Vocabulary
A small group of people, with shared interests, often keeping others out of the group
What is a clique?
Whose eyes appear on the billboard overlooking the Valley of Ashes?
Dr. T.J. Eckleberg
Affect vs. Effect
The Great Gatsby had a sedative ________ on the students.
effect
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
1990
Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth
What is disparaging?
Who kills Gatsby?
George Wilson
I heard that medicine has scary side ___________.
Effects
Which country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803?
France
What is Louisiana’s official state flower?
Magnolia
Short; using few words
What is terse?
The author of The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lack of sleep can ________ your ability to concentrate.
What is the most abundant gas in earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
Bishop
An orange-brown color
What is tawny?
What does Gatsby often call Nick?
Old Sport
Give an example of a conjunction
A word that links two independent phrases. For example:
She had so much to do, but she decided to binge her favorite show instead of studying.
What famous event began when the stock market crashed in 1929?
The Great Depression
How many sides does a heptagon have?
Seven
Heavenly or spiritual; extremely delicate and light
What is ethereal?
At the end of the novel what does Nick decide to do?
Leave New York and return to the midwest
What punctuation mark can join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction?
A semicolon
She had so much to do; she decided to binge her favorite show instead of study.
What is the chemical symbol for sodium? (the letters on the periodic table)
Na
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The stapes (inside the ear)