Southern Gothic: But is it Southern Gothic? Identifying Quotes Quiz
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Southern Gothic? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which novel begins, "Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting"?
Absalom, Absalom!
Blood Meridian
Wise Blood
The Sound and the Fury
Q. Which Southern Gothic text includes the following line, "Phoenix heard the dogs fighting, and heard the man running and throwing sticks"?
"A Worn Path"
"A Good Man is Hard to Find"
"A Rose for Emily"
Intruder in the Dust
Q. In which book does the narrator state that "[i]n his half-sleep [Haze] thought where he was lying was like a coffin"?
Light in August
Wise Blood
Blood Meridian
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Q. Which book begins, "In the town there were two mutes, and they were always together"?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Absalom, Absalom!
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Q. In which text does Big Daddy state, "The human machine is not so different from the animal machine or the fish machine or the bird machine or the reptile machine or the insect machine"?
A Streetcar Named Desire
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sound and the Fury
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof