The Great Gatsby
Jay Gatsby is in love with which character?
Daisy Buchanan
"And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind."
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile - uses “like” to compare life to a candle
Who won March Madness?
Michigan
Who tried to warn Elie's community about what was happening to Jews in the beginning of the story?
Moshe the Beadle
True or False?
A semicolon separates two long dependent clauses.
False. A semicolon separates two independent clauses.
The narrator of The Great Gatsby is who?
Nick Carraway
My heart's a stereo
It beats for you so listen close.
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor - compares heart to a stereo
What famous rock/metal singer died in 2025?
Ozzy Osborne
Elie writes about 2 hangings he witnessed. Why does the one bother him so much.
Because it was a child
True or False?
A colon must come after an independent clause.
True
Which character tells Wilson who owns the car that hit Myrtle?
Tom Buchanan
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Personification - time can’t grab your wrist.
In which month does the new Hunger Games movie, Sunrise on the Reaping, come out?
November
What does Elie compare himself to when he looks in a mirror at the end of the memoir?
A corpse.
Which type of punctuation goes in the brackets?
There is only one candidate I can support [ ] President Buchanan.
A. Comma B. Semicolon C. Colon
C. Colon
The Great Gatsby takes place in what decade?
1920s
The emotional association of a word is called what?
Connotation
Who performed at the 2026 superbowl?
Bad Bunny
What does Elie feel after his father dies?
He feels sort of relieved, but numb. All he thinks about is soup.
Which type of punctuation goes in the brackets?
If you don't understand [ ] please save your questions for the end of the presentation.
A. Comma B. Semicolon C. Colon
A - Comma
If you don't understand, please save your questions for the end of the presentation.
What does the green light symbolize in the novel?
Gatsby's hopes and dreams.
When you structure sentences grammatically the same, it is called what?
Parallelism
What is the FBI director's name?
Kash Patel
Name something that happens during their last train ride.
People fight over bread.
Someone tries to strangle Elie
12/100 prisoners survive
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
The available colors include: red, blue, black, and brown.
No, the word “include” makes it a dependent clause.