Literature Section 4 p.2

According to H. L. Mencken, “virtuous behavior” is what type of concept, given how wealthy people are actually treated?

• usually certain

• quite indefinite

• often desirable

• mostly consistent

• somewhat fluid

According to Mencken, what is “the most valuable of all human possessions, next to a superior and disdainful air”?

• the ability to work hard

• the reputation of being well to do

• personal beauty

• a college education

• political influence

Katherine Anne Porter’s Collected Stories (1965) won what two prizes for fiction?

• National Book Award and Guggenheim Award

• Edgar Award and National Book Award

• Nebula Award and Edgar Award

• Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award

• Guggenheim Award and Pulitzer Prize

Where was Katherine Anne Porter born?

• New York City

• San Francisco

• Indian Creek, Texas

• Chicago

• Louisville, Kentucky

What was notable about Porter’s formal education?

• It ended when she was fourteen.

• She earned a PhD in literature.

• She attended an Ivy League university.

• She was homeschooled by her mother.

• She never attended school.

The BEST characterization of “Rope” is that it depicts

• the end of a marriage

• two people tragically unable to understand each other

• the repetition of ancient resentments

• deep conflict about what a marriage entails

• a brief spat

What type of conflict did Katherine Anne Porter’s characters typically experience?

• conflict between their intelligence and emotions

• tension between self-worth and external reality

• conflict between family and friends

• conflict between technology and tradition

• all of the above

Katherine Anne Porter’s writing was concerned with the unique social dynamics of what part of America?

• North

• Northeast

• South

• Midwest

• West

In “Rope,” why does the wife think the husband forgot the coffee?

• He bought tea instead.

• He does not drink coffee.

• He substituted the rope for coffee.

• He was absent-minded.

• He was angry at her.

In “Rope,” what likely caused the eggs to break?

• the rope

• the coffee

• the hammer

• the broken stone

• they were dropped