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Quiz on DGP, Modernism and Robert Frost
1. Name one of the negative effects that World War I had upon people in the 1920’s.
2. People during the Roaring Twenties became more materialistic. What does that mean?
3. Both of the paintings represent key ideas of the modernism movement. Choose one or both of the paintings
and describe how it represents key modernism ideas.
Pablo Picasso, Studio with Plaster Head
Edward Hopper, Nighthawks
5. In “Acquainted with the Night” (p. 1001), the speaker walks through dark streets and sees a “luminary clock.”
What might that be a symbol for?
6. In “Mending Wall” (p. 1002-03), the speaker says, “We keep the wall between us as we go” (line 15). What
does the wall symbolize in the poem? Explain.
7. What is the tone in “Mending Wall”? Use a text quote to support your answer.
8. In “Out, Out—“ (p. 1004), find one example of personification and one example of onomatopoeia. Be sure to
also explain what each of the terms means as well.
10. Use the space below to write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the theme of isolation/fragmentation
in at least 3 of the pieces we read this week. Use as much detail and explanation as you can. Suggestion: you
may want to argue which of the poems/short story represents severe isolation and which the least severe.