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Hawthorne became famous for what topics?
A 100
Sin, guilt, adultery
A 100
What is Hawthorne’s masterpiece and first work of
psychological fiction? (Be able to summarize plot too.)
A 200
A 200
Scarlet Letter
Hester becomes pregnant with Pearl (by Rev.
Dimmesdale) but keeps it secret. She has to wear “A” for adultery. Rev. confesses
at end.
Who is a famous relative of Hawthorne and why?
A 300
He had relative who was one of the judges at the Salem
Witch Trials
A 300
How old was Hawthorne when his father died?
A 400
4 years old
A 400
How long did it take Hawthorne “to make an
audible splash in the literary world”?
A 500
9 years
A 500
Who is the minister in “The Minister’s Black Veil”?
B 100
Rev. Hooper
B 100
How is “Minister’s Black Veil” a parable?
B 200
It teaches that sin can separate people from one
another (and possibly God)
B 200
Who is Elizabeth? What happens to her and why?
B 300
Rev. Hooper’s fiancée; she leaves him because he won’t remove the veil for her, and
she becomes a nurse.
B 300
What effect does the veil have during the funeral and
then at the wedding?
B 400
The veil adds to the morbidity and darkness of the funeral.
At the wedding, it is ominously foreboding and dark (not helping the mood
for a joyous occasion!)
B 400
What parallels can be seen in “Minister’s Black Veil” and
The Crucible?
B 500
Secret sins can lead to alienation/death.
Fear leads to distrust and possible negative
consequences
B 500
What did Melville do in his early 20’s?
C 100
Hopped a whaling ship; jumped off on island
inhabited by cannibals and hitched ride home
C 100
Who was the only one to give Moby Dick a good review?
C 200
C 200
Hawthorne
What is Melville’s first name?
C 300
Herman
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
DAILY DOUBLE
Place A Wager
What happened to Melville’s father?
C 400
After becoming mentally and financially wrecked, he died.
C 400
Melville’s Moby Dick is known as the first American
_____?
C 500
epic
C 500
What does the name Ishmael mean?
D 100
outcast
D 100
The best word to describe what Captain Ahab becomes
is _______? And why?
D 200
Monomaniacal because he is consumed with the desire for revenge on what’s behind the
white whale
D 200
Starbuck, the first mate, offers a contrast to Captain
Ahab because he is . . .?
D 300
A devout Christian and family man: he wants to
whale, make money, and go home to his family.
D 300
What happened to Pip and why?
D 400
He went insane because he was thrown overboard and left in the dark ocean for
quite a while
D 400
What happens at the end of Moby Dick? And how does
the ending tie into the beginning?
D 500
Everyone except Ishmael is killed. Ishmael is the outcast orphan who is picked up by the ship looking for a son.
D 500
Jones asks that students always use ___ or ___ ink
pen on all assignments (one exception is when using a
____.)
E 100
Blue, black, scantron (need pencil for scantron)
SERIOUSLY PEOPLE! USE PEN! I’M NOT KIDDING!
E 100
When handwriting essays, notes, or journaling, Jones asks that students not write
on the ____ of paper.
E 200
back
E 200
What is wrong with “alot”?
E 300
It is two separate words.
A lot
E 300
Write the MLA heading on the board correctly
E 400
First name Last name
Teacher’s name
Class- Period
Date (military style)
E 400
What are the four uses of their/they’re/there?
E 500
Their- possessive
There- place
There- expletive
They’re- contraction
E 500
What product was named for the first University of Florida
Gators where it was developed?
F 100
What is Gatorade?
F 100
How do flamingos get their pink color?
F 200
From the shrimp they eat; the more shrimp they eat, the
more pink their color.
F 200
Tampa’s Bayshore Boulevard is touted as what?
F 300
The world’s longest continuous sidewalk. It is a
popular waterfront gathering place for joggers and in-line
skate enthusiasts.
F 300
Once a year, thousands of Floridians stand at the state line and toss dead fish into
Alabama. It’s called the …?
F 400
The Annual Mullet Toss
(hosted by Flora-Bama Beach Bar in Pensacola)
F 400
There is a bed & breakfast, WildLife on Easy Street, on the outskirts of Tampa that
allows you to cuddle with …?
F 500
An endangered cat of your choice for just a $100
donation to the refuge. You can choose baby bobcats,
cougars, and leopards.
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Quote from Moby Dick (identify speaker and summarize meaning)
Please record your wager.
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“Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the loveliest tints of azure. Consider also the devilish brilliance and beauty of many of its most remorseless tribes, as the dainty embellished shape of many species of sharks. Consider, once more, the universal cannibalism of the sea; all whose creatures prey upon each other, carrying on eternal war since the world began.”Identify speaker and summarize meaning.
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Captain Ahab (and the pessimistic, cynical view of the writer, Melville)- on human nature and creation: contains good and evil. Creatures naturally prey upon others.
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Thank You for Playing Jeopardy!
(And don’t forget to study, study, study for the TEST! No, seriously! S-T-U-D-Y!)