American Authors Flashcards
Who wrote ‘The Great Gatsby’?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is the main theme of ‘Moby-Dick’?
The struggle between man and nature
Which author is known for the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’?
Robert Frost
True or False: Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Clemens.
True
Fill in the blank: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ was written by ______.
J.D. Salinger
What genre is ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’?
Southern Gothic
Who is the author of ‘Beloved’?
Toni Morrison
Which novel features the character Hester Prynne?
The Scarlet Letter
What is the primary setting of ‘The Grapes of Wrath’?
The Great Depression
Who wrote ‘The Sound and the Fury’?
William Faulkner
True or False: Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for ‘The Old Man and the Sea’.
True
What is the central conflict in ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’?
Huck’s struggle against societal norms
Which author is associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
Fill in the blank: ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ was written by ______.
Zora Neale Hurston
Who wrote ‘The Bell Jar’?
Sylvia Plath
What is the main focus of ‘Fahrenheit 451’?
Censorship and the suppression of ideas
Which author is known for the short story ‘The Lottery’?
Shirley Jackson
Who wrote ‘The Age of Innocence’?
Edith Wharton
True or False: Walt Whitman is known for his collection ‘Leaves of Grass’.
True
What is the title of the poem that begins with ‘Because I could not stop for Death’?
Because I could not stop for Death
Who is the author of ‘Invisible Man’?
Ralph Ellison
Which novel is set during the American Civil War and follows the life of a young girl?
Little Women
Fill in the blank: ‘The Crucible’ was written by ______.
Arthur Miller
Who wrote ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’?
Kurt Vonnegut
What is the main subject of ‘The Color Purple’?
The lives of African American women in the early 20th century
Who is the author of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’?
J.D. Salinger
True or False: ‘The Road’ is a novel by Cormac McCarthy.
True
