Sophomore - English - Melt - Final Exam

Question 1

Who was the narrator who came from the Midwest?

Answer 1

Nick Carraway

Question 2

Who was the Jewish gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series?

Answer 2

Meyer Wolfshiem

Question 3

Who the the pretty woman driving the car that kills Myrtle?

Answer 3

Daisy Bucanan

Question 4

Who is the self-made man who throws lavish parties?

Answer 4

Jay Gatsby

Question 5

Who is the former football player who cheats on his wife?

Answer 5

Tom Buchanan

Question 6

Who is the professional golfer?

Answer 6

Jordan Baker

Question 7

Who is the owner of a garage in the valley of ashes?

Answer 7

George Wilson

Question 8

Who was the millionaire who became a mentor for Gatsby?

Answer 8

Dan Cody

Question 9

What is the name of the woman whose nose is broken by her lover?

Answer 9

Myrtle Wilson

Question 10

Who are the characters that introduce Macbeth in the play?

Answer 10

Witches (Mrs. Krumpelman)

Question 11

Who is the tragic hero who becomes a brutal tyrant?

Answer 11

Macbeth

Question 12

Who is the great Scottish king who was murdered?

Answer 12

Duncan

Question 13

Who was the dominant woman who pressures her husband?

Answer 13

Lady Macbeth

Question 14

Who was Duncan’s oldest son and the true heir to the throne?

Answer 14

Malcolm

Question 15

Who was the brave Scottish captain who is murdered?

Answer 15

Banquo

Question 16

Who is the Scottish noble who avenges his dead family?

Answer 16

Macduff

Question 17

What is the desolate land between West Egg and new York City called?

Answer 17

Valley of Ashes

Question 18

Why does Catherine say that Daisy will not divorce Tom?

Answer 18

She is Catholic

Question 19

What is the Toulomee?

Answer 19

Dan Cody’s boat

Question 20

Who is in the photograph that Nick finds in Gatsby’s things?

Answer 20

Dan Cody

Question 21

What suspicious item does George find in Myrtle’s drawer?

Answer 21

Dog collar

Question 22

How old is Nick on his birthday?

Answer 22

30

Question 23

Who arrived at the house after reading about the death in a Chicago newspaper?

Answer 23

Henry Gatz

Question 24

Where does Nick go after that summer in New York?

Answer 24

Midwest

Question 25

Who is executed for treason?

Answer 25

Thane of Cawdor

Question 26

What predictions come true in Macbeth?

Answer 26

Macbeth should Macduff
No man born of woman will harm Macbeth
Macbeth will not be defeated until the Birnam Wood marches on Dunsinane Hill

Question 27

Why is lady Macduff upset with her husband?

Answer 27

He abandoned his family when he left for England

Question 28

Was George Wilson arrested after he killed Gatsby?

Answer 28

NO

Question 29

Does Gatsby call Tom the polo player?

Answer 29

YES

Question 30

Do Nick and Gatsby both live in West Egg?

Answer 30

YES

Question 31

Does Gatsby carry a picture of Daisy in his pocket?

Answer 31

NO

Question 32

Did Daisy every love Tom?

Answer 32

YES

Question 33

Does Myrtle kill herself when George discovers her affair?

Answer 33

NO

Question 34

Does Gatsby fall in love with Daisy because other men had already loved her?

Answer 34

YES

Question 35

Doe Klipspringer call Gatsby’s house to ask about the funeral?

Answer 35

NO

Question 36

Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

Answer 36

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 37

Why does Macbeth hesitate to kill Duncan?

Answer 37

Duncan is a popular king
Duncan should be protected as his guest
Duncan is his kinsman

Question 38

Does Macbeth jump from the tower when he learns that his wife is dead?

Answer 38

NO

Question 39

Do Macbeth’s men fight for him because they admire and respect him?

Answer 39

NO

Question 40

Does the ghost of Duncan sit in Macbeth’s seat at the banquet?

Answer 40

NO

Question 41

Does Lady Macbeth kill Duncan because he looks like her father?

Answer 41

NO

Question 42

Does Macbeth see a bloody dagger leading the way toward Duncan?

Answer 42

YES

Question 43

How does Gatsby react when he meets Daisy’s daughter?

Answer 43

Surprised - - he did not believe that she really existed

Question 44

How does Daisy react when she learns about Gatsby’s death?

Answer 44

She doesn’t answer Nick’s call - does not go to the funeral - doesn’t send even flowers

Question 45

Why does Nick have conflicted feelings about Gatsby?

Answer 45

He is a kind man and an interesting neighbor - - He made his fortune through illegal activities - - he wastes five years and ultimately dies for a superficial woman

Question 46

Why will Malcolm be a better king than Macbeth? What are his plans?

Answer 46

He will reward all of his loyal allies
He will bring back all the exiled
He will bring Macbeth’s allies to justice

Question 47

What is the “spot” that lady Macbeth is worried about?

Answer 47

King Duncan’s blood

She is not able to wash it away

Question 48

What does Macbeth do to the Macduff family?

Answer 48

Murders the entire family and the servants

because Macduff is an enemy who has left his family UNdefended

Question 49

Why does Macbeth want to kill Banquo and Fleance?

Answer 49

Because the witches predicted that Banquo’s sons who become king and Banquo is smart and he could become an enemy

Question 50

Why does Macbeth Kill Duncan’s guards?

Answer 50

To prevent them from saying anything that they might remember - - he explains that his rage as a loyal subject of the king could not be controlled

Question 51

What is Gatsby’s funeral like - why is it surprising?

Answer 51

Only Henry Gatz, Nick ad Owl Eyes show up
His house was always filled with hundreds of party guests
Daisy did not even acknowledge the funeral of the main she “loved”