American Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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What is the title of the novel by William Faulkner that examines a family's struggles after the US Civil War?

  1. To Kill a Mockingbird

  2. The Canterbury Tales

  3. As I Lay Dying

  4. The Grapes of Wrath

The correct answer is: As I Lay Dying

The novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee addresses racial injustice in Alabama during the Great Depression, not the struggles of a family post US Civil War. 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of stories set in the Middle Ages, also not post Civil War. 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck is about a family during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, again not post Civil War. 'As I Lay Dying' is the only option that directly addresses the struggles of a family after the US Civil War, detailing their physical, emotional, and psychological journeys. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

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