American Literature Set 4
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This set of American Literature Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on American Literature Set 4
Q1 | Huck's Pap returns because he:
- wants huck\s money
- wants revenge on judge thatcher
- misses his son
- all of the above
Q2 | When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:
- is a ghost
- has run away from home
- has come to arrest him
- is trying to bewitch him
Q3 | Jim runs away from Miss Watson because:
- she is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to new orleans
- he wants to spend time with huck
- he is tired of being a slave
- he wants to be re-united with his family
Q4 | The river best serves as a symbol of which of the following in Huckleberry Finn?
- equality
- slavery
- freedom
- commerce
Q5 | Huck assumes all of the following identities except:
- tom sawyer
- george peters
- thomas smith
- sarah williams
Q6 | From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal the inheritance in Huckleberry Finn?
- the wilks
- the shepherdsons
- the grangerfords
- the phelps
Q7 | What is Benjy's "graveyard" in The Sound and the Fury?
- two blue glass bottles full of flowers
- a patch of jimson weed
- the grave of a dead pet
- a pile of stones
Q8 | Why is Benjy's name changed in The Sound and the Fury?
- as a punishment for bad behaviour
- because father wants him to have his name
- because uncle maury is offended
- because mother wants to get rid of the "curse
Q9 | What attribute of Caddy does Benjy frequently note in The Sound and the Fury?
- has nightmares
- is a tomboy
- is afraid of her brothers
- smells like trees
Q10 | The character Damuddy in The Sound and the Fury is
- caddy’s daughter
- the compson’s cook
- the family name for carolyn compson
- the grandmother of the compson children
Q11 | The entire Quentin section in The Sound and the Fury is told over a period of
- a christmas vacation from his studies at harvard
- an unspecified block of years
- one day
- the year before caddy’s marriage
Q12 | What is the name of Son’s hometown in Tar Baby?
- tallahassee
- tampa
- elbow
- eloe
Q13 | What pest invades Valerian’s greenhouse in Tar Baby?
- ants
- mice
- snakes
- wasps
Q14 | What did Thérèse used to do as a job?
- she was a cook.
- she was a tour guide.
- she was a wet nurse.
- she was a janitor.
Q15 | What is the play Emperor Jones an allegory for?
- parenthood
- marriage
- integration
- u.s. imperialism
Q16 | What was the original title of the play Emperor Jones?
- the silver bullet
- the indies
- the escape
- the emperor brutus
Q17 | What is the only item of furniture in the palace of the emperor in Emperor Jones?
- a rocking chair
- a couch
- an ottoman
- a throne
Q18 | Who is the only subject in the palace in Emperor Jones?
- derek
- an old woman
- jeff
- lem
Q19 | What weapon is Smithers carrying in Emperor Jones?
- a whip
- a gun
- a sword
- a bomb
Q20 | Who tried to assassinate Jones in Emperor Jones?
- jeff
- smithers
- lem
- the old woman
Q21 | What did Jones tell his subjects was the only thing that could kill him in Emperor Jones?
- a silver bullet
- poison
- a knife
- an arrow
Q22 | Why did Jones kill Jeff in Emperor Jones?
- jeff owed him a large debt
- a dispute in a game of craps
- jeff slept with his wife
- jeff called him a name
Q23 | The action of the play The Glass Menagerie takes place in the
- 1890\s
- 1950\s
- 1960\s
- 1930\\\s
Q24 | The setting of the play The Glass Menagerie
- chicago
- new york
- new orleans
- st. louis
Q25 | Tom in The Glass Menagerie works at
- a shoe warehouse
- a bank
- the docks
- a bakery