The part of a river where the stream meets the ocean
100
What does "affluent" mean?
Rich/Wealthy
100
What type of punctuation is needed in a basic appositive?
Commas
100
Fat Fred and Happy Harold demonstrate which poetic technique within their names?
Alliteration
100
Whose American Dream was prevented by an abusive husband in Of Mice and Men?
Curley's Wife
200
What does "fickle" mean?
Indecisive, changing your mind
200
What does "abundant" mean?
Plenty, more than enough
200
Which of these needs a hyphen?
a. strong scary man
b. great white shark
c. close minded teacher
d. nice new clothes
e. soft pink pillow
c. close minded teacher
200
Snap, crackle, pop, and plop are all examples of what poetic technique?
Onomatopoeia
200
What is the full name of the narrator who watches as Gatsby tries and fails to use money to achieve the American Dream?
Nick Carraway
300
What does "forlorn" mean?
Sad and lonely
300
What does the word "benevolent" mean?
Kind, good, caring, compassionate
300
What is needed directly before a conjunctive adverb when using a conjunctive adverb in the middle of a sentence?
A semicolon
300
Giving a inanimate object the characteristics of a human is called what?
Example: The sun smiled down on me
Personification
300
Which short-story character realized that the American Dream was a myth after coming home from World War 1 and knowing that nothing would ever be the same?
Krebs
400
Which word means "secretive and stealthy"?
Furtive
400
What is an "altercation"?
A fight or argument
400
List all seven FANBOYS in order
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
400
Repeated interior vowel sounds like "Within his sin he couldn't win" shows which literary term?
Assonance
400
What was the name of the story wherein Ned Merrill watches his American dream disappear because of alcohol?
The Swimmer
500
Which word means "to run or jump about playfully"?
Gambol
500
What does it mean if something is "diaphanous"?
Transparent, able to be seen through
500
List all seven FANBOYS in order
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
500
Repeated long "SSSSS" sounds that make sounds of ocean waves or serpent tongues. This technique is known as what?
Sibilance
500
What is the name of the African-American stablebuck whose American dream is perpetually halted because of racism?