American Realism Test

Question 1

Define American Realism

Answer 1

An attempt to represent everyday people/situations accurately without embellishment

Question 2

Where did the concepts for Realism come from?

Answer 2

France in the early 1800s

Question 3

What movement comes before Realism?

Answer 3

Trans/Anti-Trans

Question 4

Who are the two most influential writers of this movement?

Answer 4

Henry James and Mark Twain

Question 5

Name 5 if the 6 characteristics of Realism

Answer 5

Characters are more important than the Plot 
Objectivity is very important 
Diction is natural and common 
Concentration is on the middle class 
Events are usually plausible

Question 6

Civil War Hero

Answer 6

Ambrose Bierce

Question 7

Born as Samuel Clemens

Answer 7

Mark Twain

Question 8

Wrote The Portrait of a Lady

Answer 8

Henry James

Question 9

Disappeared in Mexico

Answer 9

Ambrose Bierce

Question 10

Wrote “The Jumping Frog”

Answer 10

Mark Twain

Question 11

Wrote “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

Answer 11

Ambrose Bierce

Question 12

Wrote “The Ambassador”

Answer 12

Henry James

Question 13

Cited for bravery 15 times

Answer 13

Ambrose Bierce

Question 14

Worked as a Steam Boat Captain

Answer 14

Mark Twain

Question 15

Who wrote Life on the Mississippi?

Answer 15

Mark Twain

Question 16

Summarize the plot of Life on the Mississippi in 3 sentences

Answer 16

The story talks about the different aspects of the river and its life in the 19th century. The river is to be seen as a living and breathing being of the world. The river is the most important person in the story.

Question 17

In LOM, Twain is an apprentice aboard _______.

Answer 17

Steamboat

Question 18

Who is the captain of the boat?

Answer 18

Captain Bixby

Question 19

What is the extended metaphor Twain uses to describe learning to drive a steamboat?

Answer 19

He compares learning the layout of the river to reading a book

Question 20

What does Bierce use to establish the setting?

Answer 20

Intense use of details

Question 21

Where does Bierce get his knowledge about the war?

Answer 21

His own experiences

Question 22

Describe the three parts of the Owl Creek

Answer 22

A feigned hero
A fantasy
A violent death

Question 23

What are some of the clues about what is truly happening to Farquhar?

Answer 23

Isolated tree-lined road,

neck pains, swollen tongue, congested eyes

Question 24

What is unique about the 3rd section?

Answer 24

It contains the most words but covers the shortest amount of time

Question 25

Foreshadowing

Answer 25

The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen next in the story

Question 26

Flashback

Answer 26

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Question 27

Flashback

Answer 27

interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.

Question 28

3rd Person Limited Point of View

Answer 28

the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

Question 29

Objective Point of View

Answer 29

the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story’s action and dialogue.

Question 30

Omniscient Point of View

Answer 30

narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story