C ． Faith                                                         D ． Mary

31 ． Which of the following statements might be true of the theme of Song of Myself by Whitman?

A ． This poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly.

B ． This poem shows the author’s cynical sentiments against the American Civil War.

C ． This poem reflects the author’s belief in Unitarianism or Deism.  

D ． This poem reflects the author’s belief in the singularity and equality of all beings in value.

32 ． In Moby — Dick , the white whale symbolizes ______________ for Melville, for it is complex, unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well.

A ． nature                                                        B ． human society

C ． whaling industry                                       D ． truth

33 ． Realism was a reaction against Romanticism or a move away from the bias towards romance and self — creating fictions, and paved the way to ______________.

A ． Cynicism                                                   B ． Modernism

C ． Transcendentalism                                      D ． Neo — Classicalism

34 ． Hemingway once described Mark Twain’s novel ______________ the one book from which “all modern American literature comes”.

A ． The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn             B ． The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

C ． The Gilded Age                                          D