Jay Gatsby
Nick
Daisy
Symbols/Themes
Smorgasbord
100
What's Gatsby's role in Myrtle's death?
He's sitting in the passenger's seat of his own car while Daisy drives.
100
What does Nick say is the only compliment he ever gives Gatsby?
"They're a rotten crowd...You're worth the whole damn bunch put together" (154).
100
What makes Daisy's house so amazing in Gatsby's eyes?
Daisy lives there.
100
What is the symbolism of the music on page 151?
The music is sad and suggestive like Daisy.
100
Why does Klipsringer call Gatsby's house in Chapter 9?
Klipsringer wants his tennis shoes.
200
Where is Gatsby at the time of his murder?
His pool
200
How does Nick feel about the reports of Gatsby and Wilson's deaths?
He says they're a nightmare, "grotesque, circumstantial, eager, and untrue" (163).
200
What does Gatsby let Daisy believe when they first start dating?
That they are from the same social class.
200
What is the significance of the references to flowers and Daisy on page 151?
The flowers are delicate and somehow artificial, like Daisy.
200
What item of Myrtle's does Wilson find that makes him suspicious?
A dog collar (He and Myrtle don't own a dog).
300
What is Gatsby's father's name?
Henry C. Gatz
300
What does Nick do in preparation for Gatby's funeral?
He tries to get in touch with Gatsby's friends and family.
300
What happens to Daisy while Gatsby is away in Europe (first fighting in the war and then going to Oxsford)?
Daisy decides she needs to make a decision about her future, and she decides to marry Tom.
300
What is the significance of Wilson's attention to T.J. Eckleberg's eyes in Chapter 9?
The eyes give Wilson the impression that God is always watching, which prompts him to avenge Myrtle's death.
300
What was World War I first known as?
The Great War
400
Who attends Gatsby's funeral at the cemetary?
Henry Gatz, Nick Carraway, Owl Eyes, and the minister
400
What does Nick learn about Gatsby from Wolfsheim?
Wolfsheim helped him build his fortune by raising "him up out of nothing, right out of the gutter" (171).
400
Where was Daisy when Gatsby returned to America?
She was with Tom in Fran on her honeymoon.
400
What two symbols in Chapter 9 involve the color green?
Daisy's green pier light; The "green breast of the new world"
400
How does Tom contribute to Gatsby's death?
When Wilson comes to see him about the yellow car Tom had been driving, Tom tells Wilson that it belongs to Gatsby.
500
What does Gatsby write in the back of his book, titled Hopalong Cassidy?
His schedule and his general resolves.
500
What is the significance of Jordan's claim that Nick is "another bad driver" (177)?
He is as reckless as she is.
500
What happens with Daisy in the end?
She and Tom disappear after Myrtle's death, she presumably never hears about Gatsby's death, and we never hear about her again.
500
What is the significance of the last line of the novel: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" (180)?
Attempts to reclaim the past are futile, but we attempt nonetheless. We can't let go of the idea or dream that once was.
500
In Chapter 9, what does Nick believe is the contrast between East and West?
West = old, slow life; heritage; roots; mundane East = new, fast paced life; reinvention; temporary; excitement
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