2310 American Lit Final Exam
Where should the American literary Cultures begin? Why? correct answers
Name one historical event, such as war, and discuss its significance to an American
writer and his or her work correct answers
What tense should be used when writing about a text? correct answers present tense
Poe's mysterious death correct answers Found on the street in Baltimore, taken to the
hospital where he died shortly after
Why don't we begin a study of American literature with Native-American texts? correct
answers there is no Native American literature
Local color, regionalism, locations connected with out writers correct answers
Reliability of texts, authors correct answers
Know ending and beginning of each text correct answers
What makes a text very American? correct answers Rags to riches; struggle
Who had an ancestor who was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials? correct answers
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Time frame for setting and publication of each text correct answers
How many novels did Poe write? correct answers 1
Which of our writers has visited Baylor campus in the last ten years? correct answers
Sandra Cisneros
identify some ambiguous stereotypes Toni Morrison uses in "Recitatif" correct answers
hair type, music taste, food eaten, jobs, motherly figure
Who is Maggie? correct answers sandy- colored, bow legged woman. "kitchen-woman"
orphans are mean to her
What is the significance of Jimi Hendrix in Morrison's story? correct answers Roberta
and her two friends are on their way to see him. African American Rock musician...
symbol of Robertas youthfulness
Where should the American literary Cultures begin? Why? correct answers
Name one historical event, such as war, and discuss its significance to an American
writer and his or her work correct answers
What tense should be used when writing about a text? correct answers present tense
Poe's mysterious death correct answers Found on the street in Baltimore, taken to the
hospital where he died shortly after
Why don't we begin a study of American literature with Native-American texts? correct
answers there is no Native American literature
Local color, regionalism, locations connected with out writers correct answers
Reliability of texts, authors correct answers
Know ending and beginning of each text correct answers
What makes a text very American? correct answers Rags to riches; struggle
Who had an ancestor who was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials? correct answers
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Time frame for setting and publication of each text correct answers
How many novels did Poe write? correct answers 1
Which of our writers has visited Baylor campus in the last ten years? correct answers
Sandra Cisneros
identify some ambiguous stereotypes Toni Morrison uses in "Recitatif" correct answers
hair type, music taste, food eaten, jobs, motherly figure
Who is Maggie? correct answers sandy- colored, bow legged woman. "kitchen-woman"
orphans are mean to her
What is the significance of Jimi Hendrix in Morrison's story? correct answers Roberta
and her two friends are on their way to see him. African American Rock musician...
symbol of Robertas youthfulness
