AMERICAN LITERATURE Final Exam
Study Guide (2024) correctly answered
to pass
The chaotic nature of a character's thoughts jump from one idea to another, often confusing the reader,
until he reaches an unexpected end. - correct answer ✔✔"Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
The reader gains a view of unique qualities of the western U.S. as characters journey from the mining
town from which they have been expelled. - correct answer ✔✔"The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
A young woman becomes aware that the goal she had hoped to achieve, and which she had mistakenly
been led to believe she had achieved, has not been attained. - correct answer ✔✔"April Showers"
Rather than achieving the goal of helping someone else, a character finds himself caught up in another's
problems. - correct answer ✔✔"The Fall of the House of Usher"
A woman struggles with her newfound feelings as she finds herself in a new position in life. - correct
answer ✔✔"The Story of an Hour"
"Avarice is the root of all evil" is proven true in this story. - correct answer ✔✔"The Devil and Tom
Walker"
This story depicts a retelling of the Faustus legend. - correct answer ✔✔"The Devil and Tom Walker"
This could be determined a classic example of Gothic Literature. - correct answer ✔✔"The Fall of the
House of Usher"
A shocking surprise proves deadly. - correct answer ✔✔"The Story of an Hour"
,A not-so-respectable woman reveals her true character when she makes the ultimate sacrifice for a
younger one. - correct answer ✔✔"The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
A man is given advice about how to overcome the grief at losing his beloved. - correct answer ✔✔"Luke
Havergal"
A man's job causes him to perform character assessments of the inhabitants of a town. - correct answer
✔✔"Richard Bone"
The life of a prominent person in the community is not as happy as others assume. - correct answer
✔✔"Richard Cory"
An unusual visitor with a limited vocabulary comes to visit the speaker. - correct answer ✔✔"The Raven"
The speaker has lived a busy/productive/happy life, and urges the generation who comes after her to do
the same. - correct answer ✔✔"Lucinda Matlock"
the author of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" - correct answer ✔✔Bret Hart
the author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" - correct answer ✔✔Ambrose Bierce
the author of "April Showers" - correct answer ✔✔Edith Wharton
the author of "The Fall of the House of Usher" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allan Roe
the author of "Luke Havergal" - correct answer ✔✔Edwin Arlington Robinson
the author of "Richard Bone" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Lee Masters
the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker" - correct answer ✔✔Washington Irving
, the author of "The Story of an Hour" - correct answer ✔✔Kate Chopin
the author of "The Raven" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allen Poe
the author of "Richard Cory" - correct answer ✔✔Edwin Arlington Robinson
the author of "Lucinda Matlock" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Lee Masters
Colorful Old New York, high society of London, Paris, and the French Riviera from the late 19th century
through 1930's were the settings of most of her writings. - correct answer ✔✔Edith Wharton
Established the Old West as a popular literary setting by providing much of post-Civil War America with
its first glimpse of western life. - correct answer ✔✔Bret Harte
His most critically acclaimed poems were about people buried near Spoon River - correct answer
✔✔Edgar Lee Masters
Had an unsentimental, pessimistic view of the world; cynical; was a perfectionist whose intolerance led
to miraculous cruelty. - correct answer ✔✔Ambrose Bierce
Her charming portraits of Louisiana life often obscured the fact that she explored themes considered
radical at the time: the nature of marriage, racial prejudice, and women's desire for equality. - correct
answer ✔✔Kate Chopin
Had a mystery writer award named for him. - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allan Poe
Traveled extensively in Europe and took story ideas from European fables. - correct answer
✔✔Washington Irving
Most works were set in remote, desolate places. - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allan Poe
Study Guide (2024) correctly answered
to pass
The chaotic nature of a character's thoughts jump from one idea to another, often confusing the reader,
until he reaches an unexpected end. - correct answer ✔✔"Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
The reader gains a view of unique qualities of the western U.S. as characters journey from the mining
town from which they have been expelled. - correct answer ✔✔"The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
A young woman becomes aware that the goal she had hoped to achieve, and which she had mistakenly
been led to believe she had achieved, has not been attained. - correct answer ✔✔"April Showers"
Rather than achieving the goal of helping someone else, a character finds himself caught up in another's
problems. - correct answer ✔✔"The Fall of the House of Usher"
A woman struggles with her newfound feelings as she finds herself in a new position in life. - correct
answer ✔✔"The Story of an Hour"
"Avarice is the root of all evil" is proven true in this story. - correct answer ✔✔"The Devil and Tom
Walker"
This story depicts a retelling of the Faustus legend. - correct answer ✔✔"The Devil and Tom Walker"
This could be determined a classic example of Gothic Literature. - correct answer ✔✔"The Fall of the
House of Usher"
A shocking surprise proves deadly. - correct answer ✔✔"The Story of an Hour"
,A not-so-respectable woman reveals her true character when she makes the ultimate sacrifice for a
younger one. - correct answer ✔✔"The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
A man is given advice about how to overcome the grief at losing his beloved. - correct answer ✔✔"Luke
Havergal"
A man's job causes him to perform character assessments of the inhabitants of a town. - correct answer
✔✔"Richard Bone"
The life of a prominent person in the community is not as happy as others assume. - correct answer
✔✔"Richard Cory"
An unusual visitor with a limited vocabulary comes to visit the speaker. - correct answer ✔✔"The Raven"
The speaker has lived a busy/productive/happy life, and urges the generation who comes after her to do
the same. - correct answer ✔✔"Lucinda Matlock"
the author of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" - correct answer ✔✔Bret Hart
the author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" - correct answer ✔✔Ambrose Bierce
the author of "April Showers" - correct answer ✔✔Edith Wharton
the author of "The Fall of the House of Usher" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allan Roe
the author of "Luke Havergal" - correct answer ✔✔Edwin Arlington Robinson
the author of "Richard Bone" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Lee Masters
the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker" - correct answer ✔✔Washington Irving
, the author of "The Story of an Hour" - correct answer ✔✔Kate Chopin
the author of "The Raven" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allen Poe
the author of "Richard Cory" - correct answer ✔✔Edwin Arlington Robinson
the author of "Lucinda Matlock" - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Lee Masters
Colorful Old New York, high society of London, Paris, and the French Riviera from the late 19th century
through 1930's were the settings of most of her writings. - correct answer ✔✔Edith Wharton
Established the Old West as a popular literary setting by providing much of post-Civil War America with
its first glimpse of western life. - correct answer ✔✔Bret Harte
His most critically acclaimed poems were about people buried near Spoon River - correct answer
✔✔Edgar Lee Masters
Had an unsentimental, pessimistic view of the world; cynical; was a perfectionist whose intolerance led
to miraculous cruelty. - correct answer ✔✔Ambrose Bierce
Her charming portraits of Louisiana life often obscured the fact that she explored themes considered
radical at the time: the nature of marriage, racial prejudice, and women's desire for equality. - correct
answer ✔✔Kate Chopin
Had a mystery writer award named for him. - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allan Poe
Traveled extensively in Europe and took story ideas from European fables. - correct answer
✔✔Washington Irving
Most works were set in remote, desolate places. - correct answer ✔✔Edgar Allan Poe
