The Great Gatsby
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who is Elizabeth?
Victor's adopted sister and later wife.
What game do Offred and the Commander play together?
Scrabble
Who is Nettie?
Celie's sister
Who murdered King Hamlet?
Claudius
What kind of people live at East Egg? What kind of people live at West Egg?
East Egg = old money
West Egg = new money
Who are the Creature's victims?
William, Henry, and Elizabeth
Who is Moira?
Offred's best friend
Who is Albert?
How does Ophelia die?
She drowns in a river
What type of narrative structure is the novel?
Flashback
What type of narrative structure is this novel? Explain briefly.
Framework narrative
Creature's story inside of Victor's story inside of Walton's letters
Who does Offred have an affair with in Gilead?
Nick
What does Celie make in her business?
Pants
What happens to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern?
Hamlet sends them to England with a note to the king telling them to kill them. They die.
What does the green light symbolize?
Gatsby's dream of winning back Daisy
What does the Creature blame for his murderous acts?
His lack of companionship or someone like him. His rejection from society.
What does the red the Handmaid's wear symbolize?
love, passion, blood, menstruating, anger, fertility
Where is The Color Purple set?
Macon County, Georgia
Who is the only main character to survive the play?
Horatio
What was the literary movement in the African American community during this time period called? (hint: we read this poetry)
The Harlem Renaissance
What literary movement influenced Shelley in this novel? (This is most clearly seen in the emphasis on nature)
Romanticism
What does nolite te bastardes carborundorum mean?
Don't let the bastards grind you down
Where does Celie move to be with Shug?
Memphis, Tennessee
What is Hamlet thinking about when he says, "To be or not to be"?
Suicide