Summer Reading
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
And these are random trivia questions
100
Jay Gatsby's real name
What is James Gatz
100
The definition of "denotative"
What is “Dictionary definition” meaning of words
100
Using similar words to say the same thing.
What is RESTATEMENT
100
Word for "not to be taken away"
What is "unalienable"
100
Who is the author of The Scarlet Letter?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
200
Tom Buchanan's mistress
Who is Myrtle Wilson
200
A summary is...
What is an objective piece of writing that discusses only the main points of an article.
200
The following sentence best shows which rhetorical device? “It was the brightest moment in the darkest hour.”
What is ANTITHESIS
200
Using the word “inform” in a purpose statement implies what?
What is the use of logos (statistics, facts, etc.).
200
Who wrote "The Weary Blues" and "I, Too, Sing America"?
Who is Langston Hughes
300
The "old money" side of town where the Buchanans live
What is East Egg
300
What's the denotative meaning of "babe"?
What is a baby!
300
What was “On Plymouth Plantation” about?
What is Bradford's retelling of the perilous journey of the pilgrims and the initial hardships they suffered through. #newwworldproblems
300
Why is Phillis Wheatley important to America’s sense of patriotism?
What is she wrote a poem celebrating Washington, she survived slavery and earned her freedom, and she was the first to use the goddess "Columbia" to personify America.
300
What is Simba's girlfriend's name in "The Lion King"?
Nala
400
What is Fitzgerald trying to show by saying that all the books in Gatsby's library are real, but they had never been read?
Points to the phoniness of Gatsby. He can afford the books with "dirty" money, and is willing to spend money on them so he doesn't look like fake, BUT he isn't even reading them. So, yeah, he's still a poser.
400
Define "double-entendre"
What is a word that has multiple meanings; one is risqué and the other is usually more tame.
400
Which Puritanical belief also aligns with most Christian denominations? How?
What is "Total Depravity"--it references Original Sin.
400
How did the major themes of the Enlightenment writers differ from the generation or two before them (the Puritans)?
What is E=science and reason; P=religious contexts and values
400
To which religious order do the sisters belong? (Sister Miriam, Sister JP, Sister Maria Thaun)
The Dominicans
500
Daisy tells Nick that “the best thing a girl can be in this world [is] a beautiful little fool” (Fitzgerald 17). How is this reflective of her life?
What is YOU BETTER KNOW THIS BY NOW. :D
500
How are summaries of fiction different from those of nonfiction?
What is Nonfiction usually do no include themes in a summary of them.
500
How does the following picture connect to one of the Puritans' beliefs? http://ushistoryimages.com/puritan-life.shtm
What is leader is standing in the center, surrounded, elevated, more light. = PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS!
500
How does Ben Franklin's autobiography reflect Puritan values?
What is discusses organization, virtues, etc.
500
What is the candlestick's name in "Beauty and the Beast"?
Lumiere!
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