Themes & Symbols
General Knowledge
Characters
Vocabulary
True or False
100
With old money, new money, and no money, Fitzgerald creates the distinct theme of:
Social Class
100
Who told George who owns the yellow car?
Tom
100
"They’re some people Wolfsheim wanted to do something for. They’re all brothers and sisters. They used to run a small hotel.”
(a mysterious and immoral character that doesn't accept the past)
Gatsby
100
to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
feign
100
The "5th guest" at dinner during chapter 1 is Gatsby.
FALSE
200
This symbol represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams.
The green light
It represents everything that haunts and beckons Gatsby: the physical and emotional distance between him and Daisy, the gap between the past and the present, the promises of the future, and the powerful lure of that other green stuff he craves—money.
200
The line “because “Jay Gatsby” had broken up like glass against Tom's hard malice, and the long secret extravaganza was played out” is an example of what type of literary device?
Simile
200
"You see I think everything’s terrible anyhow”
(Beautiful, superficial, shallow, reckless, selfish)
Daisy
200
meaningless and / or needless language
gibberish
200
Nick is the only person at Gatsby's party to receive an invitation.
TRUE
300
What does Nick see Gatsby as a symbol of?
Hope
300
How did Gatsby's father learn about his son's death?
He read about it in a newspaper.
300
“Not the day I carried you down from the Punch Bowl to keep your shoes dry?”
(Hulking, violent, arrogant eyes, racist, old money)
Tom
300
lively in appearance or manner
jaunty
300
Gatsby claims to be from the an area in the Midwest of the country in the city of Louisville.
FALSE
(where does he say he's from?)
400
This symbol eyes are the eyes of God, which are said to see everything.
Plus, to Nick they seem to symbolize the haunting waste of the past, which lingers on though it is irretrievably vanished, much like Dr. Eckleburg's medical practice. The eyes can also be linked to Gatsby, whose own eyes, once described as "vacant," often stare out, blankly keeping.
400
For Tom and Daisy's wedding, Tom gave her an expensive gift. What was it?
A $350,000 pearl necklace
400
“You can’t repeat the past”
(quiet, reflective Midwesterner, honest but biased)
Nick
400
to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out, usually in an irregular way
sprawled
400
At one of Gatsby's parties he refers to Tom as "the polo player."
TRUE
500
This theme is the idea that hard work can lead one from rags to riches.
The American Dream
The Great Gatsby portrays this shift as a symbol of the American Dream's corruption. It's no longer a vision of building a life; it's just about getting rich.
500
Of all of the characters who does Nick NOT call to attend Gatsby's funeral?
Jordan
500
“I just wised up to something funny the last two days.”
(Feels imprisoned in her life – unhappy wife of working class man)
George
500
sad and lonely because of isolation; nearly hopeless
forlorn
500
The main reason Daisy married Tom was because she was tired of waiting for Gatsby.
TRUE
