Gatsby Plot
Gatsby’s father, Henry Gatz, carries a copy of this book, which contains a young James Gatz’s strict daily schedule.
Hopalong Cassidy
Often associated with "the eyes of God," this billboard overlooks the Valley of Ashes.
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
This Langston Hughes poem uses the rhythm of a piano man in Harlem to explore the weariness of the Black experience.
"The Weary Blues"
In Fitzgerald’s "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," what is the name of Bernice’s popular, manipulative cousin?
Marjorie Harvey
This 1920 amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote.
The 19th Amendment
Before becoming Jay Gatsby, James Gatz spent two weeks at this Lutheran college in southern Minnesota, quitting because he despised his work as a janitor.
St. Olaf
These two fictional settings, represent "Old Money" and "New Money" respectively.
East Egg and West Egg
Georgia Douglas Johnson is often associated with this specific "clique" or group of writers who met at her home (the "S Street Salon").
The "New Negro" Movement (or Harlem Renaissance)
Dorothy Parker’s "Big Blonde" follows the tragic, alcoholic life of this protagonist.
Hazel Morse
The 1920s saw the rise of this "underground" establishment where illegal alcohol was sold during Prohibition.
Speakeasy
According to the guide, Jordan Baker is described as having what specific physical trait that Nick finds "pleasing" yet "contemptuous"?
A "wan, scornful mouth" (or "slender, golden arm")
In the "Themes" section, the guide discusses Fitzgerald's use of this literary device to describe the "unreal" or "ghostly" quality of Gatsby’s house.
The "grotesque"
In "The Heart of a Woman," Johnson compares the woman's heart to this specific animal that "goes forth with the dawn."
A bird
In "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," what specific item does Bernice "gift" to Marjorie in an act of revenge before leaving?
Marjorie's own braids (severed hair)
This literary movement is defined as a "break with the past" and a search for new forms of expression following WWI.
Modernism
Meyer Wolfshiem’s cufflinks are uniquely fashioned from what specific material?
Human molars
What specific color is frequently associated with Daisy and Jordan’s girlhood in Louisville, representing a false sense of purity?
White
Langston Hughes’ "I, Too" is a direct response to, and expansion of, this 19th-century American poet's work.
Walt Whitman
The term "Lost Generation" was famously coined by Gertrude Stein but served as the epigraph for this other major 1920s novel
The Sun Also Rises
This 1924 Act severely restricted immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe and virtually excluded Asians.
The Johnson-Reed Act (or Immigration Act of 1924)
In Chapter 7, Nick realizes it is his birthday. How old does he turn, and what does he describe the new decade as being a "portent" of?
30 years old; a "portent of loneliness" and "thinning hair"
According to the critical analysis in Section 2, Gatsby’s "colossal vitality" of his illusion is eventually shattered by this "count" of the objects he used to represent Daisy.
The "diminished" count (referring to the green light losing its enchantment)
Countee Cullen’s poetry often struggled with the "double-consciousness" described by this famous sociologist.
W.E.B. Du Bois
In "Big Blonde," Parker uses this specific tone—a mix of humor and tragedy—to critique the treatment of women.
Sardonic (or "Wry irony")
This specific 1925 trial is a symbol of the conflict between traditional religious values and Modernist science.
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial