Test 4

Question 1

What is the story memory about?

Answer 1

The narrator remembers herself as a young teenager lying beside a lake after her usual morning swim. She was looking back at the memory of her first love and intentionally touch him on the stair case.

Question 2

Why is the story “Memory” ironic?

Answer 2

Because she never spoke about her love and she didn’t know to much about him but she’s old now and can make the memory blossom at will for protection of the world.

Question 3

In the story “ Memory”, what did she see at the beach that made her memory unpleasant?

Answer 3

She saw an ugly family who had ugly bodies

Question 4

What was the story “ Memory” really about?

Answer 4

She uses the same perspective to describe the people with landscape.

Question 5

In the story “ Memory” why did she have the habit of framing?

Answer 5

Because she thought everything had a meaning it moved

Question 6

Why did the man in the story “ The Swimmer” start swimming?

Answer 6

He wanted to act like a young person and does’nt want to see how everything has changed.

Question 7

What is an example of alienation in the story “ The Swimmer”?

Answer 7

Neddy is alienating himself from everybody because he doesn’t want to face reality and grow up.

Question 8

In the story “ The Swimmer” what did neddy name the stream after his wife?

Answer 8

Lucinda

Question 9

In the story “ The Swimmer”, why did neddy start swimming the pools?

Answer 9

Because he sees the stream of pools and he’s eager to get home to his family and say hello to his friends along the way.

Question 10

What is the story Invisible man about?

Answer 10

A black individual searching for his identity or place in society.

Question 11

_________ wrote the story “memory”

Answer 11

Eudora welty

Question 12

_____________ won the Pultizer Prize for The Optimists Daughter.

Answer 12

Eudora Welty

Question 13

In the story “ Memory” why does Welty refer to herself as a observer and dreamer?

Answer 13

She’s good at perceiving her surroundings and is able to recall what happened to past things very vividly

Question 14

In the story “ memory” who hates the site of blood?

Answer 14

the lady

Question 15

Who wrote the story “ The Swimmer”?

Answer 15

John Cheever

Question 16

In the story “the swimmer” ,how is the swimmer a form a alienation?

Answer 16

Neddy is overlooking his reality and doesnt want too face it

Question 17

How does the story “ The swimmer” transcend to the end of the story?

Answer 17

In the beginning he starts off with his pain of the inside and forward the end his pain is mostly on the outside and can be seen through him.

Question 18

In the story “ The Swimmer”, what does Neddy find?

Answer 18

An empty bare home

Question 19

In the story “ The Swimmer” how does alcohol take place in the story?

Answer 19

His body kept getting cold so he used it to warm himself up but really thats an excuse to be able to drink more of it.

Question 20

Who wrote the story “ Invisible man”?

Answer 20

Ralph Waldo Ellison

Question 21

In the story “Invisible man” what are some of his other works by Ralph Waldo Ellison?

Answer 21

The shadowing act and Going to the Territory

Question 22

In the story “Invisible man” what did the naked lady represent?

Answer 22

The freedom they couldnt have

Question 23

In the story “ Invisible man”, what did the grandfather say

Answer 23

The grandfather passed on a curse so he can keep being a role model to the black community

Question 24

In the story “ Invisible man” how does it effect socially in the United States?

Answer 24

The young black man didn’t know there place so the author took it on to his plate to be a role model.

Question 25

In the story “ Invisible man” why is the narrator confused about being invisible?

Answer 25

The author was told to that humility was the key to success and he didn’t understand through the story why he had to be so humble, but in order to get where wanted to be he had to do what he was told and say what he was suppose to say.

Question 26

In the story “ Invisible man” how did the grandfathers family react to his behaviors toward whites?

Answer 26

they were shocked

Question 27

In the story “ Invisible man”, what does the narrator think of himself spared the the other participants in Battle Royal?

Answer 27

He thought of himself being much better then the others

Question 28

In the story “ Invisible man” was he surprised to see the leader of the town acting the way they were?

Answer 28

yes because they were all drinking

Question 29

In the story “ Invisible man” what does the dancer represent?

Answer 29

The America that they can’t have

Question 30

In the story “ Invisible Man” what does the blind fold mean?

Answer 30

To see who he is within society

Question 31

In the story “ Invisible man” what does the Battle of Royal represent?

Answer 31

That there was something to keep there people from succeeding and they are still being used for fun

Question 32

In the story “ Invisible man” how does even paying the fighters provide the townsmen an opportunity to humiliate he boys.

Answer 32

Their money was put under a rug and the rug was electrified

Question 33

In the story “ Invisible man” how eager were the attendees to hear the narrators speech?

Answer 33

They weren’t eager to hear it and not very happy with what he was saying.

Question 34

In the story “ Invisible man” why did he become anxious when he said social equality or social responsibility?

Answer 34

The people wasn’t happy and he had to make up excuses to what he said the wrong thing.

Question 35

In the story “ Invisible man” why would they want to educate the narrator?

Answer 35

They want him to be the role model for the others

Question 36

In the story “ Invisible man” what does the dream of the grandfather mean?

Answer 36

He’s telling his grandson to keep doing what he’s doing and to be humble.

Question 37

Who wrote “ Good country People”?

Answer 37

Flannery O Connor

Question 38

In the story “ Good Country People” describe Joy Hulga

Answer 38

She is very different then what her name suggest and decides to change it to the ugliest name that will suit her better meanwhile Joy is the name that Mrs. Hopewell gave her hoping her daughter will live a joyful life.

Question 39

In the story “ Good Country People” why is Joy in need of redemption?

Answer 39

Because the guy stole her leg and made her think about how smart he was too though he didn’t have the accomplishments that she had.

Question 40

In the story “ Good Country People” who is Mrs Hopewell?

Answer 40

Hopes for the best in life and thinks about happy thoughts and life will be happy

Question 41

In the story “ Good Country People” who is Mrs. Freeman?

Answer 41

Easy to deal with life problems that are thrown at her. Fully understands hopewell and her daughter. Manipulates Mrs hopewell by playing a good role of good country people.

Question 42

What is significant about the title of the story “ Good Country People”?

Answer 42

That there aren’t any good country people in the story