Lauren Beth Signore’s essay, “Anne of Green Gables: The Transformation from Bildungsroman to Romantic Comedy”, argues that Anne of Green Gables is ultimately what kind of character ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to___________?

   A. Nicholas Udall
   B. Thomas Colwell
   C. Lord Burghley
   D. none of the above

2. Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the term Bildungsroman ?

   A. A story of one person’s fall from grace and into destruction
   B. A story of one person’s growth and development within a particular social order
   C. A story of one person’s success within a capitalistic economic system
   D. A story of one person’s selfrealization and attempt to return to innocence

3. Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that ?

   A. the meaning of a text always relies on context.
   B. texts are always heterogeneous.
   C. any system for the production of meaning is inevitably bound by context, yet also limitless.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

4. Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that___________?

   A. texts are always heterogeneous.
   B. the instability of a text is actually evident in the text itself.
   C. any system for the production of meaning is inevitably bound by context, yet also limitless.
   D. All of the above.

5. In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, how does William Hazlitt ultimately conceptualize the character of Hamlet ?

   A. As a crazed fool
   B. As a profound philosophical genius
   C. As boyish and immature
   D. As a brilliant warrior

6. Dr. Allen Shoaf’s essay, “’Hamlet’: Like Mother, Like Son”, argues which of the following points ?

   A. Hamlet’s father’s ghost is not really a ghost.
   B. Hamlet feels a sense of desire for both his mother and his father.
   C. Hamlet is truly insane in the play.
   D. Hamlet is an impossible play to truly understand.

7. In his essay, “The Significance of Fictionalizing”, Wolfgang Iser argues which of the following points ?

   A. Historically, writers have been considered liars or at the very least irrelevant.
   B. Fictionalizing reality is a basic human need.
   C. Every text includes traces from the outside world, including social, historical, and literary remnants.
   D. All of these.

8. The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Write an Analytical Essay about Short Fiction”. Which comes in as the last thing to do in the writing an essay about short fiction ?

   A. Begin your paper with an introduction that identifies the purpose of the paper and the text you are addressing.
   B. Compose topic sentences (four or five, perhaps) that support, explore, demonstrate, or illustrate your thesis.
   C. Select specific passages in the text of the story that help you to develop each topic sentence.
   D. Build your paper to a climax; save your most engaging or important topic sentence for discussion last.

9. The statements below are steps on “How to Read and Understand an Expository Essay”. Which comes in as an initial thing to do before writing an expository essay ?

   A. Identify the Mode of Development
   B. Analysis of the Author
   C. Subsequent Readings/Reviews
   D. Identify External Factors Related to the Work

10. According to Langston Hughes’s essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” (his answer to George Schuyler’s essay “Negro Art Hokum”), what is the “mountain” that stands in the way of “any true Negro art in America” ?

    A. It is the racial discrimination endemic in the white community.
    B. It is the racial segregation in the South.
    C. It is a widespread “urge toward whiteness” among African Americans.
    D. It is a widespread “urge to incorporate and neutralize other cultures” among white Americans.