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。 D. F. S. Fitzgerald17. In 1862, President Lincoln exclaimed: “So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!” The book refers to ____.A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. BelovedB. Pride and Prejudice D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin18. The works of _____ reveals the misery of the migrant workers because of the American Depression.A. F. S. Fitzgerald B. John Steinbeck C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Howells19. In Leaves of Grass, _____ is all that concerned Whitman.A. individualism B. freedom C. democracy D. all the above20. It is not surprising to find in _____’s fiction a world of jungle, where “kill or to be killed” was the law.A. Mark Twain B. Emily Dickinson C. Theodore Dreiser D. Henry James 21. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entered in what Mark Twain referred to as ____.A. the Golden Age B. the Modern Age C. the Gilded Age D. the Puritan Age22. “The CustomHouse” is an introductory note to _____. A. MobyDick B. The Scarlet Letter C. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance23. When we say that a poor young man from the West tried to make his fortune in the East but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing ______’s thematic concern in his fiction writing. A. Henry James B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner24. American writers after World War I selfconsciously acknowledged that they were (a) “____”, devoid of faith and alienated from the Western civilization. A. Lost Generation B. Beat Generation C. Sons of Liberty D. Angry Young Men25. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner?A. He is master of streamofconsciousness narrative. B. His writing is often plex and difficult to understand. C. He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago. D. He represents a new group of Southern writers26. The setting of the novel The Scarlet Letter is in ____.A. England during World War I B. Paris during the French RevolutionC. Puritan America D. America after the Revolutionary War 27. Which statement is NOT true of the American naturalist?A. They ventured the forbidden subjects such as sex, death, and violence.B. They stressed the possible triumph of human will.C. They wrote in a daring, open, and direct manner.D. They see human beings no more than a physical object.28. ____ is often acclaimed as the literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. William Faulkner D. John Steinbeck29. ____, one of America’s greatest playwrights, won the Nobel Prize in 1936, the first American playwright to receive the honor. Some of his most famous works include The Hairy Ape, Long Day’s Journey into Night.A. Arthur Miller B. Tennessee WilliamsC. Bernard Malamud D. Eugene O’Neill30. Edgar Allan Poe occupies an important position in American literature as a poet and a ____.A. short story writer B. novelistC. dramatist D. translatorIII. Answer the following questions, and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 15 points for each)1. What is local color fiction? List at least 5 of the best known writers of local color.2. Instead of having her punished for her life of sin, Dreiser let Caroline Meeber in Sister Carrier bee successful. Can you tell why?美國文學(xué)期末考試試卷模擬試題三參考答案I: Complete each of the following statements with proper words or phrases. (20%, 1 point for each)1.Bryant 2.frontier saga 3. transcendentalist 4.Moby Dick 5. Sketch Book6.Walden 7. Longfellow 8. Civil War 9. Howells 10. free verse11. Henry James 12. Martin Eden 13. The Gift of Magi 14. Pound 15. The Great Gatsby 16.A Farewell to Arms 17. Steinbeck 18. Mark Twain 19. Environment 20. American CrisisII: Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers or pletions. Choose the one that is the best in each case. (30%, 1 point for each)1 5: B B D A B 6 10: D D A C D 11 15:A D B C D 16 20: B D B D C 21 25: C B B A C 26 30: C B B D A