Shawshank Redemption
Why is Andy Dufresne sent to Shawshank Prison?
He was convicted of murdering his wife and her lover.
Who narrates The Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway.
What type of figurative language compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Example: Her smile was as bright as the sun.
(Choices: Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Personification, and Hyperbole)
Simile
What symbol shows Gatsby’s hopes, dreams, and desire to be with Daisy?
The Green Light
Who is known as “the man who can get things” in The Shawshank Redemption?
Red.
What group of inmates repeatedly attacks Andy during his early years in prison?
The Sisters.
Where does George and Myrtle live?
(Hint: It is a dirty, run-down place that is between New York and the Eggs)
The Valley of Ashes
What type of figurative language gives human characteristics to nonhuman things?
Example: The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up.
(Choices: Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Personification, and Hyperbole)
Personification
What item symbolizes Andy's perseverence and determination?
The Rock Hammer
Who is Tom Buchanan’s mistress in The Great Gatsby?
Myrtle Wilson.
What special skill makes Andy valuable to the prison staff and Warden Norton?
His banking and accounting knowledge.
What area of Long Island does Nick Carraway live in at the beginning of the novel?
West Egg.
What type of figurative language compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”?
Example: Her voice was music to my ears.
(Choices: Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Personification, and Hyperbole)
Metaphor
What symbolizes Gatsby's inability to repeat the past?
The Broken Clock
Who is the corrupt and religious warden at Shawshank Prison?
Warden Norton.
What major improvement does Andy make to Shawshank Prison over the years?
He expands and improves the prison library.
What does Gatsby demand that Daisy tell Tom during the confrontation at the Plaza Hotel?
That she never loved Tom.
In the sentence “I’m so hungry I could eat a thousand pizzas,” what figurative language is used? What figurative language gives an animal, object, or idea human traits?
Example: I have a million things to do tonight.
(Choices: Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Personification, and Hyperbole)
Hyperbole
What is the name of the Mexican town where Andy dreams of living?
Zihuatanejo.
Which character in The Great Gatsby is a professional golfer and Nick’s romantic interest?
Jordan Baker.
What is the phrase Andy repeats to Red that represents the importance of hope? (Hint: Get busy _____ or get busy ____)
“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
What is Gatsby's real name?
James Gatz
What figurative language uses vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the human senses to paint a mental picture?
Example: The bright red apple cracked with a crisp snap as I took a bite.
(Choices: Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Personification, and Hyperbole)
Imagery
What term describes a prisoner who struggles to live a normal life out in the real world?
Institutionalized
Who is Gatsby’s business partner who is connected to organized crime?
Meyer Wolfsheim.