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Contemporary Short Story Mood

Description: This quiz will test your understanding of the moods created in contemporary short stories.
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of the following short stories by Raymond Carver creates a mood of isolation and alienation?

  1. Cathedral

  2. Neighbors

  3. Why Don't You Dance?

  4. A Small, Good Thing

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In \"Neighbors,\" the protagonist feels isolated and alienated from his neighbors, who are portrayed as cold and indifferent.

Which of the following short stories by Alice Munro creates a mood of nostalgia and longing?

  1. The Beggar Maid

  2. The Moons of Jupiter

  3. Runaway

  4. The Progress of Love

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In \"The Moons of Jupiter,\" the protagonist reflects on her past and experiences a sense of nostalgia and longing for her childhood and adolescence.

Which of the following short stories by Tobias Wolff creates a mood of regret and loss?

  1. Bullet in the Brain

  2. In the Garden of the North American Martyrs

  3. The Night in Question

  4. Hunters in the Snow

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In \"Bullet in the Brain,\" the protagonist reflects on his past mistakes and experiences a sense of regret and loss.

Which of the following short stories by Amy Tan creates a mood of hope and optimism?

  1. The Joy Luck Club

  2. The Kitchen God's Wife

  3. The Hundred Secret Senses

  4. The Bonesetter's Daughter

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In \"The Joy Luck Club,\" the characters face various challenges, but they ultimately find hope and optimism through their relationships with each other.

Which of the following short stories by Junot Diaz creates a mood of anger and frustration?

  1. Drown

  2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

  3. This Is How You Lose Her

  4. The Sun, the Moon, the Stars

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In \"Drown,\" the protagonist experiences anger and frustration as he struggles to cope with his family's poverty and his own sense of powerlessness.

Which of the following short stories by Sherman Alexie creates a mood of humor and irony?

  1. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

  2. Reservation Blues

  3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

  4. Indian Killer

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In \"The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,\" Alexie uses humor and irony to explore the complex relationship between Native Americans and white Americans.

Which of the following short stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie creates a mood of cultural conflict and identity?

  1. Half of a Yellow Sun

  2. Americanah

  3. We Should All Be Feminists

  4. The Thing Around Your Neck

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In \"Americanah,\" Adichie explores the cultural conflict and identity issues faced by Nigerians living in the United States.

Which of the following short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri creates a mood of love and longing?

  1. The Namesake

  2. Interpreter of Maladies

  3. Unaccustomed Earth

  4. The Lowland

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In \"Interpreter of Maladies,\" Lahiri explores the themes of love and longing through the stories of Indian immigrants living in the United States.

Which of the following short stories by Ha Jin creates a mood of political oppression and exile?

  1. Waiting

  2. The Crazed

  3. A Free Life

  4. War Trash

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In \"Waiting,\" Jin explores the theme of political oppression and exile through the story of a Chinese couple who are forced to leave their home country.

Which of the following short stories by Yiyun Li creates a mood of grief and loss?

  1. The Vagrants

  2. Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

  3. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

  4. The Book of Joy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In \"A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,\" Li explores the theme of grief and loss through the story of a Chinese family who immigrates to the United States.

Which of the following short stories by Edwidge Danticat creates a mood of resilience and hope?

  1. Breath, Eyes, Memory

  2. Krik? Krak!

  3. The Farming of Bones

  4. Claire of the Sea Light

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In \"Breath, Eyes, Memory,\" Danticat explores the theme of resilience and hope through the story of a young Haitian woman who immigrates to the United States.

Which of the following short stories by Junot Diaz creates a mood of magical realism?

  1. Drown

  2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

  3. This Is How You Lose Her

  4. The Sun, the Moon, the Stars

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In \"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,\" Diaz uses magical realism to explore the history and culture of the Dominican Republic.

Which of the following short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri creates a mood of cultural assimilation and identity?

  1. The Namesake

  2. Interpreter of Maladies

  3. Unaccustomed Earth

  4. The Lowland

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In \"The Namesake,\" Lahiri explores the theme of cultural assimilation and identity through the story of an Indian family who immigrates to the United States.

Which of the following short stories by Ha Jin creates a mood of political satire and social commentary?

  1. Waiting

  2. The Crazed

  3. A Free Life

  4. War Trash

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In \"The Crazed,\" Jin uses political satire and social commentary to explore the Cultural Revolution in China.

Which of the following short stories by Edwidge Danticat creates a mood of historical fiction and cultural identity?

  1. Breath, Eyes, Memory

  2. Krik? Krak!

  3. The Farming of Bones

  4. Claire of the Sea Light

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In \"The Farming of Bones,\" Danticat uses historical fiction and cultural identity to explore the history of the Dominican Republic.

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