Eliot was a leader in the rise of Modernism in American literature.

Identify the author of the following quote:The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight.

Also known as Samuel Clemens, Twain’s failure as a writer was that he did not use dialect (localized language) for his characters.

Why did Charlotte Perkins Gilman write “The Yellow Wall-paper “?

Identify the author of the following quote:”The welcome of the land to the men from the sea was warm and generous.”

Identify the author of the following quote:”When Lil’s husband got demobbed, I said– / I didn’t mince my words, I said to myself, / HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME / Now Albert’s coming back, make yourself a bit smart”.

The first American writer to portray war realistically was Stephen Crane.

Part of what Jewett explores in “A White Heron” is how a man might grow into adulthood.

In the excerpt from Washington’s Up from Slavery, Washington argues that African Americans should help themselves and turn their oppression, if any, into blessings.  

The Performance Improvement (PI) team was meeting to discuss the post-operative infection rate issues. Bob was assigned by the PI team leader to monitor the meeting agenda and watch the clock for adherence to the schedule.  In what capacity was Bob serving during this meeting for the PI team?