Behind The Book
Quotes
Who's Who
Odd & Ends
Miscellaneous
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Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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"I'm one of the few honest people that I have ever known."
Nick Carraway
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Choose security over love
Daisy Buchanan
100
What does the green light represent?
His hopes and dreams
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Why did Gatsby buy his mansion?
To impress Daisy
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The Great Gatsby takes place during what time?

1920's
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"I did love him once - but I loved you too!"
Daisy Buchanan
200
Tom's mistress
Myrtle Wilson
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What character does the reader/narrator both pity and admire?
Jay Gatsby
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What "Egg" do Nick and Gatsby live in?
West Egg
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What term did the author coin?
Jazz Age
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"He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn't told him who owned the car."
Tom Buchanan
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Superficial and motivated by power. Romantically involved with the narrator.
Jordan Baker
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Which character is dynamic in the story?
Nick Carraway
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What does Jordan do for a living?
Pro Golfer
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What does the author tell us about people from this time period?
They were materialistic and phony
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"I married him because I though he was a gentleman.. I thought he knew something about breeding but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe."
Myrtle Wilson
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Gatsby's supposed best friend and mentor
Meyer Wolfsheim
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What are four symbols in the novel?
Color, eyes, flowers, books, and cars.
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Why did Daisy drive the car home from New York?
To calm her nerves
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Where is the author from?
The Midwest - Minnesota
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"Jimmy was bound to get ahead... If he'd lived he'd of been a great man... She ran out to speak to him and he wouldn't stop."
Henry Gatz (Gatsby's Dad)
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Wants his tennis shoes; does not attend funeral
Klipspringer
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What were two colors that were symbolic in the novel? 
Gold/yellow, white, and red.
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Who attend Gatsby's funeral?
Nick Carraway and Henry Gatz
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