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Books and Authors for Praxis 5047 Latest Version Graded A+
Who wrote *The Great Gatsby* and what theme does the novel explore?✔✔ F. Scott Fitzgerald; the novel explores the illusion of the American Dream and the emptiness of wealth.
What is the main conflict in Harper Lee’s *To Kill a Mockingbird*?✔✔ The conflict centers on racial injustice in the legal system, as seen through the trial of Tom Robinson.
Which author wrote *Of Mice and Men* and what is a key theme of the book?✔✔ John Steinbeck; one key theme is the struggle for companionship and the American Dream among marginalized workers.
What Shakespearean play features the famous line “To be or not to be”?✔✔ *Hamlet* by William Shakespeare.
Who is the author of *Beloved* and what historical issue does it address? 1 / 3
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✔✔ Toni Morrison; the novel addresses the psychological scars of slavery.
Which British author wrote *Pride and Prejudice*?✔✔ Jane Austen.
What is the genre of *Frankenstein* and who wrote it?✔✔ Gothic fiction; Mary Shelley.
Which African American poet wrote *I, Too* and what is its central message?✔✔ Langston Hughes; the message is one of hope and resilience in the face of racial inequality.
What is the central idea of *Their Eyes Were Watching God* by Zora Neale Hurston?✔✔ A woman’s journey toward self-realization and independence in the early 20th-century South.
Who wrote *The Scarlet Letter* and what symbol is central to the novel?✔✔ Nathaniel Hawthorne; the scarlet letter “A” symbolizes sin, shame, and ultimately, strength.
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Name the author of *The Catcher in the Rye* and describe its narrator.✔✔ J.D. Salinger; the narrator is Holden Caulfield, a disillusioned teenager navigating adolescence and mental health issues.
Which novel by George Orwell warns against totalitarianism?
✔✔ *1984*.
Who wrote the poem *Because I Could Not Stop for Death* and what literary device is used heavily in it?✔✔ Emily Dickinson; personification is used to portray death as a polite companion.
Which author created the character Jay Gatsby?✔✔ F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Who wrote *Invisible Man* and what is a major theme of the novel?✔✔ Ralph Ellison; the theme is social invisibility and identity in a racially divided society.
What is a major theme in *The Grapes of Wrath* and who wrote it?
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