*These questions are from the Great Gatsby Book*
Question 1: Identify important situations in which minor characters elicit reactions from Nick. What do they teach Nick about himself? Cite textual evidence.

Question 2: Which character(s) serves as the antagonist to Nick? To Gatsby? How do encounters with the antagonist change Nick or Gatsby? Cite text evidence.

Question 3: Identify any major changes, realizations, or new opinions/beliefs that occur for the main characters in the first 7 chapters. Cite text evidence.

Question 4: As a character, does Daisy’s life illustrate the free spirit of the Roaring Twenties? Why or why not? Cite textual evidence.

Question 5: How does the way Fitzgerald describes the Long Island landscape parallel the internal struggles of the main characters? Cite textual evidence.

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

In “eleven” in 6th grade book collections question number 7 is how would you describe the authors style? describe some of the aspects that convey the authors style? pl

Match the definition to the word. infection conjugation affix,syntax specializion generalization amelioration etymology pejoration declension. 1.word derivation. 2.gaining a negative connotation. 3.narrowing in meaning. 4.going a positive connotation. 5.verb inflections. 6.ending denoting grammatical function. 7.broadening in meaning. 8.relations of sentence parts. 9.john inflections. 10.morphine added to a base.