🍁RC2🍁Final Exam Review

Who is the author of the book, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, that we are studying in class?

• Troy Brownfield

• Thomas Foster

• Mrs. Stewart

• Snoop Dogg

According to Foster, what are the five essential elements of a quest in literature?

• A protagonist, a goal, a villain, a mentor, and a journey

• A quester, a destination, a stated reason, challenges, and a real reason

• A hero, a problem, allies, a reward, and a return journey

• A traveler, a companion, a map, obstacles, and a treasure

What is often the 'real reason' for a quest in literature?

• To acquire wealth or power

• To defeat a villain and save others

• Self-discovery and personal growth

• To find a lost object or person

What does Foster suggest is the deeper purpose of characters eating together in literature?

• To show proper etiquette

• To symbolize shared community or relationships

• To create a setting for conflict

• To emphasize social class differences

Why is the act of eating together in literature significant even when it goes poorly or awkwardly?

• It reveals hidden tensions or conflicts between characters

• It makes the scene more humorous for readers

• It shows the characters’ inability to cook

• It focuses on dietary restrictions

Foster argues that meals in literature are often symbolic. What might a ruined or incomplete meal suggest?

• A lack of resources

• A breakdown in relationships or community

• A metaphor for greed

• Poor planning by the host

What does Foster suggest literary vampires and monsters typically represent?

• Supernatural fear and mythology

• Exploitation and selfishness in human relationships

• The author’s imagination gone wild

• Societal obsession with immortality

What traits make a literary vampire different from a literal one?

• The vampire uses seduction to charm its victim

• The vampire metaphorically consumes others for personal gain

• The vampire always seeks blood as sustenance

• The vampire resides in a Gothic setting

According to Foster, what does rain often symbolize in literature?

• Renewal, cleansing, or destruction

• A lack of control over one’s destiny

• Sorrow and melancholy

• The passage of time

What dual role can snow play in literature, according to Foster?

• Obscurity and death

• Beauty and purity or harshness and isolation

• Mystery and resolution

• Warmth and renewal