American Literature Final Exam Review
What is the name of Myrtle's sister?
Catherine
Jay Gatsby's real name is...
James Gatz
famous golf player
Jordan Baker
Gatsby lives on which side of Long Island?
West Egg
Which is correct MLA citation?
"quote" (Fitzgerald 7).
Nick says that Gatsby "believed in the Green Light;" how does this statement lead to the overall theme of the novel?
Contrasts Gatsby's romantic idealism with fatalistic outcome of his death
Which character is Nick Caraway's cousin?
Daisy Buchanan
How does myrtle die?
Daisy hits her with Gatsby's car
Tom and Daisy live on which side of Long Island?
East Egg
"i have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience."
Ethos
Who is the flat character described as "the hoarder" who lives with Jay Gatsby?
Ewing Klipspringer
What is the name of Myrtle's husband?
George Wilson
Who is the gambler associate of Gatsby who was involved in fixing the world series?
Meyer Wolfsheim
Who is Tom's Mistress?
Myrtle Wilson
Who is having an affair with Tom Buchanan?
Myrtle Wilson
This American literary era began as oral tradition
Native American
tried to explain natural phenomenon (like how Earth was created).
Native American Era
Who is the narrator of the Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
Who is the strange man in Gatsby's library that Nick and Jordan find during the party?
Owl Eyes
Whom does Nick meet in Gatsby's library?
Owl Eyes
"The heart that feels not now, is dead; the blood of his children will curse his cowardice."
Pathos
This literary era is comprised of mostly political writings
Revolutionary
"Has Great Britain any enemy in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies?"
Rhetorical Question
this literary era stresses nonconformity
Romanticism
God, humans, and nature are one
Romanticism/Transcendentalism Era
Values the power of the imagination
Romanticism/Transcendentalism Era
believe that poetry is superior to science
Romanticism/Transcendentalism Era
Fill in the blank with the right word: Tom Walker's wife was a _______, always prepared for a nasty fight.
Termagant
Daisy's husband
Tom Buchanan
Nick lives on which side of Long Island?
West Egg
What color car does Gatsby drive?
Yellow
Which of the following statements is true of a synthesis paper?
You must include evidence from multiple sources
A thesis statement should include which of the following?
a position with supporting reason(s)
synonym for "chaos"
bedlam
What does Tom do to his mistress at their dinner party?
break her nose
Type of person Jordan Baker says she hates
careless
which form of punctuation is used to separate items in a list or with a conjunction to separate two independent clauses?
comma
A ________ object is a noun that receives the action of the verb
direct
Major theme in the Great Gatsby
disillusionment
Occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do no know
dramatic irony
Identify the error: Dressing up each day, taking the PSAT, and do the Touchstones made the
faulty parallelism
interruption to show what occurred earlier in plot
flashback
Daisy wants her daughter to be a "beautiful little _________"
fool
"It was what preyed on Gatsby" is an example of ___________
foreshadowing
Which literary device is reflected in the following quote? "It was what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams...."
foreshadowing
Poem with no set meter of rhyme scheme
free verse
what strange thing did Daisy do right before her wedding?
get drunk
What is strange about Gatsby's behavior at his parrties?
he doesn't even really attend his parties
How does Gatsby die?
he is shot by George Wilson
What makes Daisy cry when she is at Gatsby's house?
his shirts
extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
antonym for "praise"
inveigh
"Communicative in a reserved way" is an example of _____________
juxtaposition
placing together for the purpose of comparison or contrast
juxtaposition
What do Tom and Daisy do after Gatsby's death?
leave town
rhetorical appeal to logic
logos
To make less severe or painful
mitigate
the feeling evoked from a literary work by the audience
mood
Reccuring element in a story or poem
motif
Repetition of grammatical forms
parallel structure
giving non-human objects human characteristics
personification
What does Jordan Baker so for a living?
play golf
This literary era includes writings that are biblical in nature
puritan
symbolized by Daisy wearing white
purity
"The brother was ready to BEG, STEAL, BORROW, or BARTER."
restatement
Pattern of rhyme in a poem
rhyme scheme
What famous scandal was Meyer Wolfsheim involved in?
rigging the 1919 world series
Nick describes Gatsby as having a "_____ readiness"
romantic
What does Nick do for a living?
sells bonds
Identify the correct parts of speech/sentence: The TEACHER gave the STUDENTS DOUGHNUTS before the quiz.
simple subject/ indirect object/ direct object
occurs when what is expected differs from the end result
situational irony
What are Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks made of?
teeth
What does Gatsby stare at beyond the Long Island Sound?
the green light
General idea or insight author expresses about life
theme
What advice from his father does Nick repeat in the introduction?
to think of his own advantages before criticizing others
the authors attitude towards his/her subject matter
tone
occurs when what is said differs from what is meant
verbal irony
