The Day of the Locust: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

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In what city was Nathaniel West born?

Philadelphia
New York City
Mexico City
Calcutta

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What was West's ethnic background?

Russian-Jewish
Greek
African American
Native American

3 of 5
What job gave West the time he needed to begin working on his first novel?

Train porter
Gas station attendant
Hotel night manager
Notary clerk

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What job gave West many of the settings and minor characters that he used in The Day of the Locust?

Waiter
Concierge
Broadway casting director
Hollywood scriptwriter

5 of 5
What historical event does much of West's fiction respond to, in one way or another?

World War I
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Prohibition
The Depression

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Context Quiz

1 of 5
In what city was Nathaniel West born?

2 of 5
What was West's ethnic background?

3 of 5
What job gave West the time he needed to begin working on his first novel?

4 of 5
What job gave West many of the settings and minor characters that he used in The Day of the Locust?

5 of 5
What historical event does much of West's fiction respond to, in one way or another?

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1 of 5 In what city was Nathaniel West born?

2 of 5 What was West's ethnic background?

3 of 5 What job gave West the time he needed to begin working on his first novel?

4 of 5 What job gave West many of the settings and minor characters that he used in The Day of the Locust?

5 of 5 What historical event does much of West's fiction respond to, in one way or another?

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Character List CHARACTERS

Tod Hackett: Character Analysis CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

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Take a Study Break

Every Book on Your English Syllabus Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

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Pick 7 Books and We'll Guess Your Relationship Status

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

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QUIZ: What's Your Fatal Flaw?

1 of 5
In what city was Nathaniel West born?

2 of 5
What was West's ethnic background?

3 of 5
What job gave West the time he needed to begin working on his first novel?

4 of 5
What job gave West many of the settings and minor characters that he used in The Day of the Locust?

5 of 5
What historical event does much of West's fiction respond to, in one way or another?