1. Modern American Literature Final Exam Study Guide

2. 4 Sections A.Literature Comprehension (20 points) B.Quote ID and Significance (20 pts.) C.Semester Reading (20 pts.) D.Essays (40 pts)

3. Section A – Literature Comprehension 2 0 multiple choice questions S treetcar Named Desire T he Grapes of Wrath S now Falling on Cedars S he’s Come Undone

4. “ Barn Burning” “ The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg” E than Frome

5. Part B – Quote Identification & Significance 4 easily identifiable quotes from literature we have read For each quote, identify the speaker and the plot situation (2 points) and the thematic significance (3 points).

6. Part C – Semester Reading Here is your last crack at that ever-popular quiz format where you are given a word bank and must fill in the blank. Excerpts will cover all the literature we have read this semester. 20 blanks to fill

7. Part D - Essays You have to write 2 essays and they are prescribed. In other words, you don’t choose two to answer from a long list…there are ONLY two questions, and you must answer both. Think about themes. Think about the conclusion to She’s Come Undone.

8. Themes - …Streetcar Class Conflict Sex Roles Violence and Cruelty Madness

9. Themes – Grapes… Hope Class Conflict Fanaticism Individual vs. Society Commitment

10. Themes - …Cedars Interracial Love Guilt Prejudice

11. Themes - …Undone Coming of Age The Quest for Happiness The Quest for Acceptance

12. Themes – “Barn Burning” Alienation and Loneliness Anger and Hatred Loyalty and Betrayal Morals and Morality Order and Disorder

13. Themes – “…Hadleyburg” Hypocrisy Morality, Ethics and the Innateness of Human Sinfulness The Eden Myth and the “Fortunate Fall” Individual versus Society

14. Themes – Ethan Frome Frustration Individual Responsibility Loneliness