Realism Test

Question 1

Who wrote “Life on the Mississippi”

Answer 1

Mark Twain

Question 2

Who was a civil war soldier

Answer 2

Bierce

Question 3

Who wrote Portrait of a Lady

Answer 3

Henry James

Question 4

Who disappeared in Mexico

Answer 4

Bierce

Question 5

Who wrote “Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”

Answer 5

Mark Twain

Question 6

Who wrote Ambassador

Answer 6

Henry James

Question 7

Who wrote Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Answer 7

Bierce

Question 8

Who was cited for bravery 15 times

Answer 8

Bierce

Question 9

Who was the “steamboat captain”

Answer 9

Mark Twain

Question 10

What movement did Realism follow

Answer 10

Transcendentalism

Question 11

Know the 2 influential writers of Realism

Answer 11

Henry James and Mark Twain

Question 12

Know an extended metaphor from Life on the Mississippi

Answer 12

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

Question 13

The concepts for Realism came from where in the 1800s

Answer 13

France

Question 14

What was the name of the captain in the story Life on the Mississippi

Answer 14

Bixby

Question 15

What did Bierce use to establish his setting

Answer 15

His own experiences as a soldier

Question 16

How does Bierce have knowledge of war

Answer 16

He was a Civil War soldier

Question 17

In the third section of OOCB, Bierce has _____ and _____

Answer 17

The most words; covers the shortest amount of time

Question 18

Know five of the six characteristics of realism

Answer 18

Characters are more important than the plot
Events are usually plausible
Concentration is on the middle class
Reality is followed closely and in detail
Diction is natural and common

Question 19

Define American realism

Answer 19

An attempt to represent every day people and situations accurately without embellishment

Question 20

Know 2 clues to the actual occurrence in the story OOCB

Answer 20

Isolated, tree-lined road  
Swollen tongue
Pained neck
Congested eyes 
Description of the fall

Question 21

Describe all three sections of the short story OOCB

Answer 21

The explanation and background occurs in section 2. Section 1 begins in the middle of the story. The actual occurrence happens in section 3. This section contains the most words but covers the shortest amount of time.

Question 22

What is Mark Twain’s real name?

Answer 22

Samuel Langhorne Clemens