SUMMER SCHOOL '13 - GATSBY'S GREEN LIGHT

Please read the following article entitled "Gatsby's Green Light  Beckons a New Set of Strivers"

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20080220wednesday.html


Then copy and paste the following quiz into a GoogleDoc; complete it and share it with me - gtjsmom@gmail.com.  You're not done...see below!

Take a quiz to see how well you understood the article "Gatsby's Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers." For each question, choose the best answer. Good luck!

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1. The primary purpose of this article is to _________________________________.
	describe what makes a classic novel indicate the success of film versions descibe the novel's contemporary appeal among urban teenagers discuss the various ways the novel is taught in Boston-area high schools explain the novel's depiction of the American dream	Jodi Hilton for The New York Times
Hint: Read this article from the section.

2. The article uses the symbol of the green light from the novel to represent students’ _______________.
	goals illusions fears morals ideals
Hint: Read this article from the section.

3. According to the article, many high school students can relate to this novel's _____________.
	setting tone similes dialogue characters
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4. When they discussed the focus on __________ in the novel, several of the Fenway School students interviewed for this article disagreed on the lessons learned by the the protagonist.
	idealized love professional success materialism competition honesty
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5. In the 17th paragraph of the article, which starts with 'These teachers take pains…,' the word 'stratified' most nearly means ________________.
	depressed thriving stable class-based success-driven
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6. Which best describes the perspective of students in Kay Moon’s American literature class?
	They believe the American dream is unattainable. They maintain that there was greater social mobility during the time period of the novel than today. They perceive their lives as vastly different from their parents’. They see the United States as a land of limitless possibility. They view the American dream with skepticism.
Hint: Read this article from the section.

7. Based on the article’s depiction of Boston Latin, the school could best be described as __________.
	ancient segregated elitist prestigious private
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8. Jinzhao Wang's observation at the end of the article that 'The journey toward the dream is the most important thing' most likely demonstrates ___________________________________________.
	a personal reflection on the themes of this novel a rejection of the American dream, as illustrated in the novel a comparison between Dutch settlers in the New World and the character Jay Gatsby her belief that she will not get into Harvard her aspirations to work in her home country of China
Hint: Read this article from the section.

9. The article shows that students relate to this novel for all of the following reasons except that __________________________________.
	they appreciate the book’s honesty they understand the materialism of Gatsby's dream they relate to idealized love they identify with its themes of racial and ethnic diversity they appreciate the desire to achieve
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10. The article most likely offers information on the background of each student mentioned in order to ______________________________________.
	evoke a sense of compassion in the reader show that privileged students can relate to the American dream illustrate the book’s appeal among students from immigrant and working class backgrounds demonstrate the diversity of today’s public high schools reveal the sense of alienation many adolescents experience in high school
Hint: Read this article from the section. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED THE QUIZ AND SHARED IT WITH ME - PICK UP A PIECE OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION PAPER AND WITH ALL THE CREATIVITY YOU HAVE...ILLUSTRATE YOUR GREEN LIGHT! WEALTH...A NEW CAR....A COLLEGE EDUCATION...TRAVEL THE WORLD...GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL...CURE FOR CANCER...OWN A BOAT...WHATEVER!!!