Contexts of American Prose
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During what decade was The Corrections published?
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Explanation
The Corrections was published in 2001 and received the National Book Award the same year.
To what genre does Fahrenheit 451 belong?
Dystopia
Fantasy
Political thriller
Tragedy
Psychoanalysis
Explanation
While much of Bradbury’s work is categorized as literary science fiction, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopia that takes place in a society in which books are burned and knowledge is suppressed by an authoritarian state.
Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 in 1953.
To what genre does Fahrenheit 451 belong?
Dystopia
Fantasy
Political thriller
Tragedy
Psychoanalysis
Explanation
While much of Bradbury’s work is categorized as literary science fiction, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopia that takes place in a society in which books are burned and knowledge is suppressed by an authoritarian state.
Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 in 1953.
During what decade was The Corrections published?
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Explanation
The Corrections was published in 2001 and received the National Book Award the same year.
The author of The Corrections also wrote which of the following novels?
Freedom
The Broom of the System
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Bluest Eye
Invisible Man
Explanation
Jonathan Franzen published Freedom in 2010. The Broom of the System (1987) is by David Foster Wallace, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005) is by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Bluest Eye (1970) is by Toni Morrison, and Invisible Man (1952) is by Ralph Ellison.
The author of The Corrections also wrote which of the following novels?
Freedom
The Broom of the System
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Bluest Eye
Invisible Man
Explanation
Jonathan Franzen published Freedom in 2010. The Broom of the System (1987) is by David Foster Wallace, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005) is by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Bluest Eye (1970) is by Toni Morrison, and Invisible Man (1952) is by Ralph Ellison.
During what decade was Fahrenheit 451 published?
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Explanation
The novel was published in 1953 amidst real threats of book burning, censorship, and McCarthyism in America.
During which decade was The Shipping News published?
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Explanation
E. Annie Proulx's The Shipping News was published in 1993 and subsequently won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize.
During which decade was The Shipping News published?
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Explanation
E. Annie Proulx's The Shipping News was published in 1993 and subsequently won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize.
During what decade was Fahrenheit 451 published?
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Explanation
The novel was published in 1953 amidst real threats of book burning, censorship, and McCarthyism in America.