The Great Gatsby
Which peninsula is Gatsby's mansion located on?
West Egg
What is Rip's dream?
To have freedom
Did the narrator have an easy life?
The narrator dos not have an easy life. She goes into detail in the poem.
What is a dream deferred?
a dream delayed
Jing-Mei's mother's life in China was hard because she...
lost her home and family
What job does Gatsby have?
Who seems to hold Rip back in the beginning?
His wife Dame
What advice is the Mother giving to her son?
To never give up when times get hard.
In the prom, the best synonym for "dream" is?
Goal
According to Jing-mei's mother, what are the "two kinds"?
Daughters who obey and daughters who follow their own minds
Why does Gatsby host big parties at his house every weekend?
He hopes Daisy will find out about them and come to a party.
How did Rip's wife die and how does he handle the news?
She broke a blood vessel yelling at the New England peddler and he is comforted by the news.
What does the narrator mean when she says "no crystal stair"
She's saying how her life wouldn't even compare to something as nice as a crystal stair.
The repetition of the word "like" in the poem shows the narrators desire to...?
Find out what happens to dreams.
In "Two Kinds," how does the mother feel about life in America?
What part of his past is Gatsby trying to recapture?
He is trying to recapture the time in his life where he and Daisy first fell in love.
How does Rip achieve his dream?
He achieves his dream by sleeping for 20 years.
What does the Mother say she is still doing?
Still climbing
The poet helps the reader understand how it feels to...
Forget about a dream
The main source of conflict between Jing-mei and her mother is Jing-mei's...
need to be appreciated for who she is
What does the green light represent in the book?
How had the world changed when Rip woke up?
The Revolutionary war occurred and his wife had died. This leaves him free and happy.
Why do you think the author began and finished the piece with, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"?
To emphasize and important idea.
The poet reveals the speaker's feelings mainly by?
Using similes to describe what happens to dreams
What can you infer was Jing-mei's motivation for bringing up the dead babies?
To shock her mother