Analysis of Themes and Characterization in American Literature Quiz

Test your knowledge on American literature. Who wrote 'The Great Gatsby'? Explore themes and characters from famous works.

#1

Who is the author of 'The Great Gatsby'?

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
J.D. Salinger
Harper Lee
#2

In 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' who is the narrator?

Atticus Finch
Jem Finch
Scout Finch
Boo Radley
#3

In 'The Old Man and the Sea,' who is Santiago's loyal companion and apprentice?

Manolin
Martin
Santos
Miguel
#4

Which American poet is associated with the transcendentalist movement and wrote 'Leaves of Grass'?

Emily Dickinson
Walt Whitman
Robert Frost
Langston Hughes
#5

Who is the main character in John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'?

George Milton
Lennie Small
Curley
Slim
#6

Which novel by Mark Twain features the characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn on a river journey?

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Prince and the Pauper
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
#7

What literary movement is associated with the works of Edgar Allan Poe?

Transcendentalism
Dark Romanticism
Realism
Naturalism
#8

In 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' who is Jim?

Huck's father
Huck's best friend
A runaway slave
A sheriff in town
#9

Who is the protagonist in 'The Catcher in the Rye'?

Holden Caulfield
Phoebe Caulfield
Allie Caulfield
D.B. Caulfield
#10

Which American literary work is considered an allegory for the McCarthy era and the Red Scare?

The Scarlet Letter
The Crucible
The Grapes of Wrath
Fahrenheit 451
#11

Which American author is known for his transcendentalist essays, including 'Self-Reliance' and 'Nature'?

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allan Poe
#12

In 'The Grapes of Wrath,' who leads the Joad family on their journey to California?

Tom Joad
Ma Joad
Jim Casy
Al Joad
#13

Which novel by Harper Lee deals with racial injustice in the American South and features characters like Atticus Finch and Boo Radley?

To Kill a Mockingbird
Go Set a Watchman
The Help
The Color Purple
#14

Which novel by Toni Morrison explores the effects of slavery and the legacy it leaves on the characters?

Beloved
Song of Solomon
The Bluest Eye
Sula
#15

Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the lives of the rich and glamorous in the Jazz Age?

This Side of Paradise
Tender Is the Night
The Beautiful and Damned
The Last Tycoon
#16

Who wrote the short story 'The Lottery,' a chilling tale about a small town's disturbing ritual?

Ray Bradbury
Shirley Jackson
Flannery O'Connor
Kurt Vonnegut
#17

In 'The Scarlet Letter,' what is the symbolic meaning of the red letter 'A' that Hester Prynne is required to wear?

Adultery
Angel
Atonement
Amor
#18

Who wrote 'The Sun Also Rises,' a novel that captures the disillusionment of the Lost Generation after World War I?

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Gertrude Stein
John Steinbeck
#19

Which American author wrote 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' a novel set in a mental institution?

Ken Kesey
J.D. Salinger
Sylvia Plath
Kurt Vonnegut
#20

In 'The Sound and the Fury,' which Compson sibling is mentally disabled and mute?

Quentin
Jason
Benjy
Caddy

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