Poe
Thoreau
Whitman
Gatsby
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100

In Poe's poem The Raven, the bird symbolizes the speakers... 

What is 'grief'? 

100

Thoreau went into the woods to...

What is 'live simply and deliberately'? 

100

In what form does Whitman primarily write his poetry?

What is free verse? 

100

This character is the first to reveal the background shared between Daisy and Gatsby. 

Who is Jordan Baker? 

100

What is the capital of North Dakota? 

What is Bismarck? 

200

What does the old man's eye symbolize in The Tell-Tale Heart? 

What is irrational fears, obsession, insanity, guilt? 

200

According to Thoreau, what should government be based on?

What is minimal interference? 

200

What did Whitman often like to do within his poetry? 

What is cataloging/making lists? 

200

This is the area that represents 'Old Money' and generational wealth. 

What is East Egg? 

200

What year was the first iPhone released? 

What is 2007? 

300

How does the narrator kill the old man in The Tell-Tale Heart? 

What is suffocating? 

300

Why would Thoreau and other transcendentalists have been anti-government?

What is it to live by your own individual and moral code? 

300

What is the central idea of “O Captain! My Captain!”?

What is the mourning of President Abraham Lincoln’s death? 

300

This is the nickname of the area where you can find the billboard of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg.

What is the Valley of Ashes? 

300

What war did Gatsby serve in? 

What is WWI? 

400

The Pit and the Pendulum takes place during..

What is the Spanish Inquisition? 

400

Why did Thoreau find himself in jail?

What is not paying a poll tax? 

400

Whitman believed that poetry was attainable and accessible to...

What are everyday Americans? 

400

Describe the reason Daisy gets drunk and almost calls off her wedding. 

What is Gatsby sending Daisy a letter? 

400

What year did the Titanic sink? 

What is 1912? 

500

What does the pendulum symbolize in Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum?

What is the passage of time and the threat of impending death? 

500

What is the main message of “Civil Disobedience”?

What is not following laws that one does not morally agree with.

500

What is the main message about transcendentalism in When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer

What is learning to think for yourself based off your own experiences, rather than relying on logic, math, and science to justify an answer? 

500

What is the name of the city that Daisy and Jordan met each other in? 

What is Louisville? 

500

What is Ms. A's middle name? 

What is 'Nicole'? 

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