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Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
historical fiction -
correct answer ✅a type of prose that is set in specific periods, real
or mythological
examples of historical fiction -
correct answer ✅Rob Roy and Ivanhoe, War and Peace, I'Claudius,
The King Must Die, & The Bull from the Sea
picaresque novels -
correct answer ✅novels recount episodic adventures from a rogue
protagonist
examples of picaresque novels -
correct answer ✅Don Quixote & Tom Jones
gothic novels -
correct answer ✅Originated against 18th century Enlightenment
rationalism. Features horror, mystery, superstition, madness, and
revenge.
,NYSTCE English CST (003) - Content
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
examples of gothic novels -
correct answer ✅Castle of Otranto, Monk, Frankenstein, Dracula,
& Edgar Allen Poe's works
psychological novels -
correct answer ✅Originated in 17th century France, explores
character's motivations.
examples of psychological novels -
correct answer ✅Manon Lescaut, George Eliot's novels, Crime and
Punishment, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, & novels of James
Joyce, Henry James, & Vladimir Nabokov
novels of manner -
correct answer ✅fictional stories that capture societal details of a
specific period
examples of novels of manner -
correct answer ✅Jane Austen's works, Waugh's Handful of Dust
and Sword of Honour Trilogy & Saki's The Unbearable Bassington
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A+)
sentimental novels -
correct answer ✅originated in Romanticism & emphasize the
emotional aspect of love
examples of sentimental novels -
correct answer ✅Pamela, Nouvelle Héloïse, Tristram Shandy, East
Lynne, & Love Story
epistolary novels -
correct answer ✅written in the form of letters written by
characters
examples of epistolary novels -
correct answer ✅Pamela, Clarissa, The Moonstone, & Krapp's Last
Tape
pastoral novels -
correct answer ✅lyrically idealize country life as idyllic and utopian
examples of pastoral novels -
correct answer ✅Rosalynde, As You Like It, Arcadia, Paul et
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Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Virginie, The Rainbow, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Herzog, & Cold
Comfort Farm
bildungsroman -
correct answer ✅German for "education novel" and coming of age
stories
examples of bildungsroman -
correct answer ✅David Copperfield, Joan and Peter, The Dream,
The Way of All Flesh, The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies, etc.
roman à clef -
correct answer ✅French for "novel with a key," refers to books
that require a real-life frame of reference, or key, for full
comprehension. The author changes names, but the fiction is really
a facade.
examples of roman à clef -
correct answer ✅Canterbury Tales, Animal Farm, & many political
allegory works
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
historical fiction -
correct answer ✅a type of prose that is set in specific periods, real
or mythological
examples of historical fiction -
correct answer ✅Rob Roy and Ivanhoe, War and Peace, I'Claudius,
The King Must Die, & The Bull from the Sea
picaresque novels -
correct answer ✅novels recount episodic adventures from a rogue
protagonist
examples of picaresque novels -
correct answer ✅Don Quixote & Tom Jones
gothic novels -
correct answer ✅Originated against 18th century Enlightenment
rationalism. Features horror, mystery, superstition, madness, and
revenge.
,NYSTCE English CST (003) - Content
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
examples of gothic novels -
correct answer ✅Castle of Otranto, Monk, Frankenstein, Dracula,
& Edgar Allen Poe's works
psychological novels -
correct answer ✅Originated in 17th century France, explores
character's motivations.
examples of psychological novels -
correct answer ✅Manon Lescaut, George Eliot's novels, Crime and
Punishment, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, & novels of James
Joyce, Henry James, & Vladimir Nabokov
novels of manner -
correct answer ✅fictional stories that capture societal details of a
specific period
examples of novels of manner -
correct answer ✅Jane Austen's works, Waugh's Handful of Dust
and Sword of Honour Trilogy & Saki's The Unbearable Bassington
,NYSTCE English CST (003) - Content
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
sentimental novels -
correct answer ✅originated in Romanticism & emphasize the
emotional aspect of love
examples of sentimental novels -
correct answer ✅Pamela, Nouvelle Héloïse, Tristram Shandy, East
Lynne, & Love Story
epistolary novels -
correct answer ✅written in the form of letters written by
characters
examples of epistolary novels -
correct answer ✅Pamela, Clarissa, The Moonstone, & Krapp's Last
Tape
pastoral novels -
correct answer ✅lyrically idealize country life as idyllic and utopian
examples of pastoral novels -
correct answer ✅Rosalynde, As You Like It, Arcadia, Paul et
, NYSTCE English CST (003) - Content
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Virginie, The Rainbow, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Herzog, & Cold
Comfort Farm
bildungsroman -
correct answer ✅German for "education novel" and coming of age
stories
examples of bildungsroman -
correct answer ✅David Copperfield, Joan and Peter, The Dream,
The Way of All Flesh, The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies, etc.
roman à clef -
correct answer ✅French for "novel with a key," refers to books
that require a real-life frame of reference, or key, for full
comprehension. The author changes names, but the fiction is really
a facade.
examples of roman à clef -
correct answer ✅Canterbury Tales, Animal Farm, & many political
allegory works
