Where does D. H. Lawrence's short story "The Rocking-Horse Winner" take place?
A. in a small New York suburb
B. in a squalid home
C. in a pleasant home with a nice garden
D. at a race track
Which situation in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” can be associated with the author's personal history?
A. luck at the races
B. gambling addiction
C. unhappy marriage
D. appearance of wealth
Which sentence BEST describes the author's use of dialogue?
A. It is used primarily during the climax.
B. It supplants the need for character development.
C. It makes extensive use of the vernacular.
D. It greatly contributes to plot advancement.
D. H. Lawrence was heavily influenced by psychologist
A. Abraham Maslow.
B. Sigmund Freud.
C. Edward Thorndike.
D. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov.
When the boy in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” declares that God told him He had made him lucky, his mother replies that she hopes He did. This is an example of the use of
A. symbolism.
B. sarcasm.
C. metaphor.
D. foreshadowing.
Which twentieth-century philosopher is said to have exerted the most influence on the work of D. H. Lawrence? A. Sigmund Freud B. Bertrand Russell C. Michel Foucault D. Friedrich Nietzsche