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22 Cards in this Set
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Who was the creator of the first AMERICAN HERO, Natty Bumppo (also called Leatherstocking and Hawkeye)?
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James Fenimore Cooper
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Who was the creator of the ADVENTURE NOVEL?
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James Fenimore Cooper
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Who was the first to use American SETTINGS and American CHARACTERS?
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James Fenimore Cooper
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Who was the first American critic?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who was the creator of the SHORT STORY FORM?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who wrote the first detective story?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who married his 13-year old cousin, Virginia Clemm?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who wrote a false biography of Poe?
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Rev. Rufus Griswald
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List 1 of POE's 3 BELIEFS for the SHORT STORY; the short story should ______.
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be believable
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List 1 of POE's 3 BELIEFS for the SHORT STORY; the short story should ______.
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create a single effect (like horror, sadness, joy, fear)
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List 1 of POE's 3 BELIEFS for the SHORT STORY; the short story should ______.
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be short enough to be read in one sitting
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Who was the first American SHORT STORY WRITER?
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Washington Irving
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Who was the first to be honored abroad (overseas)?
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Washington Irving
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Who was the first to write American LEGENDS?
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Washington Irving
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Who was the first to write American GHOST STORIES?
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Washington Irving
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Who was a regionalist (and used New York state as the region)?
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Washington Irving
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What was one of Irving's PEN NAMES?
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Jonathan Oldstyle
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What was one of Irving's PEN NAMES?
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Dietriche Knickerbocker
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What was one of Irving's PEN NAMES?
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Geoffrey Crayon
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Who was the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
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Washington Irving
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Who was the author of "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who was the author of "The Last of the Mohicans"?
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James Fenimore Cooper
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