Unit 1: The Early Twentieth Century: Modern American Literature (Post Test) "He had lived a very long time with death and was a little detached. We were all a little detached, and there was nothing that held us together except that we met every afternoon at the hospital." "we felt held together by there being something that had happened that they, the people who disliked us, did not understand" Answer- Which sentences in this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" reflect the theme of the psychological alienation caused by war?"The deer hung stiff and heavy and empty, and small birds blew in the wind and the wind turned their feathers" Answer- Which sentence in this excerpt from Ernst Hemingway's "In Another Country" uses parallelism?It establishes the irony that, although the wounded soldiers have left the war front, the war continues to haunt them psychologically Answer- What important fact about the wounded soldiers is reflected by the repetition of the bolded sentences in the excerpts from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway?Jostle Answer- To push, elbow, or bump against He is speaking about a common experience that the African American community shares African Americans used the "mask" to hide their suffering and gain a kind of victory against society Answer- What effect does the poet achieve by repeating the phrase,"We wear the mask" throughout the poem?Although they smile outwardly, African Americans pray for an end to their community's struggles Answer- What might Paul Laurence Dunbar mean in the following lines from his poem "We Wear the Mask" We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise.By employing an unusual rhyme scheme Answer- How did Paul Laurence Dunbar depart from traditional poetry in "We Wear the Mask"?Clean favored Answer- Well-groomed Myriad Answer- Numerous
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