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This set of American Literature Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on American Literature Set 5

Q1 | How is Laura physically handicapped in The Glass Menagerie?
  • she has a lame leg.
  • she is blind.
  • she is autistic.
  • she has a lame arm.
Q2 | Amanda never allows Laura or Tom to describe Laura's condition using the word
  • retarded
  • lame
  • unusual
  • crippled
Q3 | Jim O’Connor voices the opinion that
  • amanda is an inconsiderate hostess
  • laura should see a psychoanalyst
  • someone should kiss laura
  • tom should stop going to so many movies
Q4 | What does Tom warn Amanda about Mr. O’Connor?
  • mr. o’connor doesn’t like to go to the movies.
  • mr. o’connor has a drinking problem.
  • mr. o’connor has been fired from his last two jobs.
  • mr. o’connor doesn’t know about laura.
Q5 | What happens when Laura’s glass unicorn is broken?
  • she becomes ill and rushes to her room.
  • she demands that amanda get her a new one.
  • she maintains that now the unicorn is normal.
  • she tells tom she never cared for the unicorn.
Q6 | Dutchman" is a reference to a/an
  • plantation
  • slave ship
  • song
  • war
Q7 | What is Lula’s first name in “Dutchman?”
  • lyra
  • layla
  • lena
  • lora
Q8 | What poet does Clay, in “Dutchman”, say he thought he was?
  • coleridge
  • baudelaire
  • wordsworth
  • yeats
Q9 | Lula, in “Dutchman”, calls Clay "my _______
  • hero
  • christ
  • lover
  • saviour
Q10 | Lula, in “Dutchman”, labels Clay
  • an idiot
  • a slave
  • a liar
  • a murderer
Q11 | What is one thing that Lula, in “Dutchman” has in her bag?
  • glasses
  • a soda
  • cash
  • books
Q12 | Santiago is believed to be a :
  • Salao
  • murderer
  • Solazo
  • Beggar
Q13 | Santiago is consistently aided by:
  • Joe Dimaggio
  • The sharks
  • Other fishermen
  • Manolin
Q14 | The length of the Marlin is:
  • 17 feet
  • 18 feet
  • 19 feet
  • 20 feet
Q15 | The Old Man and the Sea was published in the year:
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
Q16 | How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin:
  • One hour
  • Five hours
  • One day
  • Fort five minutes
Q17 | How does Hemingway describe Santiago’s eyes?
  • They are full of pain.
  • They are blank with defeat.
  • They betray the weariness of his soul.
  • They are the color of the sea
Q18 | Who is Santiago’s hero?
  • Harry Truman
  • Joe DiMaggio
  • Dick Sisler
  • Fidel Castro
Q19 | The great Joe DiMaggio suffers from what affliction?
  • A bone spur
  • Alcoholism
  • A ruined knee
  • Failing eyesight
Q20 | How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin?
  • Ten minutes
  • One hour
  • Six hours
  • A full day
Q21 | The Old man and The Sea is set in:
  • Marshall Island
  • Canary Island
  • Puerto Rico
  • Cuba
Q22 | Of what did Santiago always dream?
  • Manolin
  • His Wife
  • Lions
  • Fish
Q23 | In what year was the Old Man and the Sea published?
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1965
  • 1953
Q24 | When the novella opens, how long has it been since Santiago last caught a fish?
  • 64 days
  • 84 days
  • 82 days
  • 85 days
Q25 | How does Hemingway translate the word “Salao” as a depiction of Santiago?
  • Crazy
  • Selfish
  • Old
  • “the worst form of unlicky