American Wider Reading

Question 1

The Red Badge of Courage

Answer 1

1895 - (Stephen Crane): young soldier faces fear, courage, and identity during Civil War.

Question 2

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Answer 2

1885 - (Mark Twain) : Boy escapes society, journeys down river, confronts slavery and freedom.

Question 3

Life among the Piutes

Answer 3

1883 - (Sarah Winniemuca): Paiute woman’s memoir of injustice, survival, advocacy, and cultural resilience.

Question 4

Washington Square

Answer 4

1881 - (Henry James): Shy heiress defies manipulative father and deceptive suitor’s intentions

Question 5

The House of Mirth

Answer 5

1905 - (Set 1890s) (Edith Wharton): Socialite Lily Bart struggles with wealth, love, and societal expectations—tragically.

Question 6

The Other Two

Answer 6

1904 - (Edith Wharton): A woman’s past marriages complicate her new husband’s social standing.

Question 7

McTeague: A Story of San Fransisco

Answer 7

1899 - (Frank Norris): Greed, obsession, and violence destroy a dentist’s life in San Francisco.

Question 8

Winesburg, Ohio

Answer 8

1919 - (set early 20th) (sherwood Anderson): Small-town residents reveal loneliness, longing, and hidden emotional struggles.

Question 9

The Mexican

Answer 9

1911 - (Jack London): Young revolutionary boxer fights for justice and funds the revolution.

Question 10

The awakening

Answer 10

1899 - (Kate Chopin): Woman seeks freedom from marriage, society, and self—faces tragic awakening.

Question 11

Through the wheat

Answer 11

1923 - (Thomas Boyd): Soldier’s emotional journey through World War I, facing fear and death.

Question 12

Soldier’s Pay

Answer 12

1926 - (William Faulkner): A soldier returns from World War I, struggling with physical and emotional trauma.

Question 13

A Farewell to Arms

Answer 13

1929 - (Ernest Hemingway): A tragic love story set during World War I, exploring loss.

Question 14

The Dance

Answer 14

1926 - (F.Scott. Fitzgerald): A young woman navigates love, marriage, and societal expectations, ultimately seeking independence.

Question 15

The American Tragedy

Answer 15

1925 - (Theodore Dreiser): A young man’s ambition leads to crime, tragedy, and moral downfall.

Question 16

Cane

Answer 16

1923 - (Jean Toomer): Explores African American identity, culture, and struggles in the South and North.

Question 17

So Big

Answer 17

1924 - (Edna Ferber): Woman navigates love, loss, and ambition in rural Midwest life.

Question 18

Let America be America Again

Answer 18

1935 - (Langston Hughes): Poem critiques American inequality, longing for a truly free nation.

Question 19

A Day’s Work

Answer 19

1940 - (Katherine Anne Porter): A young boy navigates work, responsibility, and personal growth in adulthood.

Question 20

Sister Carrie

Answer 20

1900 - (Theodore Dreiser): Ambitious woman struggles with love, success, and moral compromise in Chicago

Question 21

Look Homeward, Angel

Answer 21

1929 - (Thomas Wolfe): Young man grapples with family, identity, and aspirations in North Carolina.