1920s & Great Gatsby
Harlem Renaissance
TKAM & The Great Depression
Post Modern Era & Catcher in the Rye
Literary Devices
100

The belief in the 1920s that wealth and success are available to anyone would works hard

American Dream

100

When did the Harlem Renaissance primarily take place?

A. 1890s–1900s

B. 1910s–1930s

C. 1940s–1950s

D. 1960s–1970s

B. 1910s-1930s

100

Where does the story take place?

Maycomb, Alabama

100

The narrator of Catcher in the Rye

Holden

100

The type of characterization when the author tells the reader something about a character

direct characterization

200

The character from The Great Gatsby that represented "new money"

Jay Gatsby

200

What major social movement helped bring African Americans to Harlem, fueling the Renaissance?

The Great Migration

200

A character from the story that represents a mockingbird

Boo Radley

Tom Robinson

200

From which point of view is the novel told?

First person POV

200

giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals

personification

300

The character from The Great Gatsby that best represents "old money"

Tom Buchanan

300

Which forms of art were especially prominent during the Harlem Renaissance?

Literature, poetry, jazz, art

300

In which historical period is To Kill a Mockingbird set?

The Great Depression

300

Why is Holden expelled from Pencey Prep?

He fails most of his classes

300

words or phrases that appeal to the senses to create a vivid picture

imagery

400

Nation wide ban on alcohol from 1920-1933

Prohibition

400

Which city became the center of the Harlem Renaissance?

Harlem

400

Describe the legal system in the South during the 1930s

Reflected social and racial biases

400

What does the red hunting hat symbolize?

Holden's individualism

400

The acronym used to describe the different ways that an author can use indirect characterization

STEAL

500

Tom Buchanan's mistress - she represents that tension between classes in the novel

Myrtle Wilson

500

Name one writer/poet from the Harlem Renaissance.

Langston Hughes

500

Who narrates To Kill a Mockingbird?

Scout Finch

500

Which literary term best describes the style of Holden’s narration, full of digressions, slang, and informal language?

Stream of consciousness

500

the use of an object, character, or idea to represent a larger concept

symbolism