1. ANSWER: D: all of the above
Richard Cory
How do people view Richard Cory? A: wealthy B: knowledgeable C: collected D: all of the above
ANSWER: D: all of the above

2. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
What is death compared to? A: a suitor taking her to a party B: her father walking her down the aisle C: God D: None of the above
ANSWER: A: a suitor taking her to a party

3. Whitewash Scene from Tom Sawyer
What literary movement is this piece apart of? A: romanticism B: transcendentalism C: realism D: anti-transcendentalism
ANSWER: C: realism

4. ANSWER: D: Walt Whitman
I, Too
Who is I, Too addressed to? A: Fredrick Douglas B: Willa Cather C: Jack London D: Walt Whitman
ANSWER: D: Walt Whitman

5. Water, is taught by thirst
Who is the author of this piece? A: Tom Sawyer B: Emily Dickenson C: Langston Hughes D: Willa Cather
ANSWER: B: Emily Dickenson

6. ANSWER: D: None of the above
Emily Dickenson
What literary movement is Emily Dickenson a part of? A: romanticism B: transcendentalism C: realism D: None of the above
ANSWER: D: None of the above

7. Which is false about Richard Corey?
A- He committed suicide
B- He is poor
C- He has nice clothing
D- He has a good education

8. Which state did Clark grow up in?
A- Nevada
B- Massachusetts
C- Iowa
D- Nebraska

9. Who was the author of To Build a Fire?
A- Richard Corey
B- Emily Dickenson
C- Jack London
D- Walt Whitman

10. What color did Tom have to paint the fence?
A- Sky blue
B- Forest green
C- Magenta
D- White

11. What movement was Hughes a part of?
A- The Harlem Renaissance
B- Revolutionary War
C- Civil War
D- He wrote the Declaration of Independence

12. Which emotion did Dickenson portray in most of her poetry?
A- Joy
B- Excitement
C- Love
D- Depression

13. What is Douglass fighting for in My Bondage and My Freedom?
A- The last cookie in the cookie jar
B- Equal Rights
C- To get out of prison
D- Liz Bruchansky

14. What race is the narrator in To Walt Whitman?
A- Caucasian
B- African American
C- Asian
D- Native American

15. What does Emily Dickinson say is “ Wider than the Sky”
A- The ocean
B- A Hershey Bar
C- God
D- The Brain

16. What Nationality is Langston Hughes?
A- Caucasian
B- British
C- German
D- African American

17. I Will Fight no more Forever
What is the weather doing to the children?
Making them sweat uncontrollably
They are freezing to death
Nothing

18. To Walt Whitman What race was the person speaking? Italian British
Native Amerindian

19. There’s a Certain Slant of Light
What did the light symbolize?
Death
Driving away from life
Both

20. Whitewash Scene from Tom Sawyer
Why was he painting the fence?
For fun
For work purposes
As a punishment

21. I Will Fight No More Forever
Why does Chief Joseph want to stop fighting?
So many people are dying
People are cold and have no blankets
Running out of food
All of the above
D. All of the above

22. To Walt Whitman What is Angela de Hoyos saying to Walt Whitman?
A) That her race isn’t included in his poetry
B) That he is racist in his poetry
C) That his poetry is very dull
D) she admires his poetry

23. From My Bondage and My Freedom
Why is it a problem is learning to read?
He learns to escape
He reads about freedom and anti slavery
All of the above
c) All of the above

24. Emily Dickinson What is a common theme in her poetry? Death Freedom
Nature
None of the above
A) Death

25. Tom Sawyer How did Tom get his chores done? He did them on his own
He didn’t do his chores
He tricked the boys in town to do them
C) He tricked the boys in town to do them

26. “To Build A fire” What style is this piece? Naturalism
Transcendentalism
Realism
A) Naturalism

27. “A Wagner Matinee” Why does he take her to the Matinee?
To thank her for raising him
She used to be a music teacher and piano player
To treat her
All of the above
D) All of the above

28. Richard Cory What does the Narrator think of him? he’s jealous
He admires him
He looks up to him
All of the above

29. “I will fight no more forever”
Chief Joseph p. 602
What is Chief Joseph trying to say in this speech?
a. He is giving up
b. How we share land
c. Everyone is equal
d. How destructively and poorly treated the Native Americans were treated
e. Both A and D
f. Both B and C
Answer: C

30. “I too” What is Langston Hughes famous for writing about:
Overcoming adversity/ equality
America is a lovely place
Black is beautiful
His childhood
Both A and C
Both B and C
Answer: e

31. “To Walt Whitman” What is the author trying to say to Whitman?
She loves America
She is Hispanic
She hopes to come to America someday
That everyone counts
Not everyone is part of the country
Answer: D

32. Emily Dickenson
What is Emily Dickenson’s main tone in her poems often:
Happiness
Nostalgia
Sadness
Joy
Contemplative
Depression
Both A and C
Both C and F
Answer: H

33. Astronomer What does he think of the Astronomer: Fantastic Terrible
Interesting
Bored
He wants to be him when he grows up
Answer: d

34. Whitewash scene from Tom Sawyer
How does Tom get his friends to paint the fence:
They want to
He tricks them
Tom paints the Fence by himself
Answer: b

35. “To Build a Fire” Who does the man in the story listen to:
The old man who tells him to watch out
No one
His dog
He listens to everyone
No one tells him anything
Answer: c

36. In “I will fight no more forever”, why does Chief Joseph surrender?
Lack of food
Lack of shelter
Lack of clothes
All of the above

37. What kinds of stories does Emily Dickinson write?
Novelas
Poems
Short stories

38. Where does Jack London’s story take place?
Iceland
Canada
Alaska
Russia
Yukon territory

39. Whitewash scene from Tom Sawyer
Why does Tom have to paint the fence?
a. He is a painter
b. He is bored
c. It is his punishment C

40. “Richard Corey” What happens at the end of the poem?
a. Richard Corey gets married
b. Richard Corey kills himself
c. Richard Corey wins the lottery B

41. “My Bondage and my Freedom”
Why is it important this story is nonfiction?
It was important to his family
All blacks were taught to read
His close friend died and it was his story
Large part of American history that people should know about & shouldn’t happen again

42. “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”
Does Whitman like the idea of applying math to nature?
Yes because he loves math
Yes because he thinks that math is an important aspect of nature
No because Whitman believes nature is beautiful
No because Whitman hates math

43. “Tom Sawyer”
Which word best describes Tom in one word according to Mark Twain.
Kind
Sad
Rascal
Shy

44. “Richard Corey” What’s the irony of the literary piece, Richard Corey?
People thought he had a great life and he ended up taking his life
People thought he was angry but he was always happy
People thought he was a family man but he had affairs
People thought he was crazy but he was just a genius

45. “A Wagner Matinee”
Why was Clark’s aunt so upset at the end of the Matinee?
She hated the performance
She was jealous of their talent
She was bored
She missed her old life

46. “I too” Langston Hughes pg. 448
I too is responding to which piece?
A. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
B. I hear America Singing
C. Refugee in America
D. Dream Variations

47. “To Build a Fire” by jack London p. 608
Why did the fire go out in the first place?
A. the wind
B. snow fell on it
C. it died out
D. water

48. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
“Ancient, dusky, rivers.” what does dusky mean?
A. bright
B. light
C. shadowy
D. black

49. A Wagner Matinee What did Clark’s aunt do during the Matinee?
Sat and watched
Cried
Moved her fingers in a way like she was playing the piano
Both B and C

50. Emily Dickenson What is a common theme in Emily Dickenson’s poetry?
Life
Death
Animals
None of the above

51. My bondage and My freedom
How did the man come to wanting freedom?
From his books
From hearing about it in town
From a television show
Both A and B

52. To Walt Whitman
Why was Angela de Hoyos writing about giving a guitar to Walt Whitman?
She thought that he was a good musician
She wanted him to talk about her people in a song since they were left out of his poems
She was teaching him to play guitar
Both A and B

53. I Too What is the main theme of this poem? Kitchen etiquette Eating
Freedom
All of the above

54. I will fight no more forever
What happened to Chief Joseph’s people?
They were all separated or dying
They were taken into slavery
They didn’t like him as chief so they all left
None of the above

55. Tips and suggestions
You will need to match author to work, so know who wrote what
You will have short answer questions: look at the quizzes and at the questions we talked about in class
You will have “short essay” questions (paragraph length responses)
You will have an essay
Think about common themes, ideas—they make great short essay and essay questions