Writing About Short Fiction: Mastery Test (PLATO ANSWER SHEET) 1.) What is the purpose of a literary analysis essay?
A. To examine specific features of a literary work (CORRECT)
B. To provide factual details about a literary work (INCORRECT)
C. To understand the background of a literary work (INCORRECT)
D. To provide a brief summary of a literary work (INCORRECT)

2.) Which sentence best states the purpose of a literary analysis essay for “An Episode of War” by Stephen Crane?
A. The nineteenth-century American writer Stephen Crane was best known for his novels about the US Civil War. (INCORRECT)
B. “An Episode of War” is about a soldier who gets shot during the US Civil War and has to have his arm amputated. (INCORRECT)
C. Stephen Crane uses the third-person point of view to describe the lives of soldiers in “An Episode of War.” (CORRECT)
D. “An Episode of War” starts with a soldier sorting coffee for his fellow soldiers when gunshots begin, and he gets shot in the arm. (INCORRECT)

3.) Jane is writing a literary analysis essay about the themes in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Which sentence from the story will best support her argument about the narrator's struggle with deciding what action to take?
A. It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. (INCORRECT) Object there was none. B. Passion there was none. (INCORRECT) I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! C. He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it. (INCORRECT) Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it. D. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever. (CORRECT)

4.) Which options give the sentences parallel structure?
Vicky does her homework (carefully and efficiently) (CORRECT)
Dereck (plays bass and sings backup) for his band. (CORRECT)

5.) What is a parenthetical citation?
A. The quotes taken from primary sources to support the argument of an essay.(INCORRECT)
B. A structure for a literary analysis essay similar to the five-paragraph structure (INCORRECT)
C. A detailed summary of a literary work being analyzed in an essay (INCORRECT)
D. The reference to the location of textual evidence in a primary source. (CORRECT)

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