Who Wrote It?
- 100
Who wrote the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby?
- 200
Who wrote the poem The Raven, first published in 1845?
- 300
Who wrote the 1850…
In the game - 400
Who wrote the…
In the game - 500
Who wrote the 1937…
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Grade 10 · English language arts
English language arts quiz for grade 10: American classics
This quiz helps revise “American classics” in English language arts for grade 10. It has 25 questions in five categories: Who Wrote It?, Characters & Voices, Places & Objects, Poetry Toolkit, America in Context. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
A peek at the questions
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Characters & Voices
- 100
Who is Scout and Jem's lawyer father in To Kill a Mockingbird?
- 200
Who narrates The Great Gatsby and rents a house beside Gatsby?
- 300
What is the first…
In the game - 400
What is the name…
In the game - 500
What nickname is Janie's…
In the game
Places & Objects
- 100
What color is the light Gatsby watches across the bay in The Great Gatsby?
- 200
What fictional Alabama town is the main setting of To Kill a Mockingbird?
- 300
The narrator of The…
In the game - 400
What is the name…
In the game - 500
To which Florida town…
In the game
Poetry Toolkit
- 100
In Harlem, a deferred dream is compared to a raisin using the word 'like.' What device is this?
- 200
In 'Hope is the thing with feathers,' hope is compared to a bird without 'like' or 'as.' What device is this?
- 300
In The Raven, 'dreary'…
In the game - 400
In Song of Myself…
In the game - 500
In The Road Not…
In the game
America in Context
- 100
The Great Gatsby is widely read as a portrait of what 1920s American era?
- 200
To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930s during what nationwide economic crisis?
- 300
The author of Their…
In the game - 400
Emerson and Thoreau are…
In the game - 500
Frederick Douglass's 1845 autobiography…
In the game
Play this quiz
All 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.
How it works
- Pick a quiz and press “Play”.
- Send students or friends the link — they join from a phone or a computer.
- Choose questions on the board, buzz in first and collect points.