Test 1ere American Dream or American Nightmare

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ENGLISH TEST DATE:

NAME:FORM:

MARK : / 20

COMMENTS:

READING COMPREHENSION : Gatsby is Back


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GENERAL COMPREHENSION

NATURE AND ORIGIN OF THE TEXT Briefly introduce the document under study .

STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT Read the whole text at normal speed. In what order do the following ideas

appear ?Indicate the order in the box and specify the line numbers. Quote the text

to justify.

( L. .... L. ....) The parallel between the 1920s and the present time .( L. .... L. ....) Opposed interpretations of the novel.

( L. .... L. ....) The survival of the American dream in question.

( L. .... L. ....) The originality of the 1920s.

( L. .... L. ....) What the novel The Great Gatsby is about .

( L. .... L. ....) The revival of the novel.

( L. .... L. ....) The validity of the storys moral today .

DETAILED COMPREHENSION

PART ONE (from the beginning to line 11)

a) What words from the article may refer to the moral decadence ofProhibition ?

.....

Note down the dates mentioned . What do they refer to ?.....

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b) What is said of : Quote the key word(s) and the line

Jay Gatsbys personality ?.....

Jay Gatsbys problems ?.....

The atmosphere at his parties ?.....

c) Find in the text the equivalent of :

acclaimed : symbolic :

PART TWO (from line 12 to 41)d) True or false ? Tick the correct answer and justify by quoting the text .

The novel the Great Gatsby has been turned into a Broadway musical entitled Gatz . T F


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The performance required great endurance from the actors . T F

Americans evoke the 1920s with shame (honte) . T F

The similarities between the present time and the 1920s may explain the revival of the novel. T F

e) Pick out words and expressions showing that in both periods successfuleconomic development was

followed by a disaster . 1920s

2010s

f) Cross out the translations that do not correspond to the context .

hit ( L.17) : gros success - tube epic ( L.18) : homrique - grand spectacle resonate ( L.23) : rsonner - trouver un cho boom ( L.24) : grondement - essor longing ( L.26) : nostalgie - distance wealth ( L.29) : sant - fortune wreckage ( L.32) : catastrophe - pave property ( L.33) : biens - propret fetishised ( L.35) : devenue objet de culte - fte decade ( L.35) : decade - dcennie legacy ( L.35) : hritage- lgalit lecturer ( L.17) : lecteur professeur duniversit

PART THREE (from line 42 to the end)g) True or false ? Tick the correct answer and justify by quoting the text .

In the 1920s, American society was ready to offer social opportunities to almost anybody . T F

Paragraph 6 mentions that, indeed, everybody could make their American dreams come true. T F

According to the poll, the majority of Americans believe that the American dream does not exist any more. T F

Only wealthy people can still believe in the American dream . T F

The spirit of the American dream nowadays is in contradiction with its basic principles . T F

GOING FURTHERh) How do you explain the present interest for Gatsbys story ? (40 Words)

j) What does the ABC News Poll reveal about the American dream today .Explain in your own words. (30 Words)


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i) Give your interpretation of the last sentence of the text. The lessons taughtby The Great Gatsby are living on ? (40-50 Words)

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