In American literature after 1945, a new readership emerged that looked for characters with which they could identify.

Which author was an influential theorist and activist for women’s rights?

In Act Two of Death of a Salesman, When Biff and Happy meet their father at the restaurant, Biff explains that his meeting with Bill Oliver was less successful than he had anticipated. What did Biff do after relating his plans to start a Loman Brothers sports line in Florida?

Which poem explores the theme of masculine control via images of hunters “seek[ing] / young girls for their amusement”?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wall-paper” to draw attention to her experiences with schizophrenia.

In which city is most of “Howl” set?

Which of the following best summarizes Booker T. Washington’s depiction of his childhood in Up from Slavery?

This author was a war veteran; one of the things he or she is known for is a realist story that includes a troubled soldier and a twist ending.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was wildly popular after its publication.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the Gilded Age and the Industrial Era?