Question

1. key authors: realism & naturalism (1865-1914)

• mark ______: adventures of huckleberry finn, the adventures of tom sawyer
• kate ______: the awakening, \the story of an hour\
• henry ______: the portrait of a lady, the turn of the screw
• edith ______: the age of innocence, ethan frome
• theodore ______: sister carrie, an american tragedy
• stephen ______: the red badge of courage, \the open boat\

1. key authors: modernism & harlem renaissance (1914-1945)

• william ______: the sound and the fury, as i lay dying, absalom, absalom!
• john ______: the grapes of wrath, of mice and men, east of eden
• langston ______: \the negro speaks of rivers,\ \harlem\
• zora neale ______: their eyes were watching god, mules and men
• willa ______: my ántonia, o pioneers!, death comes for the archbishop
• t.s. ______: \the waste land,\ \the love song of j. alfred prufrock\

1. key authors: post-war & contemporary (1945-present)

• j.d. ______: the catcher in the rye
• ralph ______: invisible man
• flannery ______: \a good man is hard to find,\ wise blood
• john ______: rabbit, run and the rabbit series
• kurt ______: slaughterhouse-five, cats cradle
• maya ______: i know why the caged bird sings
• arthur ______: death of a salesman, the crucible
• tennessee ______: a streetcar named desire, the glass menagerie
• sandra ______: the house on mango street
• cormac ______: blood meridian, the road, no country for old men

1. key authors: contemporary voices expanding the canon

• toni ______: beloved, song of solomon, the bluest eye
• alice ______: the color purple
• maxine hong ______: the woman warrior
• amy ______: the joy luck club

Explanation:

This is a fill - in - the - blank exercise about key authors in different literary periods. We need to recall the last names of these authors based on their works and the given first names.

1. For "Mark ______: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", the author is Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
2. For "Kate ______: The Awakening, "The Story of an Hour"", the author is Kate Chopin.
3. For "Henry ______: The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw", the author is Henry James.
4. For "Edith ______: The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome", the author is Edith Wharton.
5. For "Theodore ______: Sister Carrie, An American Tragedy", the author is Theodore Dreiser.
6. For "Stephen ______: The Red Badge of Courage, "The Open Boat"", the author is Stephen Crane.
7. For "William ______: The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Absalom, Absalom!", the author is William Faulkner.
8. For "John ______: The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, East of Eden", the author is John Steinbeck.
9. For "Langston ______: "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "Harlem"", the author is Langston Hughes.
10. For "Zora Neale ______: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Mules and Men", the author is Zora Neale Hurston.
11. For "Willa ______: My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, Death Comes for the Archbishop", the author is Willa Cather.
12. For "T.S. ______: "The Waste Land," "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"", the author is T.S. Eliot.
13. For "J.D. ______: The Catcher in the Rye", the author is J.D. Salinger.
14. For "Ralph ______: Invisible Man", the author is Ralph Ellison.
15. For "Flannery ______: "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," Wise Blood", the author is Flannery O'Connor.
16. For "John ______: Rabbit, Run and the Rabbit series", the author is John Updike.
17. For "Kurt ______: Slaughterhouse - Five, Cat's Cradle", the author is Kurt Vonnegut.
18. For "Maya ______: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", the author is Maya Angelou.
19. For "Arthur ______: Death of a Salesman, The Crucible", the author is Arthur Miller.
20. For "Tennessee ______: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie", the author is Tennessee Williams.
21. For "Sandra ______: The House on Mango Street", the author is Sandra Cisneros.
22. For "Cormac ______: Blood Meridian, The Road, No Country for Old Men", the author is Cormac McCarthy.
23. For "Toni ______: Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye", the author is Toni Morrison.
24. For "Alice ______: The Color Purple", the author is Alice Walker.
25. For "Maxine Hong ______: The Woman Warrior", the author is Maxine Hong Kingston.
26. For "Amy ______: The Joy Luck Club", the author is Amy Tan.

Answer:

• Mark Twain
• Kate Chopin
• Henry James
• Edith Wharton
• Theodore Dreiser
• Stephen Crane
• William Faulkner
• John Steinbeck
• Langston Hughes
• Zora Neale Hurston
• Willa Cather
• T.S. Eliot
• J.D. Salinger
• Ralph Ellison
• Flannery O'Connor
• John Updike
• Kurt Vonnegut
• Maya Angelou
• Arthur Miller
• Tennessee Williams
• Sandra Cisneros
• Cormac McCarthy
• Toni Morrison
• Alice Walker
• Maxine Hong Kingston
• Amy Tan