Gatsby Background
What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s?
a. The Roaring Twenties
b. The Jazz Age
c. The Lost Generation
b. The Jazz Age
How was the affair between Tom and Myrtle first mentioned?
a. Myrtle called Tom at Gatsby's party
b. Myrtle called Tom at dinner
c. Myrtle called Tom in the car
b. Myrtle called Tom at dinner
How does Gatsby attempt to win Daisy's heart?
a. He dies in battle for her.
b. He becomes a rich man & then thrown parties & hopes she attends.
c. He buys her a new yellow car.
b. He becomes a rich man & then thrown parties & hopes she attends.
I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.
Daisy speaks these words in Chapter 1 as she describes to Nick and Jordan her hopes for her infant daughter.
In what year is The Great Gatsby set?
a. 2000 b. 1922 c. 1935 d. 1960
b. 1922
Where does Gatsby’s reunion with Daisy take place?
a. by the pool
b. at Nick's house
c. at the golf tournament
b. at Nick's house
It’s strongly implied that Gatsby earns his money through unscrupulous means. What are they?
a. Bootlegging during the Prohibition Era.
b. Doing business in Stock.
c. Buying & selling houses.
a. Bootlegging during the Prohibition Era.
"Her voice is full of money"
Gatsby said this about Daisy
Where did Gatsby study after the war?
a. Oxford b. Cambridge c. Harvard d. Nowhere
a. Oxford
At the end of the novel, Daisy chooses to be with:
a. Tom b. Nick c. Gatsby d. George Wilson
a. Tom
Gatsby is killed by:
a. Nick Carraway
b. George Wilson
c. Meyer Wolfsheim
d. Tom Buchanan
b. George Wilson
"Your wife doesn't love you, "She's never loved you. She loves me."
Where is Gatsby’s mansion located?
a. East Egg b. West Egg c. Brooklyn d. Avenue
b. West Egg
Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in New York City?
a. Because she refuses to see him anymore.
b. Because she asks him to divorce his wife.
c. Because she taunts him about Daisy.
c. Because she taunts him about Daisy.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
a. A wealthy man who gained his fortune from the gold rush .
b.A poor man content in his existence until he suspects that his wife is having an affair.
c. A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime.
c. A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime.
"And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Nick- Last line of the novel
What is Nick’s home state?
a. Minnesota b. Florida c. North Dakota d. NY
a. Minnesota
Where does Gatsby recognize Nick from?
a. Gatsby has seen his next-door neighbor around, but assumed Nick was one of his own servants.
b. Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I.
c. Gatsby's parties
b. Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I.
Which of this things is NOT symbolized by the green light?
a. The American Dream b. money
c. optimism d. nature
d. nature
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
Nick's father/ Nick