In “The Open Boat,” the correspondent remembers a verse that “he had forgotten that he had forgotten.” In the poem he remembers __________________.

This writer commited suicide after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer.

“The Open Boat” was based on the sinking of this vessel, upon which the author was sailing when it sunk.

In part, this debut novel of Dreier’s was considered controversial because of the social transgressions of its characters who feel no remorse and largely escape punishment.

Roughing It, Innocents Abroad, Life on the Mississippi were written by

During Twain’s life he worked as a

Mark Twain was invited to speak at poet John Greenleaf Whittier’s 70th birthday by this individual, writer and editor _______________________ .

Which of these is NOT a characteristic/quality of Realism?

William Dean Howells attacked sentimentality of thought and feeling, which he believed presented readers with a false representation of the moral and ethical choices that they would face in their own lives.

In Twain’s “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” according to Jim Smiley, a frog can become a great jumper if it is __________.