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Duplicate of The Great Gatsby
Duplicate of The Great Gatsby
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Nick claims to be...(there are two correct answer, pick one)
Eternally optimistic
Non judgemental
Mature
Honest
2
In the opening of the novel, Nick recounts that Gatbsy represented everything he scorned, yet he admired Gatbsy for his
Hopefullness
Kindness
Curious nature
Ambition
3
True or False: Gatsby inherited the majority of his wealth from his benefactor, Dan Cody.
True
False
4
Wolfsheim will not attend the funeral because:
he doesn't want to get involved
he questions Nick's motives
he never truly liked Gatsby
he can't accept Gatsby's death
5
Quotes: "I married him because I thought he was a gentleman."
Myrtle
Daisy
Jordan
6
Quote: "Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back."
Tom
Gatsby
Nick
Wilson
7
George Wilson becomes aware of his wife's affair when:
he finds the dog leash
he sees her with her lover
she comes home late from the subway
he sees her broken nose
8
Myrtle and Tom FIRST meet here:
On an airplane
On a train to NYC
At the gas station
At Gatsby's party
9
SYMBOL: What do Gatsby's shirts symbolize?
his criminal tendencies
his simple beginnings
his good taste
his financial success
10
Who attended the same college at the same time as Nick?
Tom
Jordan
Daisy
Gatsby
11
Which post secondary school does Gatsby attend for the longest period of time?
St. Olaff's
Cal Tech.
Oxford
Yale
12
Which of the following best describes Nick Carraway's upbringing?
He is from a wealthy, "well to do" family
He is from a poor family, just scrapting to get by
He is from a very average middle class family
He is from an exhorbitantly wealthy family
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SYMBOL: Fitzgerald frequently uses colors as symbols. Which color best symbolizes money?
red
green
black
gold
14
Wilson finds out who owns the car through:
the police
Daisy
its registration
Tom
15
The most ironic thing about Gatsby's funeral is that...
Even his father is not there
Nick attends
Daisy does not attend
Hardly anyone attends
16
The character who devotes his life to the chasing of a dream is
Meyer Wolfsheim
Tom Buchanan
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
17
True or False: Myrtle runs toward the car because she wants to talk to Gatsby.
True
False
18
Women of the 1920's who cut their hair, wore shorter dresses and smoked were called...
Flappers
Girly Girls
Tinkerbells
Tarts
19
Where is Daisy from?
Florida
Michigan
North Dakota
Kentucky
20
Tom's initial reaction to Gastby's charge that Daisy does not love him is:
relief
disbelief
grief
rage
21
This character is frequently associated with the trait of being dishonest
Myrtle
Daisy
Zelda
Jordan
22
Jordan Baker is a famous golfer
True
False
23
The novel is set in the year ... in ...
1925/Louisville
1922/New York
1925/New York
1922/Chicago
24
Which of the following does NOT represent Gatsby's ignorance to the passage of time?
His resistance to having the pool closed
Knocking over the clock
Throwing the "beautiful shirts"
Having Klipspringer play a song from the "old days"
25
Nick first finds out about Tom's affair from
Gatbsy
Jordan
Daisy
Tom
26
"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
Wolfsheim
Nick
Tom
Gatsby
27
When Nick is first introduced to Jordan he feels ... (select the BEST)
Excited
Charmed
Afraid
Intimidated
28
Nick attended post secondary school here:
Oxford
Yale
Standford
Harvard
29
Why is Owl Eyes in awe over Gatsby's book collection?
the books are real, but uncut
the books hide a secret passage
the books are fake
the books have all been stolen
30
Quotes: "I suppose the latest thing is to let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife."
Wilson
Gatsby
Tom
Nick
31
Daisy drives Gatsby's car home from New York because:
She thinks it will calm her
She is angry with Gatsby
Gatsby is drunk
She is afraid Tom will kill her
32
The artists who left the United States and went to Europe to pursue their art in the 1920's came to be known as...
The Artistic Generation
The Roving Writers
The Lost Generation
The Travelling Artists
33
Quotes: "God knows what you're doing, everything you've been doing."
Wilson
Nick
Gatsby
Tom
34
The police's "eye witness" to Myrtle's death is...
George Wilson
Daisy
Mavro Michaelis
Gatsby
35
In what war did Gatsby and Nick serve?
WWI
WWII
The American Civil War
The Korean War
36
Quotes: "That's what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big hulking brute."
Daisy
Myrtle
Jordan
37
True or False: Daisy never loved Tom.
True
False
38
Quote: "I'm going to fix everything just the way it was before."
Gatsby
Wolfsheim
Nick
Tom
39
The character who blames her behavior on the fact that you "can't live forever"
Myrtle
Zelda
Daisy
Jordan
40
Who wrote
The Great Gatsby?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
41
Quotes: "What will we do with ourselves this afternoon and and the next thirty years?"
Daisy
Jordan
Myrtle
42
True or False: Gatsby was a decorated hero during WWI.
True
False
43
The epigraph of The Great Gatsby is attributed to...
Tom Buchannan
Thomas Parke D'Invillier
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Zelda Sayre-Fitzgerald
44
When Mr. Gatz comes for the funeral, his grief is mixed with:
revenge
pride
confusion
disgust
45
Myrtle's behavior at the NYC apartment suggests that she is motivated by:
passion
all of these
status
pride
46
The green light best symbolizes:
greed
desire
hope
envy
47
The character who is NOT originally from the Midwest
Daisy Buchanan
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
48
The colour green is often associated with...
Moral blindness
Idealism
Money
Corruption
49
Daisy married Tom Buchanan because:
She didn't know if Gatsby would ever return from war
Her parents forced her into the marriage
She was becoming impatient and "wanted her life shaped now"
She found out Gatsby was poor
50
Quotes: "I hate careless people. That's why I like you."
Jordan
Myrtle
Daisy
