Research Skills Oct. week 2

p. 3, l. 32 ~ l. 38

Which statement best describes the novel If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things?

• The novel is set in a rural area.

• The entire story is narrated by a third person.

• The setting is a specific city in Britain.

• The story unfolds in a place with many people.

p. 3, l. 39 ~ p. 4, l. 11

Which statement is true?

• Many ecocritics have analyzed literary texts set in urban areas.

• Naturalcultural spaces are areas where natural elements belong to the city.

• According to Michael Bennett, there is no correlation between the places ecocritics live and the kind of texts they analyze.

• Ecocriticism is adequately prepared to study urban novels.

p. 4, l. 12 ~ l. 22

Which statement is true?

• Social ecocriticism regards ecology as separate from human actions.

• Urban ecology likens cities to ecology.

• The author of the paper draws mainly on social ecocriticism.

• Many ecocritics have developed social ecocriticism, relying on Bennet’s proposal.

“Juxtaposing the country with the city” (p. 4, l. 31) means that:

• Nature is independent from the city.

• Nature is represented as a beneficial element to humans.

• Nature is part of the city.

• Nature is closely related to human society.

In what way is the citation of the passage "the shadows of pigeons flap across the bathroom wall" (p. 4, l. 35) meaningful?