AP Lit Exam Prep

Who wrote “Of the Mice of Men”?

John Steinback

Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Who wrote “Hamlet”?

William Shakespeare

Who wrote “All the Light We Cannot See”?

Anthony Doerr

What year was “The Great Gatsby” originally published?

April 10th, 1925

What year was “Hamlet” originally published?

1603

What year was “Of Mice and Men” originally published?

1937

What year was “Frankenstein“ originally published?

January 1st, 1818

What year was “All the Light We Cannot See” originally published?

May 6th, 2014

Who are the major characters in “The Great Gatsby”?

Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson

Who are the major characters in “Of Mice and Men”?

Lennie Small, George Milton, Curley

Who are the major characters of “Frankenstein”?

Victor, the creature, Henry, Elizabeth, Robert

Who are the major characters of “All the Light We Cannot See”?

Marie-Laure Leblanc, Werner Pfennig, Reinhold von Rumpel, Daniel Leblanc

Who are the major characters of “Hamlet”?

Ophelia, Claudius, Polonius, Horatio

What are some themes/symbols of “The Great Gatsby“?

The American Dream, Love and Marriage, Separations of classes, Loneliness in wealth

What are some themes/symbols in “Of Mice and Men“?

Loneliness, value of friendship, dreams, fate

What are some themes/symbols of “Frankenstein“?

Ignorance is bliss, knowledge is power but also a danger, value of family

What are some themes/symbols of “All the Light We Cannot See“?

The power of knowledge, the legacy of the past, the dark side of war

What are some themes/symbols of “Hamlet“?

The impossibility of certainty, complexity of action, mystery of death

What is the template for thesis?

In the (genre) (title), (author’s name) presents (2-3 literary elements) in order to (answer to prompt as seen in text), ultimately illustrating that (universal idea) (specific insight about the idea based on the literary elements).