1. which of the following individuals wrote about his/her neighbors in maine?

a. sarah orne jewett

b. ambrose bierce

c. charles waddell chesnutt

2. what do realistic authors write about?

a. immigration from europe

b. nature and emotion

c. everyday life and harsh realities of war

3. which author wrote both during the american romantic period and the realism movement?

a. mark twain

b. emily dickinson

c. ambrose bierce

4. ambrose bierce likes to use which literary element in his stories.

a. oxymoron

b. alliteration

c. flashback

possessives: choose the correct form of possession for the underlined word.

5. i just opened a savings account at the ohio electric company main street office.

a. ohio electric company

b. ohio electric company’s

c. ohio electric companies

6. the peoples court is located on first avenue.

a. peoples’

b. people’s

c. peoples’s

7. the socks and slippers we found are now our.

a. our’s

b. ours

c. ours’

8. i bought this shirt on sale in the mens department.

a. men’s

b. mens’

c. mens’s

9. the cat hid it kittens under the stairs.

a. its

b. it’s

c. its’

10. everyone homework should be handed in by noon.

a. everyone’s

b. everyones

c. everyones’