English 102 - Critical Thinking/Lit » Summer 2021 » Quiz on the Chrysanthemums

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Question #1
In "The Chrysanthemums," how is Elisa Allen described in the beginning of the story?
A.   As an independent farmer who travels from place to place
B.   As a housewife with a fragile, delicate figure (like a flower)
C.   As a housewife with a strong, blocked and heavy figure (like a man)
Question #2
In "The Chrysanthemums," how does Henry describe Elisa’s appearance when taking her to dinner?
A.   plain and simple
B.   beautiful and elegant
C.   happy and strong
Question #3
In "The Chrysanthemums," after her dialogue with the stranger, Elisa goes out to dinner with her husband. What does she see thrown on the side of the road?
A.   The chrysanthemums, which he dumped so he could use the pot
B.   The stranger’s hat, which reminds her of the freedom he possesses
C.   The pot, which shows he appreciated and planted the chrysanthemums she gave him
Question #4
In "The Chrysanthemums," where do Elisa and Henry discuss going to that Elisa rejects?
A.   Dancing
B.   The fights
C.   Dinner
Question #5
How does the story, "The Chrysanthemums," end?
A.   With Elisa excitedly anticipating her dinner date
B.   With Elisa crying to herself in the car
C.   With Elisa determined to find the stranger she had met earlier in the day
Question #6
What is the narrator’s name in the story, "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
A.   Mary
B.   Jane
C.   She is not given a name
Question #7
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," the narrator’s husband, who is a physician, diagnoses her illness as:
A.   A temporary nervous depression
B.   A temporary migraine that causes hallucinations
C.   A slight schizophrenia
Question #8
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," as she is confined in her room, what does the narrator see?
A.   A woman in the patterns of the wallpaper
B.   An image of her future as a wife and mother on the walls of the room
C.   A dark masculine figure who comes out of the walls at nights
Question #9
What happens at the end of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
A.   The narrator dies
B.   The narrator is cured and gets to go home
C.   The narrator begins ripping away the wallpaper in her room
Question #10
What happens to John at the end of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
A.   He leaves the narrator
B.   The narrator kills him
C.   He faints
Question #11
In "The Open Boat," who were the four companions stranded on a boat in the ocean?
A.   The captain, correspondent, commander and soldier
B.   The captain, steward, guard and cook
C.   The captain, oiler, cook and correspondent
Question #12
In "The Open Boat," a man on the shore sees them but does not come to their rescue. Why not?
A.   He is all alone and cannot possibly rescue them by himself
B.   He thinks they are fishing and waves at them
C.   He is a soldier from a warring country
Question #13
In "The Open Boat," out of the four companions, who drowns in the end?
A.   The correspondent
B.   The captain
C.   The oiler
Question #14
In "The Open Boat," what is the consistent interior dialogue quoted throughout the story?
A.   “Would I give my life to save my comrade?”
B.   “If I am going to be drowned…why was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?”
C.   “The land is so close and yet so far. It slips away. It slips away.”
Question #15
In the "Open Boat," which of the four companions is named Billie?
A.   The Correspondent
B.   The Captain
C.   The Cook
D.   The Oiler

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