The ____of 1861-1865 ended in the defeat of the Southerners and the abolition of slavery.
A. Independence War
B. Civil War
C. WWI
D. WWII
Among the realistic writers, William Dean Howells mainly concerned with the _____ class in his writings; Henry James with the ____ class; while Mark Twain with the _____ class.
A. upper; lower; middle
B. middle, lower, upper
C. middle; upper; lower
D. upper; middle; lower
Which novel is considered as manifesto of American Naturalism?
A. Mactegue
B. Maggie: a Girl of the Streets
C. Martin Eden
D. Sister Carrie
Which novel is considered as the first uncompromising American naturalistic novel?
A. Sister Carrie
B. Martin Eden
C. Maggie: a Girl of the Streets
D. The Octopus