【正文】 35. Three years39。 life on the Mississippi left such a fond memory with Mark Twain that he returned to the theme more than once in his writing career. His book_____ relates it in a vivid, moving way. Mark Twain’s masterpiece from which, as Hemingway noted, all modern American literature es.”37. The best work that Mark Twain ever produced is__________ , which was a success from its first publication in 1884, and has always been regarded as one of the great books of western literature and western civilization.38. __________ is the pioneer who wrote in the naturalistic tradition.39. Stephen Crane’s novel_____ relates the story of a woman’s downfall and destruction in a slum environment.40. War in the novel _____ by Stephen Crane is a plain slaughterhouse. There is nothing like valor or heroism on the battlefield, if there is anything, it is the fear of death, cowardice, the natural instinct of man to run from danger.41. Benjamin Frank Norris’s novel__________ has been called the first fullbodied naturalistic American novel and a consciously naturalistic manifesto.42. Jack London39。s masterwork___________ is somewhat autobiographical.43. O. Henry39。s___________ is a very moving story of a young couple who sell their best possessions in order to get money for a Christmas present for each other.III. Make multiple choices. 1. In the late 19th century, a host of new writers appeared, among them were _____.A. Bret Harte B. William Dean Howells C. Hamlin Garland D. Mark Twain2. Influenced by such Europeans as___, America39。s most noteworthy new authors established a literature of realism.A. Zola B. Flaubert C. Balzac D. Tolstoy3. William Dean Howells defined realism as nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material”, and he best exemplified his theories in three novels. Choose them from the following. Modem Instance Rise of Silas Laphan Hazard of New Fortunes Prince and the Pauper4. Mark Twain created, in____________ , a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. Huckleberry Finn B. Tom Sawyer C. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg D. The Gilded Age5. The pessimism and deterministic ideas of naturalism pervaded the works of such American writers as___________ A. Stephen Crane B. Benjamin Frank Norris C. Jack London D. Henry James E. Theodore Dreiser6. Although realism and naturalism were products of the nineteenth century, their final triumph came in the twentieth century, with the popular and critical successes of such writers as___________ . Arlington Robinson Cather Anderson Frost E. William Faulkner7. American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _____.A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane Austen C. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher8. Choose the works written by Mark Twain.A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. Innocents Abroad C. Life on the MississippiD. The Tragedy of Pudd’ nhead Wilson E. The Prince and the Pauper9. The publication of the novel____________ stirred a great nation to its depths and hurried on a great war.A. My Bondage and My Freedom B. Stanzas on Freedom C. Voices of Freedom D. Uncle Tom39。 s Cabin10. Mark Twain had led an active life in the very center of the American experience. He had been a____________ ., pilot, soldier ,goldwasher , traveler, businessman , autobiographer11. Which statements about O. Henry are right?A. He wrote about the poor people. B. His stories are usually short and humorous.C. The plots of his stories are exceedingly clever and interesting.D. The ends of his stories are always surprising.E. Many of his stories contain a great deal of slang and colloquial expressions.12. Where Mark Twain and William Dean Howells satirized European manners at times, ______ was an admirer.A. O. Henry B. Henry James C. Walt Whitman D. Jack London13. Choose the wellknown short stories written by William Sidney Porter.A. The Gift of the Magi B. An Unfinished Story C. The Furnished Room D. The Voice of the City E. The Cop and the Anthem 14. Choose the novels written by Henry James.A. The American B. Daisy Miller C. The Portrait of a Lady D. The Tragic Muse E. The Golden Bowl 15. Choose the novel which is not written by Henry James.A. The Ambassadors B. The Wings of the Dove C. The Bostonians D. The Princess Casamassima E. The Mysterious Stranger 14. Jack London39。 s sincere intellectual and personal involvement in the socialist movement is recorded in such novels and polemical works as_____________ .A. The People of the Abyss B. The Iron Heel C. Revolution D. The War of the Classes17. While embracing the socialism of Marx, London also believed in the triumph of the strongest individuals. This contradiction is most vividly projected in the patently autobiographical novel___________ .A. The Call of the Wild B. The Sea Wolf C. Martin Eden D. The Iron Heel18. In 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named___________ A. The Son of the Wolf B. The Sea Wolf C. The Law of Life D. White Fang19. Dreiser39。s Trilogy of Desire includes three novels. Find them from the following.A. The Financier B. The Titan C. The Genius D. The Stoic E. Jannie Gerhardt20. The Lure of the Spirit。 The Flesh in Pursuit is the title of one chapter in Dreiser39。s novel___________ .A. An American Tragedy B. Sister Carrie C. Dreiser Looks at Russia D. Jannie Gerhardt21. The main theme of___________ The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James39。 B. William Dean Howells39。 C. M