The Crucible
The Great Gatsby
Of Mice and Men
Mini-Units: Transcendentalism, Women, and War
Writing and Misc.
100

This town is the setting of the play: 

Salem, Massachusetts

100

The decade this novel takes place in: 

1920s

100

The names of the two main characters? 

George and Lennie

100

The name of the excerpt we read about what soldiers carried during the Vietnam war?

"The Things They Carried" 

100

This is an essay you wrote about something you believe in.

This I Believe Essay

200

The accusation that is the central plot of the play.

The girls were engaging in witchcraft

200

The narrator of the novel? 

Nick Carraway

200

The historical context of this novel is: 

The Great Depression

200

The 19th century short story is about a woman suffering with temporary depression and she was treated by her husband, John.

"The Yellow Wallpaper" 

200

This essay is one that introduces the human side of your character to admissions teams.

The College Essay

300

The name of the main girl (antagonist) in the play? 

Abigail Williams

300

The name of the woman Gatsby loves.

Daisy Buchanan

300

What is the proper name for the job of the two main characters?  

Migrant Workers

300
Colonel fought in what war? 

Iraq

300

The College Essay requires two components: 

(1) A personal story (2) a reflection

400

What happens with the main character at the end of the play? 

She ran away to avoid the truth of her lies

400
The green light symbolizes:

Gatsby's hopes and dreams

400

Of Mice and Men depicts that the American Dream is ____________.

Unattainable

400

How did the American public feel about the Vietnam war, and why? 

They opposed it because they didn't feel there was a clear reason and it seemed like the U.S. was losing

400

The sentence that states the main argument of an essay.

Thesis statement

500

Why does John Proctor not confess to witchcraft at the end of the play? 

To preserve his integrity and honor.

500

What do the last lines of the novel mean: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past"

Despite trying to move continuously forward, humanity is always drawn back to their past and happier days. 

500

What do the characters Crooks, Curley's wife, George, and Lennie all have in common? 

(1) They are all lonely (2) They all want companionship (3) They all want something better

500

The core belief of transcendentalism is...

Humans need to live self-reliantly and need to return to nature

500

What are two traits that college admissions teams looking for in students through the college essay? 

Ambition, responsibility, trustworthiness, initiative, motivation, reliability, someone who will make a positive impact on their campus