21. ______, Hemingway’s first novel, casts light on a whole generation after the First World War and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “The Lost Generation.”( )

　　A. The Old Man and the Sea B. The Sun Also Rises

　　C. In Our Time D. A Farewell to Arms

　　22. Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkner’s novels?( )

　　A. Cambridge. B. Oxford.

　　C. Yoknapatawpha. D. Mississippi.

　　23. Robert Frost rejected ______ choosing ______ instead.( )

　　A. the conventional poetic principles... the revolutionary way

　　B. the romantic way... the revolutionary principles

　　C. the revolutionary principles... the romantic way

　　D. the revolutionary poetic principles of his contemporaries... the old-fashioned way to be new

　　24. Which of the following is right about American fiction from 1945 onwards?( )

　　A. Black fiction began to attract critical attention during the 1950s.

　　B. There appeared a significant group of Jewish-American writers whose works were set against the Jewish experience and tradition.

　　C. A group of new writers who survived the war wrote about their ideals within the artistic field.

　　D. American fiction in the 1950s and 1960s proves to be a harvest which derived from its predecessors.

　　25. Which of the following can NOT be included in the thematic concerns of Robert Frost’s Poems?( )

　　A. The contradiction and misunderstanding between man and woman.

　　B. The loneliness and poverty of the isolated human being.

　　C. His love of life and his belief in a serenity coming from working.

　　D. The terror and tragedy in nature as well as its beauty.