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Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an essential element in American Realistic fiction?

A : An emphasis on real experiences

B : Characters who are more important than plots

C : Attacks on Romanticism and Romantic writers

D : An examination of idealism and the foundations of morality

E : Gender and race relations

Answer: A

Question 2

Which poem describes the narrator’s “sorrow for the lost Lenore”?

A : To One in Paradise

B : The Raven

C : A Clear Midnight

D : I Thought I was not Alone

E : The Conqueror Worm

Answer: B

Question 3

To whom was William Bradford referring to when he used the term “Saint” to describe some of his fellow voyagers at sea?

A : The first sailors to join the voyage

B : Those who died before reaching America

C : His fellow Puritans

D : The clergymen aboard ship

E : The ship’s crew

Answer: C

Question 4

Menara Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s spectacular tower, and it is one of the tallest towers in Asia and the fourth tallest telecommunications tower in the world.

A : Menara Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s spectacular tower, and it is one of the tallest towers in Asia

B : Menara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s spectacular tower, is one of the tallest towers in Asia

C : It is one of the tallest towers in Asia, Malaysia’s spectacular tower Menara Kuala Lumpur

D : Malaysia’s spectacular tower is one of the tallest in Asia: Menara Kuala Lumpur

E : Malaysia’s spectacular tower, and one of the tallest towers in Asia, is Menara Kuala Lumpur

Answer: B

Question 5

In his work Fire Next Time, James Baldwin argues for

A : an end to separation between the races

B : the right of workers to organize

C : reform of the American educational system

D : peace in Southeast Asia

E : an end to political corruption in Washington

Answer: A

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