Historical Period
What global conflict shocked the world with massive casualties due to new, deadly technology?
World War I
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who is the mysterious millionaire who throws extravagant parties in West Egg and is known for his obsession with Daisy?
Jay Gatsby
What do Modernist authors often focus their stories on rather than a fast-moving plot?
A character’s inner thoughts and feelings
What word means to end a relationship by ignoring all communication.
Ghosting
What term describes the group of writers who expressed disillusionment after World War I?
The Lost Generation
Who penned the short story "The Lottery"?
Shirley Jackson
Who is the character who serves as the narrator of the novel and rents a house next door to Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
What type of Narrator do many Modernist authors use?
A Flawed Narrator
What word is short for charisma, the ability to flirt or charm
Rizz
What literary movement focused on new forms of expression to reflect rapidly changing modern life?
Modernism
What author popularized the term "The Lost Generation"?
Ernest Hemingway
Who is Daisy’s wealthy but unfaithful husband who represents old money and arrogance
Tom Buchanan
What is a theme many Modernist authors developed in their stories?
Disillusionment or Isolation
What word means did an amazing job; nailed it?
Ate or Ate That
What decades were marked by major efforts toward social change, including the fight for African American civil rights?
the 1940s and 1950s
What author wrote several popular novels most of which were focused on lonely outsiders?
Carson McCullers
Who is is Tom’s mistress, who dreams of a more glamorous life but is trapped in the Valley of Ashes?
Myrtle Wilson
Modernist writers broke from tradition by using what kinds of innovative storytelling methods and structures?
Unconventional forms and experimental techniques
What word means acceptable or good?
Valid
What idea, associated with Ezra Pound and other Imagist writers, encouraged artists to break from tradition and create new ways of expressing truth about modern life?
“Make it new”
What author depicts the Jazz Age corruption of the American Dream?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who is often described as dishonest and opportunistic, involved in Gatsby’s business dealings, and once fixed the World Series?
Meyer Wolfsheim
What is a theme of The Great Gatsby? (Use textual support.)
The death of the American Dream
What word means to be in trouble, defeated, or burnt out?
Cooked