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American and Postcolonial Literature
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American and Postcolonial Literature
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1. The drum stands for
2. David Diop’s ‘Africa’ celebrates the typical love of the African for their ______
3. How many Pulitzer prizes did Faulkner receive?
4. What major events in the world around influenced Whitman’s writing the most?
5. Read the line from 'I Hear America Singing' -'I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear' - This is an example of
6. This is no time for false pride, Willy. . . . You've got two great boys, haven't you? Now that Willy really needs the boys, the reality of their worthlessness crushes his idealized version, and Willy is in a Catch-22, no win situation. Which literary element is being used here?
7. What does Willy do while Biff is trying to explain the facts of his meeting with Bill Oliver?
8. What does Biff want to tell Willy before he is ready to go?
9. Who has taken the photograph of the poet?
10. What reply does he receive?
11. Which of the following events does not occur at the end of the story?
12. Read the line from 'I Hear America Singing.' “The carpenter singing his, as he measure his plank or beam” The word beam in this sentence means
13. What does Willy want young Bernard to do for Biff?
14. Who is considered the father of free verse?
15. Who wrote the poem ‘This is a photograph of me’?
16. Biff realizes that Willy's philosophy was wrong, and most of Willy's life was made up of illusion. What does he say?
17. Why does Willy talk so much about the car?
18. The total collapse of the Usher mansion at the end of the story best supports the idea that:
19. Who are Biff and Happy?
20. The biographical text tells us that Whitman “set out to define the American experience.” How did he approach this daunting task?
21. Whose life is compared to a crystal stair case
22. The term ‘Greek necessity’ in the poem ‘Edge’ stands for
23. Harvest ‘is a play written by _________________
24. Where did Biff get the football?
25. .The main character is a salesman who, after thirty four years with the company, has been taken off salary and is experiencing some personal and financial difficulties. What is his name?