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Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament
Willa Cather
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of 5
To what state did Willa Cather move when she was nine years old?
Florida
New Mexico
Maine
Nebraska
2
of 5
Cather's biography of ___ infuriated Christian Scientists.
George Washington
The founder of Christian Scientists
Sarah Orne Jewett
Henry James
3
of 5
In which book does Cather tell the story of a boy who moves from Virginia to Nebraska, as Cather did?
My Antonia
O Pioneers!
Alexander's Bridge
Death Comes for the Archbishop
4
of 5
Cather's work is usually associated with which region of the United States?
West coast
Metropolitan New York
Prairie
Deep South
5
of 5
According to Cather, what inspired "Paul's Case"?
Her lover's letters
Her years in Virginia
Her brother
Her teaching experience
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