The Great Gatsby

What reason does Fitzgerald give for Gatsby’s death?

He “paid a high price for living too long w/ a single dream”

haughtiness

hauteur

As a boy, Gatsby had made resolutions for self improvement.

True

Complete the analogy: Gatsby loves Daisy like

none of these

What ultimately killed Gatsby?

romantic commitments

Nick decided to go to California and try to forget the summer of 1922

False

Why doesn’t Gatsby leave West Egg after Nick tells him the authorities know he was in the car accident?

He wants to protect Daisy and see what she will do.

Gatsby was killed when he was…

in the swimming pool

Who does Wilson think is his wife’s lover?

Jordan

Gatsby really lost Daisy when Tom identified him as a…

bootlegger

deceitfully alluring

meretricious

When Gatsby & Nick visit Buchanan’s for lunch, Gatsby is upset at the appearance of…

Pammy

The showdown between Tom & Gatsby occurred…

in a hotel

Mr. Gatz showed Nick…

an old personal schedule of Gatsby’s

What symbol at the end of the book contradicts Gatsby’s fervent belief that no one can escape his origins and rewrite his past?

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past.”

Who is the most cynical in the novel?

Jordan

denoting ownership

proprietary

“What I called about was a pair of shoes I left there, I wonder of it’s too much trouble to have the butler send them out.“

Klipspringer

“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone” he told me “just remember they haven’t had the advantages that you had.”

Nick Carraway

lived and died for a dream or an illusion

Jay Gatsby

Daisy’s most attractive asset was her…

voice

“You can’t fool God…God sees everything.”

George Wilson

There are many life parallels between Nick Carraway and F. Scott Fitzgerald

True

The drunk in Gatsby’s library

Owl Eyes

The child who physically represents the shattering of Gatsby’s illusion

Pammy Buchanan

Klipspringer called to find out of he had left his tennis racket behind

False

At the end of the novel, Nick decides to move to…

the Midwest

Desperate to improve his/her social class and jealous of Daisy

Myrtle Wilson

Why does Nick say, “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together”?

He admires Gatsby’s vast bravery, honor, and above all optimism and faith in the American Dream.

“Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolve like this or something. Do you notice what he's got about improving his mind? He was always great for that.”

Henry Gatz

Who in this novel does not have an affair?

Catherine

unexplained

ineffable

Wolfshiem said that he could not get mixed up in Gatsby’s death

True

What does Gatsby want from his relationship w/ Daisy?

He is satisfied only if Daisy renounces any feelings for Tom and say that she had never loved Tom.

“I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business. But I’m not in either one now.”

Jay Gatsby

What does Gatsby say Daisy’s voice sounds like?

money

Which is NOT a rumor abt Gatsby?

He is a bootlegger.

Henry Gatz was a close friend of Nick’s and helped him w/ the funeral.

False

Requests that his shoes be mailed to him upon hearing of Gatsby’s death.

Klipspringer

personal satire made public

pasquinade

Nick refused to go into Tom’s house after Myrtle was killed because…

He wanted nothing more to do w/ Daisy, Tom, & Jordan.

Because of his father’s advice, Nick was inclined to…

receive judgement

What does Tom accuse Gatsby of?

illegal activities

Why does Gatsby fire all his servants and stop throwing parties?

He’s been reunited w/ Daisy; having an affair; and doesn’t want people to talk

Which of these lines best explain the error in Gatsby’s thinking?

“Of course you can (repeat the past)!”

Fitzgerald’s first name was Francis; he never used it.

True

What concept does this novel undermine?

The American Dream

Catherine revealed the story of Myrtle’s affair to the police.

False

A murderer who then commits suicide

George Wilson

“What thoroughness? What realism! Knew when to stop too, didn’t cut the pages . But what do you want? What do you expect?”

Owl Eyes

Prefers the morals and principles of Midwestern society

Nick Carraway

The Great Gatsby was published

1925

“Self-control, I supposed that latest thing is to sit back and let Mr.Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that’s the idea you can count me out.”

Tom Buchanan

The notoriously dishonest person

Jordan Baker

A red light shines across the bay

False

Fixed the 1919 World Series

Meyer Wolfsheim

Why is Daisy’s daughter a symbol?

She is a symbol of the time passing and things changing.

Catherine said that Tom couldn’t divorce Daisy because she…

was Catholic

“He wants to know…if you’ll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over. And Daisy ought to have something in her life.”

Jordan Baker

What is the significance of Nick realizing that “Today is his 30th birthday”.

Makes an allusion between the end of the blissful twenties and the end of the blissful ignorance of the truth of Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom.

A poor farmer from North Dakota

Henry Gatz

trace

vestige

What did Tom buy for Myrtle?

a dog

talkative

garrulous

How many children does Daisy have?

one

What does Tom see as cause for apocalypse?

interracial marriage

What is Wilson’s profession?

mechanic

“I told that boy about the ice…these people! You have to keep them all the time.”

Myrtle Wilson

Which of these is true about Gatsby’s past?

He fought in the war.

Who was driving the car that killed Myrtle Wilson?

Daisy

“Take 'em downstairs and give ‘em back to whoever the belong to. Tell ‘em (I’ve) changed my mind.”

Daisy

Nick refused to drink at Tom’s apartment and just watched everyone else get drunk.

False

What does Myrtle do for a living?

housewife

Why is Tom angry at lunch?

He finds out Daisy is having an affair w/ Gatsby, someone Tom thinks is low-class.

Daisy was able to slip away and attend the funeral.

False

Nick hoped to make a business connection w/ Mr. Wolfsheim.

False

After the murder, Tom and Daisy…

go out of town

hidden meaning

innuendo

The people of Gatsby’s parties conducted themselves according to the rules of…

an amusement park

Tom’s apartment building neighbor who attends his party.

Mr. McKee

Who does not attend Gatsby’s funeral?

Daisy

What does Jordan claim when Nick breaks up with her?

That she is engaged to someone else

On the night before her wedding Daisy…

got drunk

Nick’s moral tradition stemmed from…

the Midwest

Myrtle dies right after…

arguing w/ her husband

Why does Gatsby allow Daisy to drive his car?

She wants to calm her nerves after a tense lunch.

Nick objected to shaking hands when he saw them later on.

True

arrogant; contemptous

supercilious

Wilson shoots Gatsby and…

himself

The novel is set during…

Prohibition

Employed Gatsby and gave him his singular appropriate education

Dan Cody

The phone call from Slagle revealed to Nick a little more proof of Gatsby’s business activities.

True

Why does Wilson want to move?

He has found out that his wife is having an affair.

Gatsby was really from

North Dakota

About 1/2 of Gatsby’s former party guests came to pay their respects.

False

Racist aristocrat that values materialism and social position.

Tom Buchanan

Explains why Myrtle and Tom are not married

Catherine

To Wilson the eyes of T.J. Eckleberg were…

God

The child who physically represents the shattering of Gatsby’s illusion.

Pammy

punctilious

punctilious