125. The book The Scarlet Letter ends with Dimmesdale__________.

A. Running away with Hester B. killing himself out of guilt

C. overcoming his sense of guilt D. making a public confession and falling dead in the

arms of Hester

126. Most of the poems written by Emily Dickinson were_________.

A. lost B. published during her lifetime

C. buried with her D. published after her death

127. The novel Sister Carrie describes________.

A. the death of Hustwood B. the degeneration of Carrie Meeber

C. how Carrie climbed up the social ladder D. Carrie's love affair with Drouet

128. T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land is important because it________.

A. deals with the cultural glories of the past B. praises the lost generation C. is highly

traditional D. reveals the spiritual crisis of post-WWI Europe

and it is original in form

129. The \"Lost Generation\" refers to those who_________.

A. have no ambition in life B. are physically and spiritually impotent

C. are homeless D. are expatriates

130. In the Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway praises the old fisherman's________.

A. courage to face the risks of high seas B. courage to fight the sharks C. courage to

accept defeat of not catching anything for 84 days D. attitudes towards

defeat and failure

131. Langston Huges was noted for his________.

A. true description of urban Blacks in poetry B. unconventional portrayal of Harlem C.

singing of black America D. None of the above

132. The most exciting place in the United States on New Year's Eve is________.

A. Rockefeller Center in New York City B. Times Square in New York City

C. Independence Hall in Philadelphia D. Pasadena, California

133. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in_______.

A.1964 B. 1965 C. 1966 D. 1968

134. The symbols that are associated with Valentine's Day are the following except_________. A. cards

decorated with hearts B. Cupid armed with bow and arrow

C. flowers tied with red ribbons D. toast turkey

135. The story of Washington and the cherry tree brings out his quality of________.

A. hard work B. independent thinking C. wisdom D. honesty

136. The symbols of egg and bunny are considered to represent________.

A. new life and fertility B. new life and energy

C. fertility and happiness D. new life and plenty

137. The most famous Easter Parade is the one________.

A. along the Fifth Avenue in New York B. organized by Macy in New York

C. in Philadelphia D. in Pasadena, California

138. _______are associated with Halloween.

A. Ghost costumes and witches' hats B. Pumpkin-Lanterns

C. Trick or treat D. All of the above

139. Veterans' Day was originally set to________.

A. honor all men who have fought in defense of the country

B. honor the end of WWI

C. honor those who have given their lives in defense of the country

D. honor those who died in WWI

140. The theme of thanks-giving has always been________.

A. peace and plenty B. fertility and new life

C. health and happiness D. Both A and C

141. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in

__________1621.

A. December B. October C. April D. January

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