D、Because people are fascinated by their own body.

我的答案：A

2.6第二章单元测试

1、【单选题】John Steinbeck is the Nobel Laureate of Literature in the year of ____?

A、1958

B、1962

C、1964

D、1963

我的答案：B

2、【单选题】Usually the Nobel Laureate will receive the following _____ as an honor.

A、Nobel Medal

B、Nobel trophy

C、Nobel Medal and Diploma

D、A gold laureate

我的答案：C

3、【单选题】What is the main group of people that Steinbeck wrote about?

A、The lower middle class

B、The intellectuals

C、The ethnic groups

D、Professional women

我的答案：A

4、【单选题】Why are some of the works of Steinbeck considered controversial?

A、He depicted human nature in the ivory tower.

B、He set out to undermine the racial injustice.

C、His works criticize the governmental policy and capitalism.

D、His works contain obscene content.

我的答案：C

5、【单选题】What is the title of the book that won him the Nobel Prize?

A、The Grape of Wrath

B、Of Mice and Man

C、East of Eden

D、The Old Man and The Sea

我的答案：A

6、【单选题】What idea does the short story “The Chrysanthemums”embody?

A、Discourse construction

B、Ecological thinking

C、Post-structuralism

D、Narratology

我的答案：B

7、【单选题】What social event is “The Chrysanthemums” associated with?

A、Black is beautiful.

B、Civil Rights Movement.

C、Women gaining the right of suffrage.

D、Third wave feminism.

我的答案：C

8、【单选题】What is the social setting of “The Chrysanthemum”?

A、It happens in a male-dominated society.

B、It shows a society with great social upheaval.

C、It is a time of economic depression.

D、It is a time of civil movement.

我的答案：A

9、【单选题】What kind of feeling does the natural setting of the story invoke?

A、Suffocation

B、Enlightenment.

C、Outrage.

D、Delight.

我的答案：B

10、【单选题】What kind of outfit do Elisa wear?

A、Her figured print dress accentuates her body shape.

B、She wears gardening costume to cover up her real identity as a woman.

C、She wears an army outfit.

D、She dresses casually.

我的答案：B

11、【单选题】What can you see from the way Elisa, the protagonist, is dressed?

A、She is limited by her gender role.