The Expatriate Act

A PowerPoint Game

by

Adam Jackson

Piedmont College

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The Story of the “Expatriate Act”

You are an aspiring young novelist searching for characters, experiences, and inspiration to create the great American novel. After toiling for years on your first novel in your hometown of Athens, Georgia, you decide to visit various literary hotspots, including other author’s birthplaces, New York City, and finally Paris. In Paris, where so many other American authors have penned the works that helped them break onto the literary scene, you will write and publish the work that will make you rich and famous, cementing you in the “Expatriate Club”.

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Game Directions

The goal of the game is to…answer as many of the questions correctly as possible, helping you to arrive in Paris before your competitors.To play the game you have to…rely on your knowledge of American authors and their work to answer questions correctly.To win the game you have to…arrive in Paris and answer one last question. After answering a question correctly, roll the die and move your piece on the game board.

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Game Preparation

Below is an example. Customize to fit your game… Game Board: Print out slides 9–12, cut off the edges, then tape

together “Danger” Cards: Print out slides 13–14 (preferably on heavy stock

with a distinct color), then cut into individual question cards “Good luck” Cards: Print out slides 15–16 (preferably on heavy

stock with a distinct color), then cut into individual question cards

If your game does not have cards or does not use a board, you won’t need this slide. You can just delete it and its corresponding button on the first slide.

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Time to play “The Expatriate Act”! Create one action button for each question in your game (i.e., 25

questions, 25 buttons). This is the slide students will return to at the beginning of each turn in order to access the next question.

You will work on this slide AFTER you have created all of your question slides

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Question #1

What county is most of Faulkner’s work set in?

A. LaFayette

B. Yoknapatawpha

C. Oxford

D. Yonowa

Question #2

Many critics believe that Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea, represents who?

A. Hemingway

B. Hemingway’s father

C. Jesus Christ

D. Judas

Question #3What location in California did Jack London, Henry Miller, and Jack Kerouac all write

about?

A. San Diego

B. Big Sur

C. Los Angeles

D. Modesto

Question #4

What school did Holden Caufield attend last in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye?

A. Pencey Prep

B. New York University

C. Exiter Academy

D. Brooklyn School for Boys

Question #5

What era does The Great Gatsby chronicle, a term coined by the author.

A. The roaring twenties

B. The great depression

C. The golden age

D. The jazz age

Question #6Which two wars did Hemingway cover as a journalist, acquiring material that would help him to

write two of his greatest novels?

A. The Mexican-American War and the Spanish Civil War

B. WWII and the Korean War

C. WWI and the Spanish Civil War

D. The Civil War and WWI

Question #7

Faulkner’s Grandfather was the inspiration for which of his recurring characters?

A. Colonel Sartoris

B. Ab Snopes

C. Quentin Compson

D. Thomas Sutpen

Question #8

Where is John Steinbeck’s birthplace and the setting for many of his stories?

A. San Francisco, California

B. San Antonio, Texas

C. Salinas, California

D. Helena, Montana

Question #9Which American author’s works are predominately concerned with sin and evil, and the

harshness of the Puritan lifestyle?

A. John Steinbeck

B. Charles Bukowski

C. Toni Morrison

D. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question #10

Tom and Laura Wingfield are characters in what Tennessee Williams play?

A. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

B. The Glass Menagerie

C. The Night of the Iguana

D. A Streetcar Named Desire

Question #11

In The Great Gatsby, what is Jordan Baker’s occupation?

A. Professional Golfer

B. Journalist

C. Professional Tennis Player

D. Secretary

Question #12Jack London participated in which cultural event that would provide material for many of

his stories?

A. WWI

B. The Klondike Gold Rush

C. The Spanish Civil War

D. The World’s Fair

Question #13

Holden Caufield is uaually considered to be what?

A. College Dropout

B. Genius

C. Unreliable Narrator

D. Criminal

Question #14

Which Hemingway novel chronicles the life of an expatriate?

A. The Sun Also Rises

B. For Whom the Bell Tolls

C. The Old Man and the Sea

D. A Farewell to Arms

Question #15

What is an American expatriate?

A. A war veteran

B. An American temporarily residing in another country

C. A traitor during WWI

D. A former player for the New England Patriots

Question #16

Faulkner received which coveted prize for literature twice?

A. The National Book Award

B. The Nobel Prize for Literature

C. The Pushcart Prize

D. The Pulitzer Prize

Question #17

Gatsby is accused of fixing what sporting event?

A. The World Series

B. The Super Bowl

C. The World Cup

D. The U.S. Open

Question #18

Who was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. William Faulkner

B. Toni Morrison

C. Sinclair Lewis

D. Mark Twain

Question #19

Who was the first African-American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. Zora-Neale Hurston

B. Nella Larsen

C. Toni Morrison

D. Alice Walker

Question #20

Faulkner is known for using what style of writing?

A. Surrealism

B. Misogynistic

C. Realism

D. Stream of Consciousness

Question #21

Jack Kerouac was one of the leaders of which literary movement?

A. The Modernists

B. The Surrealists

C. The Romantics

D. The Beat Generation

Question #22

Which best describes Hemingway’s style?

A. Short, sparse sentences

B. Long, elegant sentences

C. Unclear, contrived sentences

D. Rambling, incoherent sentences

Question #23

Which American author wrote Walden?

A. Emerson

B. Thoreau

C. Wordsworth

D. Hawthorne

Question #24

Which female author won the Pulitzer Prize and wrote The Bell Jar?

A. Sylvia Plath

B. Toni Morrison

C. Edith Wharton

D. Anne Sexton

Question #25

Which American author was the pioneer of “gonzo” journalism?

A. Ernest Hemingway

B. John Dos Passos

C. Henry Miller

D. Hunter S. Thompson

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Credits Originally designed by Adam Jackson, Piedmont College, 2009 with the

title “The Expatriate Act”. All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt

this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.

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Educational Objectives Grade Level: Eleventh Grade

American Literature Students Subject Area Objectives

Identify authors and important biographical information about them. General knowledge of American literature and authors.

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Copyright Copyright 2009 Adam Jackson Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and

students of non-profit schools. Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit

schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.