Contemporary Short Story Symbolism
Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of symbolism in contemporary short stories. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: symbolism contemporary literature short stories |
In the story "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, what does the yellow wallpaper symbolize?
In the story "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson, what does the lottery symbolize?
In the story "The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edgar Allan Poe, what does the beating heart symbolize?
In the story "The Gift of the Magi," by O. Henry, what do the gifts that Della and Jim give each other symbolize?
In the story "The Dead," by James Joyce, what does the snow symbolize?
In the story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," by Flannery O'Connor, what does the misfit symbolize?
In the story "Cathedral," by Raymond Carver, what does the cathedral symbolize?
In the story "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien, what do the things that the soldiers carry symbolize?
In the story "The Joy Luck Club," by Amy Tan, what do the mahjong tiles symbolize?
In the story "The House on Mango Street," by Sandra Cisneros, what does the house symbolize?
In the story "The Woman Warrior," by Maxine Hong Kingston, what does the ghost of Fa Mu Lan symbolize?
In the story "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker, what does the color purple symbolize?
In the story "Beloved," by Toni Morrison, what does the ghost of Beloved symbolize?
In the story "The God of Small Things," by Arundhati Roy, what do the twins, Estha and Rahel, symbolize?
In the story "Life of Pi," by Yann Martel, what does the tiger, Richard Parker, symbolize?