Characters
Which character kills Jay Gatsby?
George Wilson
In which city do the characters stay during the hottest day of the summer in Chapter 7?
New York City.
What does Gatsby want Daisy to tell Tom during the confrontation in New York?
That she never loved Tom.
What literary device is represented by Gatsby’s swimming pool, which he uses for the first time that summer right before he dies?
Symbolism
"Which character says, “Her voice is full of money”?
Gatsby.
Which character is driving the car that kills Myrtle Wilson? ?
Daisy Buchannan
What hotel becomes the setting for the major confrontation between Gatsby and Tom?
The Plaza.
What happens to Myrtle Wilson at the end of Chapter 7?
She is hit by a car and killed.
What literary device is Fitzgerald using when the intense heat in Chapter 7 reflects rising tension and conflict?
Pathos.
Which character says, “They’re a rotten crowd… You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together”?
Nick Carraway
Which character takes the blame for Myrtle’s death?
Gatsby
Where is Myrtle Wilson killed?
The Valley of Ashes, outside Wilson's garage.
Why does Gatsby wait outside Daisy’s house after Myrtle’s death?
He wants to protect Daisy in case Tom hurts her.
What literary device is used when Gatsby continues believing in Daisy even after she fails to defend him?
Irony.
Complete the quote: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the ______.”
Past.
Which character is described as one of the few people who actually cared about Gatsby?
Nick Carraway.
Where is Gatsby when George Wilson shoots him?
His swimming pool.
What does Nick discover about Gatsby’s past in Chapter 8?
Gatsby was originally named James Gatz and reinvented himself to achieve wealth and status.
What mood or tone does the following imagery create?
"The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic–their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose."
Foreboding, like someone is always watching and judging.
Which character says, “You can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!”?
Gatsby.
Which character manipulates George Wilson into believing Gatsby owned the car that killed Myrtle?
Tom Buchannan.
Why is Gatsby’s empty mansion in Chapter 9 an important setting?
It symbolizes the emptiness of Gatsby’s dream and how few people truly cared about him.
Why is Gatsby’s funeral so tragic?
No one attends.
What literary device appears in the repeated references to time and Gatsby’s desire to relive the past?
Motif.
What is the significance of the final line of the novel: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”?
It emphasizes humanity’s struggle to move forward while being trapped by memory, longing, and the past.