Gatsby
Other Characters
Background Information
Literary Elements
Symbolism
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What is Jay Gatsby's real name.
James Gatz
100
What sport does Jordan Baker play professionally?
Golf
100
What was the decade of the 1920s known as?
"The Roaring Twenties" or "The Jazz Age"
100
What narrative voice is used in The Great Gatsby?
First person narration (Nick Carraway)
100
What do East Egg and West Egg represent?
Old Money and New Money
200
How does Gatsby claim to have made his money?
He claims to have inherited it.
200
How did Dan Cody become a millionaire?
Gold, silver, and copper mining.
200
What was famously prohibited from 1919 to 1933?
Alcohol
200
What is the primary theme of The Great Gatsby?
The Death of the American Dream
200
What overlooks the Valley of Ashes?
The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
300
Other than the priest, who are the three people that attend Gatsby's funeral?
Nick, Gatsby's father, and Owl Eyes
300
What did Tom buy Daisy as a wedding gift?
A string of pearls valued at $350,000.
300
Who is the character of Meyer Wolfsheim based upon?
Arnold Rothstein
300
Who is the antagonist of The Great Gatsby?
Tom Buchanan/Daisy Buchanan
300
Explain how cars are symbolic in The Great Gatsby.
Cars represent the reckless nature of the wealthy. Examples are seen in Nick's discussing with Jordan about driving, and in Daisy's hit-and-run of Myrtle.
400
What college did Gatsby briefly attend after World War I?
Oxford
400
What does Nick claim is his "cardinal virtue"?
Nick claims that he is one of the few honest people that he has ever known.
400
It is said that both East and West Egg resemble the Egg of Columbus. What is the story behind the Egg of Columbus
Columbus tapped-flat the tip of an egg to balance it on a table, proving that a feat was easy to accomplish so long as somebody had done it first.
400
What type of figurative language is the rose in the following excerpt: "He must have looked up at an unfamiliar sky through frightening leaves and shivered as he found what a grotesque thing a rose is..."
Metaphor
400
In Owl Eyes' estimation, what can one infer about Gatsby by looking at his library?
Because Gatsby has an elaborate library where none of the books have been read, it can be inferred that he is putting on a front, and that he is not who he appears to be.
500
If Gatsby is based loosely on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, who is Daisy based loosely on?
Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda.
500
What does Gatsby say Daisy's voice sounds like?
Money
500
Where was The Great Gatsby ranked on the "Modern Library's Greatest English-Written Novels of the 20th Century"? (Hint- it was in the top ten.)
Number Two
500
The green light is referred to numerous times in The Great Gatsby. What literary element is this recurring symbol an example of?
Motif
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What season of the year is it when Gatsby is murdered, and why is this important?
It is fall, which is important because it represents the death of Gatsby's dream.
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