The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Quiz

The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Quiz

1. In what city/state does the story take place?

            a.  Long Island, New York                                          c. Boston, Massachusetts       

            b.  Chicago, Massachusetts                                        d. Los Angeles, California

2. Who is the narrator?

            a. Jay Gatsby                                                              c. Daisy Buchanan

            b. Tom Buchanan                                                        d. Nick Carraway

3. The two areas in which the characters live are

            a. East Beach & West Beach                                       c. East Egg & West Egg

            b. East Sound & West Sound                                      d. East Island & West Island

4. The following set of adjectives BEST describes Tom Buchanan’s personality

            a. Assertive, compassionate, caring,                           c. Docile, calm, timid, subborn

            b. Aggressive, condescending, arrogant                       d. Destructive, belligerent, hateful, intolerant

5. What is the main difference between the houses in East Egg and West Egg?

            a. In East Egg, the houses look like brand new hotels, and in West Egg, the houses are older and more 

                colonial looking.

            b. In East Egg, the houses are older and more colonial looking, and in West Egg, the houses look like 

                brand new hotels.

            c. In East Egg, the houses look like rich mansions, but in West Egg, the houses look more poorly built 

                and “run down.”

            d. In East Egg, the houses look more poorly built and “run down,” but in West Egg, the houses look like

                rich mansions.

6. What does Daisy want her daughter to grow up to be?

            a. a “beautiful little fool”                                                        c. a “modern woman of the times”

            b. an “intelligent, capable woman”                                         d. a “gorgeous little jewel”

7. Who reacts strangely/curiously when Jordan Baker says to Nick that she knows a man named Gatsby?

            a. Nick himself                                                            c. Daisy Buchanan, Tom’s wife

            b. Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband                           d. Pammy, Daisy and Tom’s daughter

8. What color is repeatedly used to describe Daisy and her friend Jordan?

            a. Yellow                                                                     c. Black

            b. Purple                                                                     d. White

9. Who says the following quote: “Well, these books are all scientific…This fellow has worked out the whole

    thing. It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things.”

            a. Nick Carraway                                                        c. Tom Buchanan

            b. Daisy Buchanan                                                      d. Jordan Baker

10. Who telephones Tom at the dinner at his house?

            a. His wife, Daisy                                                       c. The main character, Jay Gatsby

            b. The narrator, Nick                                                  d. Tom’s “other woman on the side”

11. Who reaches out his/her arms across the water at the end of the chapter?

            a. Daisy Buchanan                                                      c. Jordan Baker

            b. Jay Gatsby                                                             d. Tom Buchanan

12. As Nick looks to see what this character is reaching for, what does he see at the end of a dock?

            a. a woman reaching back in a green dress      c. a green boat tied to the dock

            b. a green light on the dock                             d. an eerie, green light lighting the water under the dock

THE GREAT GATSBY NOTES #2

Notes on today's class discussion......

GREAT GATSBY REMIX

I don't really know how to put in remix in this first chapter of the "The Great Gatsby," but I'll compare it to one of my most favorite books, "The Notebook." All books are meant to have an interesting twisting plot to them which makes them interesting, but we have never really noticed that mostly all books have the same ideas in them but with different wording, which comes to my point that all books are a remix of another book, and so on.

THE GREAT GATSBY NOTES

As I started following along to the first page to the first chapter, this quote caught my attention, " Just remember that all people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." Pg. 1

Another quote, " Deserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope." Pg. 2

Characters-
     Daisy- narrator's 2nd cousin once removed, unfulfilled and constantly looking forward or backwards with desire, but nothing happens.
     Tom- Daisy's husband, he's ugly from the inside
     Gatsby- person that owns the mansion
     Miss Baker- sad and lovely, slender,  small-breasted girl
     Nick- narrator, sarcastic

Divan- synonym for a couch
Fractiousness- readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome

REMIX

I see a lot of remixes around this world I live in. You can find it in families, technology, clothes, music, and even food.

My idea on this remix project, I plan to do a remix based on fast food! Many fast food restaurants have a new item on their menu once in a while. Those new meals are just a remix of an old meal they already sale, the only difference is that they add one thing that's new.

I will work and probably get it done on Sunday because Liliy, Ale, and I are heading to Monterey Bay, CA for MFE/ALA Leadership Conference.

EVERYTHING IS A REMIX

•A remix usually applies to music
•Anyone can remix anything
     -no need of expensive skills
     -no distributor
     -no skills
•remix: arrangement and transformation of samples
•creativity was considered divine
•creativity was the dominion of the divine
•lightbulb is the main metaphor for creativity
•create new things through transformation
     -it's very time consuming
•Star Wars (the searchers)

MUSIC AS LITERATURE

Novel- a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism
Poem-  piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure
Rap- a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over a prerecorded, typically electronic instrumental backing.
Song- a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.
Opera- a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
Symphony- an orchestral interlude in a large-scale vocal work

Is music really considered literature?

In my opinion, I think music would be considered literature for the following reasons. Music is considered as poetry, and poetry is considered literature. Just as literature has its tone, syntax, mood, etc... music does too. Music explains its tone and mood by crescendos, sphorsandos, decrescendos, staccatos, legatos, tunutos, etc..

To be continued........ :)

HELLO 2017!

I still remember when it was January last year and my family and I were celebrating New Years. I was so excited for this new year to start and now look!!! 2017, an new year, is already here. A whole year already passed and I know I have changed so much over time. I have becomed a more passionate, caring, responsible, brace and strong person. Due to all the obstacles I had to overcome, I became a better person. I found something that I had been looking for so long and that was what I was most passionate about. The things I did and accomplished led me basically to my future and what it will be like. I found out so many things about myself that I didn't even know that I was capable of doing. Hopefully 2017 makes me a way more better person and brings many good things and challenges that will make me who I will be later in the future!!! I'm so excited for this year and whatbit holds for me!! So, with that being said....... HELLO 2017!!!!!

AP Exam Prompt Response

On June- Prompt

               

            Education in this world is very important because it helps us develop in a very good way. It helps us grow mentally and physically. This world without education will probably be a disaster. Education is meant for everyone, no matter the age you can still get an education at a local college. Education might not seem useful to us sometimes but later on it will become useful. Education is used in our everyday lives in many ways. Education open up doors for us, opportunities that many don’t have. Just by graduating high school, some doors open up for us, but if we decide to go on further in our education studying in college, even more opportunities come our way.

            There might be times where we might think that further education than high school might not be worth it. Sometimes we say that because we don’t see or know about the opportunities that will open up for us in the future. New and better opportunities can change our lives to a better one. Majoring in something can help us get paid better, better working conditions and many other things. Higher education might be really expensive, but it pays off towards the end. It might not seem worth it in the beginning but we have to understand that better opportunities will come along with the effort. As being a high school student, I can’t really say much about college because I don’t know. But of what I have heard, I can say that it’s a huge opportunity that opens up to mostly every high school graduate.

            Paying for college might not be a pretty thing or something we can afford, but there’s many ways that we can make that work. Not being able to pay for it is not an excuse to not go to college. There is financial aid, grants, scholarships, students loans and many other options that many of us don’t know about. College is something we all might fear due to the money situation, but it’s something that us so worth it at the end. Being a recent graduate from high school might not get you a job immediately, but it will open opportunities for you.

 

 

This is all I was able to answer in 40 minutes... I will come back and add more to it :)