Quotes
“Can’t repeat the past? Why, of course you can.”
Gatsby
What is Gatsby’s real name?
James Gatz
Where does Gatsby’s reunion with Daisy take place?
At Nick's house
Who is driving the car that kills Myrtle?
Daisy
“All right...I’m glad it’s a girl...And I hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world.”
Daisy
Why was Myrtle initially attracted to Tom when they first met?
He was dressed expensively (dress suit and patent leather shoes).
True or False: Gatsby changed his name when he was 15 years old.
False, 17
For Gatsby, what does the green light symbolize?
Gatsby’s hopes and dreams (specifically for a future with Daisy).
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
Nick
From where does Gatsby recognize Nick?
They fought in the same battle in World War I.
What is Nick’s actual occupation in New York?
The bond business/wall street
What are Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks made of?
Human Molars
“Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I’ll say it whenever I want to.”
Myrtle
Where is Daisy originally from?
Louisville
True or False: The novel is told in third-person narration.
False, first-person
What does George Wilson think the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent?
God ("You can't fool God")
“Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”
Meyer Wolfsheim
How do Jordan and Daisy know each other?
Childhood friends
How is the timeline of the novel structured?
It begins in the present and goes back to the past.
Apart from Nick and the minister, who actually attends Gatsby's burial?
Gatsby's father (Henry Gatz) and Owl-Eyes.