A Death in the Woods: Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

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A Death in the Woods

Sherwood Anderson

Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
What act of creation arguably forms the story's main subject matter?

2 of 5
What motif plays upon the conception of women as nourishing and nurturing figures?

3 of 5
What geometric motif links the dogs' ritual with the form of the narrator's story?

4 of 5
What motif links the eerie atmosphere in the forest clearing to the story's relative lack of dialog?

5 of 5
What symbolic object first represents the possibility of freedom for Mrs. Grimes, and later her state of confinement?

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1 of 5 What act of creation arguably forms the story's main subject matter?

2 of 5 What motif plays upon the conception of women as nourishing and nurturing figures?

3 of 5 What geometric motif links the dogs' ritual with the form of the narrator's story?

4 of 5 What motif links the eerie atmosphere in the forest clearing to the story's relative lack of dialog?

5 of 5 What symbolic object first represents the possibility of freedom for Mrs. Grimes, and later her state of confinement?