the character of the Widow Douglas to her sister, Miss Watson.

6. At what period in history does the story take place?

7. Give an example of satire (a device in literature that blends criticism of society with humor) in Chapter 1.

8. What do the Widow Douglas and Miss Watson try to teach Huck in order to civilize him?

9. What did the slaves do before they went to bed at night?

10. Who gave the catcall after midnight?

Chapters 2 and 3 Questions

1. Where does Tom take Huck and the gang?

2. What does Jim think has happened when he finds his hat hanging in the tree?

3. When Tom’s gang tries to rob the rich “Spaniards” and “A-rabs,” who do they actually rob?

4. Where does Tom get his ideas for robbing and killing people?

5. If anyone reveals the secrets of the gang, the boy and his family must be killed. Whom does Huck offer as

his family to be killed?

6. Contrast the personalities of Huck and Tom.

7. Whose slave is Jim?

8. Who are Joe Harper and Ben Rogers?

9. What purpose does the Mississippi River serve in the novel?

10. How wide is the river in this chapter?

Chapters 4 and 5 Questions and Answers

Study Questions

1. How does Huck feel about school in these chapters?

2. How does Huck know his pap is back in town?

3. Why is Huck in a big hurry to give Judge Thatcher his money?

4. What does Judge Thatcher give Huck in exchange for the six thousand dollars?

5. Huck consults Jim about his father. What does he want to know?

6. How does Pap feel about Huck’s ability to read and write?

7. Who goes to court to gain custody of Huck?

8. Who takes Pap into their house in an attempt to reform him?

9. Does Pap turn over a new leaf as he says he will? Explain your answer.

10. What is Twain’s commentary on superstition in Chapter 4?

chapters 15 Questions

5. Why are Huck and Jim separated in the fog?

6. What kind of trick does Huck play on Jim?

7. How does Jim feel about the trick?

8. How many nights will it take to get to Cairo?

9. Where has Huck learned about kings?

10. Which river will Huck and Jim travel to get to the free states?

Chapters 35

4. What is Huck’s first and most practical plan of escape?

5. What are some of Huck’s other plans of escape for Jim?

6. Why does Tom want to saw the bedpost leg in half?

7. Why does Huck think Tom’s plan is foolish?

8. Where does Huck get the bedsheets for the rope ladder?

9. What plan do they finally adopt to free Jim?

10. How long does Tom think it should take to dig Jim out?

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