Name one major underlying theme of The Great Gatsby
What is the unattainable "American Dream"; corruption and moral degradation of society
100
The fact that Atticus proves in the Tom Robinson trial
What is that Bob Ewell is left-handed
100
The highest score one can get on the ACT
What is a six?
100
What one should do before delivering a speech
What is study the audience
100
The type of nonfiction that gives background and history
What is exposition?
200
Symbol for unachievable American Dream
What is the green light
200
The book was written to model this
What is the Scottsboro case
200
The number of minutes one should use brainstorming.
What is about 10 minutes?
200
Draws on the logic of a topic
What is logos
200
The type of nonfiction that is written by oneself
What is an autobiography?
300
Daisy's reason for choosing Tom
What is because Tom was born into money and Gatsby wasn't.
300
The moral of the story
What is "don't prejudge others before you know them"
"don't believe everything you here about people"
"don't kill mockingbirds or any other innocent creature"
300
The number of minutes one receives to complete the essay
What is 30 minutes
300
Draws on the sentiments of the audience
What is pathos
300
The type of nonfiction one writes about someone else's life
What is a biography?
400
Gatsby's reason behind the parties
What is solely to get closer to Daisy and win her back?
400
The point of view the novel is written from
What is first person?
400
The type of question you will be asked on the ACT
What is a "should" question?
400
Gives credibility to the speaker by sharing their experience
What is ethos
400
The type of nonfiction that tells facts about a topic.
What is an informational article?
500
Daisy's commentary about her hopes for her own daughter's future, show
What is her shallowness and her own sterotyping of women and their roles in society.
Remember: she hopes her daughter will grow up to be a "fool"
500
Three examples of "killing mockingbirds"
What is Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Scout and Jem, and even the Cunningham family
500
The purpose of the counterarguement
What is to provide complexity to your essay and discredit the opposing opinion
500
type of persuasion that uses the principles of logic and reasoning
What is argumentation?
500
The type of nonfiction that shares the writer's opinion on a given topic