American literature quiz
Poe, Twain, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Morrison: a quiz on the literature of the United States, from the Puritans to the Beat Generation, from noir fiction to the Broadway stage.
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In O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," what does Jim sell to buy combs for Della?
- His coat
- His ring
- His watch
- His violin
In "The Birth-Mark," what does the scientist Aylmer want to erase from his wife's cheek?
- A burn scar
- A dark mole
- A small hand-shaped mark
- Early wrinkles
In Lois Lowry's "The Giver," what age does Jonas reach when the community assigns him his role?
- Fourteen
- Twelve
- Ten
- Sixteen
To which Christian denomination did the poet John Greenleaf Whittier belong?
- Quaker
- Baptist
- Catholic
- Mormon
Under what pen name does Daniel Quinn write his mysteries in "City of Glass"?
- Henry Dark
- Peter Stillman
- Max Work
- William Wilson
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