36. In William Faulkner’s writings, the modern ______ technique was frequently and skillfully used to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator.(      )

A. stream-of-consciousness                             B. deconstructionist

C. archetypal                                                 D. structuralist

37. Mark Twain’s ______ shows the disastrous effects of slavery on the victimizer and the victim alike.(      )

A. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

B. Life on the Mississippi

C. Roughing it

D. The Tragedy of Puddn’ head Wilson

38. In order to protest against America’s failure to join England in WWI, ______ became a naturalized British citizen in 1915.(      )

A. William Faulkner                                       B. Henry James

C. Earnest Hemingway                                   D. Ezra Pound

39. The Gilded Age is a social satire written by ______ in 1873.(      )

A. W. D. Howells                                          B. William Faulkner

C. Ernest Hemingway                                     D. Mark Twain

40. As the first American prose epic, ______ is not merely a whaling tale or sea adventure, it is also regarded as a spiritual exploration into man’ s deep reality and psychology.(      )

A. Moby-Dick                                                B. Redburn

C. Billy Budd                                                D. Omoo