A
What is the name of the author of our book?
F. _______ ________F. Scott Fitzgerald
What does Tom give Daisy on their wedding day?
A pearl necklace
What was Gatsby’s real name?
James Gatz
What colour is Gatsby's car?
Yellow
How many pages is our copy of The Great Gatsby (excluding introduction, notes, etc.)?
180
What is the weather like at the beginning of Chapter 7?
Hot
What percentage of your term grade is the term project?
15%
The decade in which the novel is set is often referred to as, 'The _______ 20s'?
After Gatsby's death, Klipspringer calls asking for what to be returned to him?
Tennis shoes
What part of the original text will be on the last section of the midterm exam?
Meeting Daisy and Jordan (pp.7-8)
What were the four 'generic' symbols we looked at before moving on to those in our novel?
apple, eye, ring, raven/ crow
What is one of the three ideas we decided in class for the symbols of (Gatsby's) letter?
love; choice; authenticity
What does Tom find out Gatsby's drug-store business is really being used for?
selling alcohol (bootlegging)
What kind of machine does Nick compare Gatsby to?
(a machine) that measures earthquakes
What is (in short) The American Dream?
opportunity for each according to ability or achievement ... in which each man and each woman shall ... be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position
The following are examples of what technique?
- 'All hands on deck'
- 'Lend me your ears'
- 'I got some new threads'
synecdoche
During Nick's car ride with Gatsby in Chapter 4, what are four 'things' Gatsby tells Nick about his past?
[See book pp.65-67]
Finish the quote:
"In my ___ and more vulnerable years my ___ gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."
younger; father
What is one of the 'messages' about the theme of "Love" given to you on the handout?
What are two features of the characters' dialogue in Chapter 1 that suggest the characters' relationships are superficial?
interruptions; repetition; overlap; murmuring; unanswered questions
What two other themes may come up on your midterm exam?
wealth and class; time; power and corruption; love
family and illusion vs reality
Finish the quote:
"The touch of a cluster of ____ revolved it slowly, tracing, like the leg of a compass, a thin ____ circle in the ____."
leaves; red; water
What three other symbols from The Great Gatsby are missing from the handout we looked at in class?
green light, pearl necklace, shirts, letter, alcohol, un-cut books
cars, clock, T.J. Eckleburg billboard
What is one explanation for this line by Nick?
"... No - Gatsby turned out all right at the end..."
Nick is knowingly lying to the reader
Nick is lying to himself
Jay Gatsby is all right, but not James Gatz
Gatsby can finally rest in peace
The truth is revealed about Gatsby; no more rumours or fakeness
It’s not about getting the dream but rather the enjoyment of chasing it
He is ‘all right’ in Nick’s opinion; a dead Gatsby is a beautiful Gatsby, he died before he could be corrupted and turn into people like Tom
Which is the correct final sentence of the novel?
A. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
B. So we drift on, boats against the current, drawn ceaselessly back into the past.
C. So we beat on like boats against the current, being borne ceaselessly into the past.
D. So we struggle onward, boats against the current, pushed relentlessly into the past.
A