Literature Leveled Exam 01: Easy

Question 1

Which of the following works is an example of ancient environmental literature?

Answer 1

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 2

The imagery of Romantic poetry is BEST described as

Answer 2

sublime

Question 3

Who wrote the 1854 treatise Walden?

Answer 3

Henry David Thoreau

Question 4

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring inspired many Americans to

Answer 4

join the environmental movement

Question 5

The environmental justice movement originates from the

Answer 5

Civil Rights Movement

Question 6

Which of the following individuals coined the term “Cli-Fi”

Answer 6

Dan Bloom

Question 7

Which of the following awards did Linda Hogan receive for Solar Storms?

Answer 7

Colorado Book Award for Fiction

Question 8

Which of the following events inspired the plot of Solar Storms?

Answer 8

The James Bay Project

Question 9

Which of the following genres BEST describes Solar Storms?

Answer 9

bildungsroman

Question 10

The prologue of Solar Storms is narrated by Angel’s

Answer 10

great-grandmother

Question 11

Which of the following scientific theories does Husk mention?

Answer 11

Einstein’s Theory of Time

Question 12

Which of the following trails does Dora-Rogue remember despite its absence from the maps?

Answer 12

Million Dollar Trail

Question 13

To buy provisions for the women’s journey, Bush is forced to sell her

Answer 13

furs

Question 14

Dora-Rouge concludes that conquered people can reclaim their lives thorugh

Answer 14

protest

Question 15

What animal is the subject of Tulik’s creation story?

Answer 15

Beaver

Question 16

Why do the BEEVCO employees not take Auntie’s petition seriously?

Answer 16

It does not have enough signatures to matter.

Question 17

In Solar Storms, the dam construction ceases after a(n)

Answer 17

court decision

Question 18

Who scarred Angel’s face?

Answer 18

her mother

Question 19

Agnes identifies Loretta’s signature almond scent as being

Answer 19

cyanide

Question 20

Which of the following messages does Aurora MOST represent?

Answer 20

hope

Question 21

Which of the following concepts does Solar Storms challenge MOST?

Answer 21

land ownership

Question 22

Both Angel and her mother experienced

Answer 22

severe abuse

Question 23

Angel remarks that a human is

Answer 23

alive water

Question 24

What is the original name of the Fat-Eaters?

Answer 24

The Beautiful People

Question 25

Angel understands the legacy of settlers as being the removal of

Answer 25

spirit

Question 26

Which qualities of place are central in shaping how the characters of Solar Storms respond to environmental literature?

Answer 26

attachment and identity

Question 27

William Wordsworth was part of the

Answer 27

Lake Poets

Question 28

The sudden turn in line 9 of Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” is a(n)

Answer 28

volta

Question 29

The title of “Freeway 280” refers to an area near

Answer 29

San Jose

Question 30

The first stanza of Shihab Nye’s “Different Ways to Pray” focuses on

Answer 30

women

Question 31

Which sentence opens “Webcam the World”?

Answer 31

Get all of it.

Question 32

Dungy’s “The Blue” depicts the friendship between two

Answer 32

scientists

Question 33

In “Evergreen,” the speaker’s reverie is interrupted by the smell of

Answer 33

basil

Question 34

In “The air smelled dirty,” why MOST likely does the narrator’s father leave western Pennsylvania?

Answer 34

Living in a coal mining town is difficult.

Question 35

Who took the photograph to which “Earthrise” alludes

Answer 35

Bill Anders

Question 36

In “The Machine Stops,” Kuno is threatened with a punishment referred to as

Answer 36

Homelessness

Question 37

In what publication did “Once More to the Lake” first appear?

Answer 37

Harper’s Magazine

Question 38

Bisson’s “The Toxic Donut” is set on the soundstage of a(n)

Answer 38

award show

Question 39

Who encourages Shengnan to bring leeks to space?

Answer 39

her grandpa