Unit 5: American Literature

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Exercise Ⅰ

I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:

1.	American literature is mainly about the seeking of the American people for success and happiness.
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2. Rip Van Winkle was a character created by James Fenimore Cooper.
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3.	The Leather-Stocking Tales consist of five novels depicting the American West.
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4. Before Mark Twain, all major American writers were born on the East Coast.
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5.	Although Emily Dickinson wrote more than 1500 poems, she seldom touched upon the subject of death.
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6. Henry James wrote several novels about Europeans living in America.
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7.	Both Sherwood Anderson and Sinclair Lewis depicted life in the small midwestern towns, and their books were called "revolt from the village."
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8.	After publishing her novel The Awakening, Kate Chopin continued to write and established herself as a major American writer.
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9. In the 1920s Harlem in New York City became the center of black culture.
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10.	Tennessee Williams' plays often portrayed the common man pressured by society, and his best play was Death of a Salesman.
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