50 tests on a topic “The literature of Great Depression: John Steinbeck, E. Caldwell

Critical but positive

Playful but sincere

Superior and formal

Proud but discouraged

29.What is the main conflict between the husband and wife in “Home Burial”?

1. 
   The wife is grieving for their dead child, but the husband doesn't care
   
2. 
   The wife is angry that her husband built a fence
   
3. 
   The husband does not listen to his wife
   
4. 
   The husband and wife do not understand each other's ways of grieving
   

30.Which of the following is not a characteristic that allows Lucinda Matlock to live to be an old woman?

1. 
   She is hardworking
   
2. 
   She accepts what she has been given
   
3. 
   She is giving
   
4. 
   She is strong spirited
   

31.What is the tone of “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?

1. 
   Bitter
   
2. 
   Proud
   
3. 
   Playful
   
4. 
   Sarcastic
   

32. In “The Sensible Thing,” George is what type of character?

1. 
   Flat
   
2. 
   Stock
   
3. 
   Static
   
4. 
   Round
   

33. Why is the title fitting for “A Clean, Well-lighted Place”?

1. 
   Because it is a safe place for people to visit
   
2. 
   Because it is a welcoming place for the lonely
   
3. 
   Because they keep it clean and lighted
   
4. 
   It is all of these things
   

34.The poetic device used extensively in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and “I, too, Sing of America” is

1. 
   Repetition
   
2. 
   Traditional format
   
3. 
   Rhyme
   
4. 
   Simile
   

35.What was the international literary and artistic movement that was characterized by a rejection of artistic conventions of the past known as?

1. 
   Realism
   
2. 
   Modernism
   
3. 
   Regionalism
   
4. 
   Naturalism
   

36.What is the setting for “A Wagner Matinee”?

A)New York
B)Balitmore
C)Boston✅
D)Nashville
37. In “The Sensible Thing,” George is a dynamic character. In what way(s) does he change?

1. 
   Physically
   
2. 
   Emotionally
   
3. 
   Financially
   
4.