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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