Authors
This author was the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway.
Lorraine Hansberry
In A Raisin in the Sun, Mama's first and last name are...
Lena Younger
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
This type of animal was frozen at the peak of Kilimanjaro.
Leopard
BONUS: Who wrote this story?
Author AND work.
“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.”
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
This decade was known for jazz, decadence, and partying!
The 1920's
This Southern Gothic author writes stories influenced by her faith, her disability, and her humor.
Flannery O'Connor
The man that taught Gatsby how to act rich in The Great Gatsby was named ________________________.
Dan Cody
"A Rose For Emily"
When discovering the body in Emily’s room, the group found a ______________ on the pillow next to the corpse.
Gray hair
BONUS: Who wrote this story?
Author AND work.
“And I hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
BONUS: Which character said it?
This decade was known for the Great Depression.
The 1930's
This author was a California native who cared about working-class conditions and migrant workers.
John Steinbeck
In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago's favorite baseball player is...
Joe DiMaggio
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Benjamin fought in the ____________________ war.
Spanish-American
BONUS: Who wrote this story?
Author AND work.
“No,” said George. “No, I an’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a think I want ya to know”…
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The 1950's
Write THREE traits of a Hemingway hero.
Answers may include alcoholism, no fear of death, isolation, courage, being an everyman, intense physical activities, troubled relationships, interests in sports, etcetera.
Which character was planning on pitching in to help George and Lennie buy the farm in Of Mice and Men?
Candy
"Flight"
This story takes place in which US state?
California
BONUS: Who wrote this story?
Author AND work.
"He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.”
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Name one work we read THIS SEMESTER that was written in the 1950's.
A Raisin in the Sun, Fahrenheit 451, "A Good Man is Hard to Find," The Old Man and the Sea, among others.
Write the last names of all four poets we studied this semester. BONUS: Spell them correctly.
Frost, Plath, Eliot, Angelou
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
During the troubling encounter, Connie's parents were at a family _______________________.
Barbeque
BONUS: Who wrote this story?
Author AND work.
"Oh—So now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life—now it’s money. I guess the world really do change . . ."
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
BONUS: Which character said it?
In which decade was "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" published?
The 1960's