22 ． Dickens’ works are characterized by a mingling of ______________ and pathos.

A ． humor                                                       B ． satire

C ． passion                                                      D ． metaphor

23 ． Walt Whitman, whose ______________ established him as the most popular American poet of the 19th century.

A ． Leaves of Grass                                         B ． Go Down, Moses

C ． The Marble Faun                                        D ． As I Lay Dying

24 ． ______________ has always been regarded as a writer who “perfected the best classic style that American Literature ever produced”.

A ． Edgar Ellen Poe                                          B ． Walt Whitman

C ． Henry David Thoreau                                  D ． Washington Irving

25 ． The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of ______________ to the outbreak of ____________.

A ． the 17th century … the American War of Independence  

B ． the 18th century … the American Civil War

C ． the 17th century … the American Civil War    

D ． the 18th century … the U.S. – Mexican War

26 ． Which of the following statements is NOT true of American Transcendentalism?

A ． It can be clearly defined as a part of American Romantic literary movement.