The Waste Land - Analysis Quiz

What time of day is it when the protagonist gets off the bus in "The Waste Land"?

Question Answer Choices Evening Morning Afternoon Night

Why does the setting in "The Waste Land" create a perfect climate for crime?

Question Answer Choices The setting is remote and desolate, with no potential witnesses or help nearby. The setting is a bustling marketplace with many distractions. The setting is a secure neighborhood with frequent police patrols. The setting is well-lit and crowded, making it easy for criminals to blend in.

Which types of figurative language does Alan Paton use in "The Waste Land"?

Question Answer Choices symbolism, imagery, personification, and simile oxymoron, paradox, pun, and anaphora metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and alliteration irony, metonymy, synecdoche, and euphemism

What is the main conflict in "The Waste Land" by Alan Paton?

Question Answer Choices The conflict between a father and his daughter. The conflict between two rival gangs. The conflict between a man and his employer. The conflict between a father and his son.

What metaphor does Alan Paton use to describe the bus in "The Waste Land"?

Question Answer Choices a river an island a mountain a forest

Where does the protagonist hide after the attack in 'The Waste Land'?

Question Answer Choices In a nearby house. In a ditch. Behind a tree. Under an old lorry.

In "The Waste Land," what is the waste land a symbol of?

Question Answer Choices the beauty and prosperity of nature society's generally bad state, including the wasted human potential of the young men who have turned to crime the technological advancement of the city a flourishing society with great potential

How does the protagonist feel after killing his son in Paton's 'The Waste Land'?

Question Answer Choices He is beside himself with grief. He is filled with anger. He feels indifferent. He feels a sense of relief.

What does the protagonist carry with him in 'The Waste Land'?

Question Answer Choices A flashlight. A bag of groceries. A heavy stick. A knife.

What tragic outcome occurs at the end of "The Waste Land" by Alan Paton?

Question Answer Choices The father inadvertently kills his own son. The father loses all his money. The son is arrested by the police. The father is killed by the gang.