Things Fall Apart
Frankenstein
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Great Gatsby
Dr. Guarino
100

What was Okonkwo’s hamartia?

Fear of failure/fear of change/static nature/toxic masculinity

100

Who was the first family member of Frankenstein that got murdered by the creature

William Frankenstein

100

What lie does Rasheed tell Laila about Tariq after the war?

That he died in war

100

What does Gatsby often refer/call Nick as?

Old sport

100

What undergraduate university did Dr. Guarino go to?

Stony Brook University

200

Why is Okonkwo banished from Umofia?

He kills a child during a sacred ritual

200

Which book read by the creature causes him to compare himself to both Adam and Satan?

Paradise Lost

200

What does Mariam’s mother make her believe she is because of the circumstances of her birth?

A harami

200

What does Gatsby often watch/appear across the peir?

The green light

200

What is the only time it is acceptable to be late to Dr. Guarino's class without a pass?

When its your birthday
300

Why does Achebe repeatedly contrast Okonkwo with his father Unoka?

To explore how fear can shape identity and how extreme reactions can become destructive.

300

When Victor first meets the creature in the Alps after William's death, what specific request does the creature make of him?

Victor listen to his story

300

Before her death, Nana compares herself to what supernatural creature from Afghan folklore?

A jinn

300

How did Jay Gatz rise from poverty?

Either: Became an apprentice to millionaire Dan Cody


Joined the bootlegging business to get rich

300

Which university did Dr. Guarino get her Doctor of Education from?

Northeastern University

400

Why is Ikemefuna's death considered a crucial turning point in the novel?

It begins the emotional and ideological fragmentation of Okonkwo's family, particularly pushing Nwoye toward rejecting traditional Igbo culture.

400

During the creature's observations of the De Lacey family, what language does he teach himself to read and speak?

French

400

What game does Rasheed initially buy for Zalmai that annoys Laila because of the noise it makes?

A wind-up monkey

400

What is the name of Tom Buchanan and Daisy Buchanan's daughter?

Pamela Buchanan.

400

Which one is the lie?

Doctor Guarino does not dye her hair

Doctor Guarino's favorite place is the beach

Doctor Guarino loves Taylor Swift

Doctor Guarino loves Taylor Swift

500

what’s the name of the wife that got beat by Okonkwo cause she didn’t cook fast enough?

Ojiugo

500

Victor becomes obsessed with a branch of outdated science after reading the works of Cornelius Agrippa. What field does he begin studying?

Alchemy (or natural philosophy) 

500

What was the color of Miti's shoes when her leg was discovered on top of a roof

Purple

500

Finish the quote: 

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _ the past."

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

500

What is the name of Dr Guarino's pet dog

There is none 

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