Q. What was the original title of the play Emperor Jones?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
the silver bullet
American Literature MCQs and Notes
Q. What is the play Emperor Jones an allegory for?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
u.s. imperialism
Q. What did Thérèse used to do as a job?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
she was a wet nurse.
Q. What pest invades Valerian’s greenhouse in Tar Baby?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
ants
Q. What is the name of Son’s hometown in Tar Baby?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
eloe
Q. The entire Quentin section in The Sound and the Fury is told over a period of
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
one day
Q. The character Damuddy in The Sound and the Fury is
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
the grandmother of the compson children
Q. What attribute of Caddy does Benjy frequently note in The Sound and the Fury?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
smells like trees
Q. Why is Benjy's name changed in The Sound and the Fury?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
because mother wants to get rid of the "curse"
Q. What is Benjy's "graveyard" in The Sound and the Fury?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
two blue glass bottles full of flowers