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1
What theme best represents Nick returning to the Mid West at the end of
The Great Gatsby?
Living and Loving
Carelessness of the rich
Hope for the big bucks
Decline of the American Dream
2
What is syntax?
a way plays are written
a way sentences are written
a way screenplays are written
a way novels are written
3
At the conclusion of
The Glass Menagerie
, Tom tells the audience that he:
left the family
became a famous playwright
was content with his life
became manager of the warehouse
4
In
The Great Gatsby
, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg best represent:
Gatsby's opulent parties
the Valley of the Ashes
Nick's Midwestern upbringing
the omniscient eyes of of God
5
When the narrator begins to describe and expose the characters in a story is an example of what
exposition
resolution
foreshadowing
conflict
6
Which of the following is the best example of Fitzgerald's "Golden Girl"?
Helen
Laura
Daisy Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
7
Amanda Wingfield’s escapes from reality include all of the following EXCEPT
selling magazine subscriptions over the telephone
preparing for a gentleman caller
retelling the tale of her past in Blue Mountain
serving as a member of the D.A.R.
8
The Harlem Renaissance affected all areas of culture EXCEPT
literature
technology
art
music
9
How does Gatsby react to Daisy's daughter?
throws a jealous fit
happy because he always wanted a kid
hopeful
surprised
10
Shake it out! Are you ready for more questions?
Yes.
Of course . . . . NOT.
Ummmmmm
11
What is foreshadowing?
a play about ridiculous and absurd situations
clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot
a cutting and often ironic remark
the main story of a literary work
12
In
The Glass Menagerie
, the “coffin trick” symbolizes:
Amanda’s past in Blue Mountain
Mr. Wingfield’s death
Amanda’s spiritual death
Tom’s desired escape from the family
13
Which of the following statements is True for BOTH Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby?
both attended Yale University
both love Myrtle
both originally lived in the Midwest
both receive mysterious phone calls revealing asecret life
14
In
The Great Gatsby
, the Valley of the Ashes is a symbol for:
a moral and industrial wasteland
pleasure and joy
gangster values
bootlegging
15
The Glass Menagerie
could best be described as
a "memory play", that uses modern lighting and and music
a Christian allegory, in the tradition ofPilgrim's Progress
a gender-bending meditation on sexualityas social constructs
a naturalistic drama
16
What is diction in terms of literary devices?
The emotional association of words
Conversations between characters
The author’s word choice
Sentence lengths and structures
17
The 1920s was also known as:
all of the above
the Great Depression
the Age of Innocence
the Jazz Age
18
Which of the following meanings is NOT suggested by the title of
The Glass Menagerie
?
Laura Wingfield is delicate and easily hurt
Jim O’Connor is shy and needs to be protectedfrom harm
Like the glass, Laura looks pretty in certainlight
People are different and fragile
19
In
The Great Gatsby,
Gatsby’s yellow car, shirts, and mansion best represent:
his tangible, “showy” signs of wealth
things Tom Buchanan also has
his WWI military background
his poor childhood
20
Tom's predicament is one of the themes of theplay. This theme could best be described as
the conflict between Christian faith and science
conflict between family responsibility & the self's desires
the conflict between cynical apathy & the needfor political
the battle between the sexes
21
Are you ready?
No.
How old do you think I am?
Never.
Yes. It's my birthday!
22
Fitzgerald writes about all of the following EXCEPT:
the Prohibition Era of the 1920s
the carelessness of the upperclass
immorality and corruption of the 1930s
the decline of the American Dream
23
The societal class often written about by Fitzgerald is the _________ class:
middle
oucast
lower
upper
24
In
The Great Gatsby
, the light at the end of the Buchanan dock best represents:
a symbol of God’s presence
gangster corruption
the clash of old and new world values
Gatsby’s hope that he can repeat the past withDaisy
25
Which of the following is NOT true of the ending of Fitzgerald’s
The Great Gatsby?
Gatsby's Dad does not attend the funeralt at
Daisy does not attend the funeral
Gatsby is shot
Nick attends the funeral
26
Which of the following is NOT an escape of Laura Wingfield in
The Glass Menagerie
?
going to Mr. Garfinkle’s delicatessen
tending to her glass collection
playing the victrola
visiting themuseum