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( ) 17. Henry James? fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with the ____ theme.
A. Deep South B. local color C. international D. national
( ) 18. In the poem “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—” Emily Dickinson gives a tense description of the greatest rending of the moment of ____. A. death B. immortality C. love D. nature
( ) 19. ____ fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of Jazz Age, in which he shows a particular interest in the upper-class society, especially the upper-class young people.
A. Eugene O? Neill?s B. Scott Fitzgerald?s C. Ernest Hemingway?s D. William Faulkner?s
( ) 20. ____ poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence over Ezra Pound. A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Indian D. Korean
( ) 21. Hemingway?s first true novel____ casts light on a whole generation after the First World War and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “The Lost Generation.”
A. The Sun Also Rises B. The Old Man and the Sea C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. A Farewell to Arms
( ) 22. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their ____. A. pessimistic view of life B. indestructible spirit C. war experiences D. masculinity
( ) 23. Most of O?Neill?s plays are concerned about the following EXCEPT____. A. alienation and communication, self and society, desire and frustration B. life and death, illusion and disillusion, dream and reality C. success and failure in man?s literary career
D. the basic issues of human existence and predicament
( ) 24. In William Faulkner?s The Sound and the Fury, he used a technique called ____, in which the whole story was told through the thoughts of one character. A. naturalism B. imagism
C. symbolism D. stream of consciousness
( ) 25. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner? A. He is a master of stream-of-consciousness narrative. B. His writing is often complex and difficult to understand. C. He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago. D. He represents a new group of Southern writers.
III: Interpretation (20 points in all, 10 points for each)
Read the following selections and then briefly answer the questions. Passage 1
When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of
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curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old-servant—a combined gardener and cook—had see in at least ten years. Questions:
Identify the author and the title of the work from which this passage is taken. 2. Why Emily is regarded as “a fallen monument”? Passage 2
While my hair was still cut straight across my forehead I played about the front gate, pulling flowers. You came by on bamboo stilts, playing horse,
You walked about my seat, playing with blue plums. And we went on living in the village of Choken: Two small people, without dislike or suspicion. At fourteen I married My Lord you. I never laughed, being bashful.
Lowering my head, I looked at the wall.
Called to, a thousand times, I never looked back…. Questions:
1. Who is the original writer of this verse? Who adapted the verse into English? 2. What can we learn from this verse?
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