the great gatsby
Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?
F Scott Fitzgerald
where does the play take place
chicago
what genre is born a crime?
a memoir
what is a clause that can not stand on its own?
dependent clause
what is the last sentence in your introduction paragraph?
thesis statement
Which two characters die in the story?
myrtle wilson and jay gatsby
what was walter's dream?
to own a liquor store
what were the set of laws that impacted trevor's life?
apartheid
what kind of sentence has one independent clause?
simple sentence
what is the first sentence in a body paragraph?
topic sentence
what theme do the great gatsby and a raisin in the sun have in common?
the american dream
what did beneatha want to do that wasn't considered common for a black woman?
she wanted to become a doctor
who was Koko?
Who was Fufi?
Who was Teddy?
trevor's grandma, dog, and friend
what is it called when two independent clauses are improperly joined by a comma?
comma splice
what is the term for the short story we use in a college essay?
anecdote
Name three setting locations in the story
east egg, west egg, and the valley of ashes
what did Walter decide to do at the end of the story with his family?
move to clybourne park
why was trevor's birth technically illegal?
he was a mixed race baby
what kind of sentence has a dependent and independent clause?
complex sentence
what is the acronym we used to analyze and annotate poetry?
SOAPSTone
which of the three traits BEST describes gatsby: mysterious, honest, or poor
mysterious
what does mr. lindner's character reveal about society?
the housing market was racist and so was society
what was the name of trevor's step dad?
abel
what kind of sentence is this: since I went to school, I had to do work, and I turned it in.
compound complex
what two things go in an mla in-text citation?
author last name and page number?