The Contemporary Period (1945-Present)

In post-1945 literature mlitculturalism refers to:

The exploration of ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity 

Which of the following themes is explored in Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street?

Coming of age and cultural identity

Which of the following characterizes post-9/11 American Literature?

Fear, identity, and loss

Which of the following accurately characterizes Allen Ginsberg’s poetry? 

Unflinching examination of social issues and individual liberation

Which writer critiques racial and sexual identity through memoir and poetry? 

Audre Lorde

Which of the following distinguishes postmodern literature from Modernist literature?

Use of metafiction, irony, and self-referential storytelling

Which of the following best describes the dominant themes in post-1945 American Literature?

Identity, fragmentation, and the questioning of tradition 

Which poet is associated with the Confessional movement and writes extensively about mental illness and selfhood? 

Sylvia Plath

Which writer satirizes American consumer culture and media influence in the novel White Noise?

Don DeLillo

Which theme appears throughout Sylvia Plath’s poetry?

Psychological struggle

In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, which literary technique is most prominent? 

Blending fictional storytelling with autobiography

In what way does postmodern literature challenge the idea of a single truth? 

By questioning authorship and using conflicting perspectives

What is one primary function of narrative fragmentation in postmodern fiction? 

To reflect uncertainty and multiplicity of life

Which of the following is a characteristic of experimental fiction? 

Untraditional form and characterization

In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison explores which theme? 

Internalized racism and societal beauty standards