ENG-LIT-002 – American & British Literature
Study Questions and Answers – Complete Review
Material
Tom Sawyer is best described as - Commanding because he sets the rules for the boys
gang✅✅✅
Ben and toms discussion reveal that - They aren't experienced criminals and they rely of
fiction to create their rules✅✅✅
What do tommy Barnes and Ben Rodgers comments indicate about the gang - They are still
innocent and considered children✅✅✅
N one will ask me hooper why he was wearing a veil because - They are scared of what his
answer might be✅✅✅
Wearing the veil changes Mr. Hooper's sermon in that it makes the sermon... - more
powerful✅✅✅
What is mr hoopers fiancés name - Elizabeth✅✅✅The veil symbolizes - Private sin and
guilt✅✅✅
When mr Hooper says that he sees a black veil on everyone around him means that -
Everyone is concealing himself from others✅✅✅
Tom and his wife share what characteristics - Greed✅✅✅
The gold originally belongs to - Pirates✅✅✅
Why is the land haunted/cursed - It is an Indian fort where a massacre occured✅✅✅
What is the first job that the devil wants Tom to perform - Slave trader✅✅✅What does
his wife do when she heard about the deal - She grabs expensive items and goes to the
forest✅✅✅
Tom begins praying and reading the Bible because - he wants to escape the devil✅✅✅
What does the devil do to Tom ar the end of the story - Carries Tom away on a
horse✅✅✅
What is the second job that Tom is asked by the devil to perform - Money loaner✅✅✅
Read the statement made by Tom after finding his wife's apron: let us get a hold of that
property said he consolingly to himself, and we will endeavor to do without the woman.
, What does this statement reveal to the reader about tom - He worries about his property more
than his wife✅✅✅
What does Tom forget on the day that the devil collected him - Bible✅✅✅
How is the house different from the house that the narrator remembers from boyhood - The
house is dilapidated and has a crack✅✅✅
What bring him to the house after all those years - A letter from Roderick✅✅✅
Why did Roderick fear the decrease of lady madeline - He doesn't want the line to
end✅✅✅
Which sentence tell the main idea of I hear America singing - All different kinds of people
come together to make America great✅✅✅
What group does Whitman see as the backbone of america - Working class✅✅✅
In this poem Whitman compares himself to - A spider✅✅✅
What is the tone of beat beat drums - Loud and forceful✅✅✅
Who is Whitman addressing in the poem - Drums and bugles of war✅✅✅
This poem is an example of - Action✅✅✅
How does Neruda fell about Whitman - Admired him✅✅✅
Who kindly stopped for the speaker of the poem - death✅✅✅
What is Dickinson comparing death to - A gentleman driving a carriage✅✅✅
What does the house at the end of the poem represent - Her grave✅✅✅
Who is the speaker of the poem - Someone who has been dead for a while✅✅✅
What does the drive symbolize - It symbolizes the transition of being alive and being
dead✅✅✅
According to the poem who appreciates success the most - Those who have failed✅✅✅
What is happening in the last stanza - A dying soldier is listening to his enemies
celebrate✅✅✅
Who decides what is crazy or sane - Society✅✅✅
The speaker conveys the experience of selecting a - Friend✅✅✅
What is the personification in the poem - The soul as a person✅✅✅
The speaker is comparing her life to a - Gun✅✅✅The theme of this poem is that every
life needs a - Purpose✅✅✅
Study Questions and Answers – Complete Review
Material
Tom Sawyer is best described as - Commanding because he sets the rules for the boys
gang✅✅✅
Ben and toms discussion reveal that - They aren't experienced criminals and they rely of
fiction to create their rules✅✅✅
What do tommy Barnes and Ben Rodgers comments indicate about the gang - They are still
innocent and considered children✅✅✅
N one will ask me hooper why he was wearing a veil because - They are scared of what his
answer might be✅✅✅
Wearing the veil changes Mr. Hooper's sermon in that it makes the sermon... - more
powerful✅✅✅
What is mr hoopers fiancés name - Elizabeth✅✅✅The veil symbolizes - Private sin and
guilt✅✅✅
When mr Hooper says that he sees a black veil on everyone around him means that -
Everyone is concealing himself from others✅✅✅
Tom and his wife share what characteristics - Greed✅✅✅
The gold originally belongs to - Pirates✅✅✅
Why is the land haunted/cursed - It is an Indian fort where a massacre occured✅✅✅
What is the first job that the devil wants Tom to perform - Slave trader✅✅✅What does
his wife do when she heard about the deal - She grabs expensive items and goes to the
forest✅✅✅
Tom begins praying and reading the Bible because - he wants to escape the devil✅✅✅
What does the devil do to Tom ar the end of the story - Carries Tom away on a
horse✅✅✅
What is the second job that Tom is asked by the devil to perform - Money loaner✅✅✅
Read the statement made by Tom after finding his wife's apron: let us get a hold of that
property said he consolingly to himself, and we will endeavor to do without the woman.
, What does this statement reveal to the reader about tom - He worries about his property more
than his wife✅✅✅
What does Tom forget on the day that the devil collected him - Bible✅✅✅
How is the house different from the house that the narrator remembers from boyhood - The
house is dilapidated and has a crack✅✅✅
What bring him to the house after all those years - A letter from Roderick✅✅✅
Why did Roderick fear the decrease of lady madeline - He doesn't want the line to
end✅✅✅
Which sentence tell the main idea of I hear America singing - All different kinds of people
come together to make America great✅✅✅
What group does Whitman see as the backbone of america - Working class✅✅✅
In this poem Whitman compares himself to - A spider✅✅✅
What is the tone of beat beat drums - Loud and forceful✅✅✅
Who is Whitman addressing in the poem - Drums and bugles of war✅✅✅
This poem is an example of - Action✅✅✅
How does Neruda fell about Whitman - Admired him✅✅✅
Who kindly stopped for the speaker of the poem - death✅✅✅
What is Dickinson comparing death to - A gentleman driving a carriage✅✅✅
What does the house at the end of the poem represent - Her grave✅✅✅
Who is the speaker of the poem - Someone who has been dead for a while✅✅✅
What does the drive symbolize - It symbolizes the transition of being alive and being
dead✅✅✅
According to the poem who appreciates success the most - Those who have failed✅✅✅
What is happening in the last stanza - A dying soldier is listening to his enemies
celebrate✅✅✅
Who decides what is crazy or sane - Society✅✅✅
The speaker conveys the experience of selecting a - Friend✅✅✅
What is the personification in the poem - The soul as a person✅✅✅
The speaker is comparing her life to a - Gun✅✅✅The theme of this poem is that every
life needs a - Purpose✅✅✅
