Plot and Structure
Who's perspective is the Novel Set through?
Nick Carraway
In Chapter Seven, what happens to Myrtle?
Daisy ran her over, killing her
What is Jordan Baker's profession?
Famous Golfer
What kind of narrator is Nick?
Unreliable
What does the puppy symbolize?
Acceptible answers:
Materialism, lack of genuine loyalty and care, tension and conflict, and a contrast to George Wilson's love
Nick isn't just reporting events, what else is he doing?
Interpreting them.
How does Myrtle taunt Tom in Chapter Two?
She repeats Daisy's name.
What was Gatsby's original name?
James Gatz
What career does Nick want?
Finance
What symbolizes longing?
The Green Light
What does Nick choose throughout the novel?
What he chooses to leave out.
What does Nick see at the end of Chapter One?
A man reaching across the bay at a green light.
What is Daisy's voice full of?
Money
What does Nick find out about Gatsby's parties?
Acceptable Answers:
They're wild art affairs, there is enormous labor that goes into each party, he is one of the few people that have been invited
What is looming over the Valley of Ashes?
The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
What is the main focus of the novel?
In Chapter Six, what does Gatsby believe he can do?
He believes that he can go back in time.
What book does Tom Buchanan read?
"The Rise of Colored Empires" by Goddard
What does Nick realize in chapter seven?
He is disgusted by his friends.
What does Meyer Wolfshiem's "cuff buttons" represent?
The little care many people had in regards for crime.
OR
His connect to his past (illegal gambling, bootlegging).
Why does Nick find himself restless at home?
He served in WWI
In Chapter Nine, what book does Gatsby's father show Nick?
Hopalong Cassidy
How did Meyer Wolfshiem "fix" the 1919 World Series?
Why does he believe he is honest person because of what?
He belief to be honest with himself.
What is the difference in the East Egg and West Egg?
Acceptable Answers:
new and old money, inherited wealth and less traditionally acquired wealth