GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : GRE Subject Test: Literature in English
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Example Question #374 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
When was In the Time of the Butterflies published?
1980s
1970s
1960s
2000s
1990s
1990s
In the Time of the Butterflies, Alvarez’s first novel, was published in 1994.
Example Question #375 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
In what language is Yo-Yo Boing! written?
Spanish
German
French
English
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?
Julia Alvarez
Carlos Fuentes
Salvador Plascencia
Viola Canales
Gabriel García Márquez
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 #377 : Cultural And Historical Contexts
Which of the following is a form in which the author of The Death of Artemio Cruz was not prolific?
Screenplays
Short stories
Novels
Poetry
Essays
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 #31 : Contexts Of World Prose After 1925
Who is the author of In the Time of the Butterflies?
Junot Díaz
Julia Alvarez
Salvador Plascencia
Sandra Cisneros
Viola Canales
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 #32 : Contexts Of World Prose After 1925
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 #33 : Contexts Of World Prose
Which of the following Latino authors is from the same country as Julia Alvarez?
Julia de Burgos
Esmeralda Santiago
Junot Díaz
Giannina Braschi
René Marqués
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 #34 : Contexts Of World Prose
Who is the author of Yo-Yo Boing!, a 1994 novel?
Viola Canales
Salvador Plascencia
Giannina Braschi
Yolanda Oreamuno
Carlos Salazar Herrera
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).
Example Question #35 : Contexts Of World Prose After 1925
What country is the author of Yo-Yo Boing! from?
Puerto Rico
The Dominican Republic
Panama
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Puerto Rico
Giannina Braschi is Puerto Rican. Yo-Yo Boing! was published in 1994.
Example Question #35 : Contexts Of World Prose
Which of the following is another title by the author of Yo-Yo Boing!?
Almost a Woman
When I Was Puerto Rican
América’s Dream
The Turkish Lover
United States of Banana
United States of Banana
United States of Banana is a 2011 work by Giannina Braschi. It is an experimental hybrid work, with elements of play, essay, and prose poetry. The other titles are works by Puerto Rican author Esmeralda Santiago. When I was Puerto Rican was published in 1994. The Turkish Lover was published in 2005. Almost a Woman was published in 1999. América’s Dream was published in 1997.
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