GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : Contexts of Prose
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Example Question #191 : Contexts Of Prose
Which of the following is not another title by the author of The Death of Artemio Cruz?
Rain of Gold
Terra Nostra
The Hydra Head
Aura
Christopher Unborn
Rain of Gold
Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Hydra Head (1978),and Christopher Unborn (1987) are all by Carlos Fuentes. Rain of Gold is a 1991 novel by the Mexican-American author Victor Villaseñor.
Example Question #373 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
When was The Death of Artemio Cruz published?
1940s
1960s
2000s
1980s
1920s
1960s
The Death of Artemio Cruz was first published in 1962, making it one of Fuentes’ earlier works.
Example Question #611 : Gre Subject Test: Literature In English
When was In the Time of the Butterflies published?
1990s
1960s
1970s
2000s
1980s
1990s
In the Time of the Butterflies, Alvarez’s first novel, was published in 1994.
Example Question #374 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
In what language is Yo-Yo Boing! written?
Spanish
English
German
French
Spanglish
Spanglish
Yo-Yo Boing! is known for being the first novel written in “Spanglish,” an informal blend of English and Spanish.
Example Question #192 : Contexts Of Prose
Who is the author of the novel The Death of Artemio Cruz?
Gabriel García Márquez
Salvador Plascencia
Viola Canales
Carlos Fuentes
Julia Alvarez
Carlos Fuentes
The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) is a novel by the Mexican author Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012).
Gabriel García Márquez wrote Leaf Storm (1955). Julia Alvarez wrote In the Time of Butterflies (1994). Salvador Plascencia wrote The People of Paper (2005). Viola Canales wrote The Tequila Worm (2005).
Example Question #374 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
Which of the following is a form in which the author of The Death of Artemio Cruz was not prolific?
Poetry
Essays
Short stories
Novels
Screenplays
Poetry
In addition to his novels, Fuentes is known for many other prose works and plays. He is not known as a poet.
Example Question #193 : Contexts Of Prose
Who is the author of In the Time of the Butterflies?
Julia Alvarez
Salvador Plascencia
Viola Canales
Sandra Cisneros
Junot Díaz
Julia Alvarez
In the Time of the Butterflies (1994) is a novel by the Dominican-American author Julia Alvarez.
Viola Canales wrote Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales (2001). Salvador Plascencia wrote The People of Paper (2005). Sandra Cisneros wrote Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991). Junot Díaz wrote Drown (1996).
Example Question #194 : Contexts Of Prose
Which of the following is another novel by the author of In the Time of the Butterflies?
Caramelo
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Woman Hollering Creek
My Wicked, Wicked Ways
The House on Mango Street
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents is Alvarez’s 1991 novel. The rest are all titles by novelist and short story writer Sandra Cisneros. The House on Mango Street was published in 1984. Caramelo was published in 2002. My Wicked, Wicked Ways was published in 1987. Woman Hollering Creek was published in 1991.
Example Question #195 : Contexts Of Prose
Which of the following Latino authors is from the same country as Julia Alvarez?
Julia de Burgos
René Marqués
Junot Díaz
Giannina Braschi
Esmeralda Santiago
Junot Díaz
The Dominican writer Junot Díaz is the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and This is How You Lose Her, among other titles. All the other authors are Puerto Rican. Esmeralda Santiago is the author of When I Was Puerto Rican (1994). René Marqués is the author of La Mirada (1975). Julia de Burgos is the author of Yo misma fui mi ruta (1986). Giannina Braschi is the author of Yo-Yo Boing! (1994).
Example Question #196 : Contexts Of Prose
Who is the author of Yo-Yo Boing!, a 1994 novel?
Giannina Braschi
Viola Canales
Yolanda Oreamuno
Carlos Salazar Herrera
Salvador Plascencia
Giannina Braschi
Yo-Yo Boing (1994) is by the author Giannina Braschi. Carlos Salazar Herrera was a short story writer and wood-cut artist. Yolanda Oreamuno wrote La Ruta de su Evasión (1948).
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