Note: To help you prepare, you may read:
A. In the color white that holy monsters have
B. In the function of the monster as a warning against hubris
C. In the relation of the monster to wild Mother Nature
D. In the relation of the monster to civilization
A. The womb-tomb motif
B. The Wild Hunt
C. The vagina dentata
D. The ubi sunt
A. The dissolution of the family bonds breeds monstrosity
B. People of Catholic or Quaker persuasion are dangerous
C. A mother should never exchange her children for changelings
D. Both women and men are punished by God equally
A. There weren’t too many cannibals in the land to begin with
B. There weren’t too many democrats in the State to begin with
C. There wasn’t enough food in the cabin to begin with
D. All of the above
A. Shows male prejudice against female procreativity
B. Shows Puritan prejudice against looser Quaker attitudes
C. Shows European prejudice against American wilderness
A. The freezing winter cold
B. The fear of living too far from civilization
C. The fear of cannibalism
A. Multiculturalism and religious admonitions
B. Multiculturalism and humorous situations
C. An advocacy of democracy
D. A warning against drinking hard liquoir
A. Evokes a prejudice against femininity
B. Evokes a kinder, gentler idea of death
C. Evokes a harsher idea of maternity
D. Is related to the stories of mermaids and water spirits
