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2024 F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography Quiz + Gatsby Characters & Places + Gatsby Symbolism and Th
2024 F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography Quiz + Gatsby Characters & Places + Gatsby Symbolism and Th
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Tom and Daisy's daughter Pammy
corruption
you can't repeat the past
power
display of false pretenses
2
Weather-beaten, cardboard bungalow, an eyesore, squeezed between two huge places, rented for eighty a month
Nick's house
Gatsby's house
Tom & Myrtle's apartment
The Buchanan home
3
known for conservative morals, people who have had money in their family for many generations (old money)
Valley of Ashes
West Egg
Plaza Hotel
East Egg
4
Where characters go in Ch. 7 to get a break from the heat; where the confrontation occurs
Valley of Ashes
West Egg
East Egg
Plaza Hotel
5
What do Meyer Wolfshiem's cufflinks symbolize?
power
crime
corruption/moral decay
dentistry
6
Witnesses Myrtle's death, tries to comfort George who tells him that he feels Myrtle's lover broke her nose & killed her
Rosy Rosenthal
Tom
Catherine
Michaelis
7
Which of the following is
NOT
a sign of corruption in Gatsby's life.
He evades a ticket for speeding and has access to alcohol
His friend Meyer Wolfshiem
He was arrested.
Slagle calling about a man arrested for selling bonds (likely counterfeit)
8
Fitzgerald's mother was a debutante from a rich family and his father was ____________.
a wealthy banker
a failure at business
a gambler
a criminal
9
Where did Fitzgerald go to college? Did he graduate?
Harvard, No
Holy Cross, Yes
Princeton, No
Yale, Yes
10
In
Gatsby
, these include optimism, idealism, and the corruption of the American dream
THEMES
ALLUSIONS
SUBPLOTS
PLOTS
11
What was Fitzgerald’s first novel which sold out and made him successful enough to marry Zelda?
The Sun also Rises
This Side of Paradise
This side of the Parade
The Great Gatsby
12
Gatsby dresses in gold, silver, and white for his first meeting with Daisy. Why is this significant?
Gold and silver represent clashing personalities
He only dressed in these colors
He is showing off his wealth to Daisy
He is colorblind
13
What talent helped Fitzgerald fit in at prep school?
Writing
Being a bully
Humor and Comedy
Music
14
What could be Fitzgerald’s message about the American Dream?
It is perfect and attainable by all
It has become an illusion that is hard to achieve
15
The Valley of Ashes symbolizes
Wealth & Power
Desolation and decay
Destruction of the social system
Desires
16
When Fitzgerald proposed to Zelda, she accepted but later broke it off. Why?
He was a writer
He couldn't support them
He was in the military
He was an alcoholic
17
Rumors: related to Kaiser Wilhelm, to have killed a man, to be a German spy & bootlegger, to not want trouble w/ anyone
Gatsby
Nick
Tom
Michaelis
18
Fitzgerald did not see combat though he joined the Army when this war was taking place...
Civil War
World War I
Vietnam War
World War II
19
A possible theme of
The Great Gatsby
is:
the challenges of being honest
the indestructibility of innocence
money’s power to corrupt people
the dominance of technology in society
20
fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat; a dismal place btw West Egg and NYC where the Wilson's live
Plaza Hotel
East Egg
West Egg
Valley of Ashes
21
Owl Eyes symbolizes
Seeing through facade
Wealth
American Dream
God
22
Gatsby's uncut books symbolize ?
false pretenses/ materialism
His interest in books
intelligence & art
hoarding
23
Myer Wolfsheim's favorite restaurant where his friend Rosy Rosenthal was shot
The Plaza
Cafe Dominique
The Metrobowl
The Metropole
24
handsome woman, shrill voice, has been photographed 127 times by her husband
Pammy
Daisy Buchanan
Lucille McKee
Jordan Baker
25
What are automobiles representative of in The Great Gatsby?
Happiness/Love/Technology
Wealth/Societal Status/Danger/Death
Institutions
Hope/Sadness/Remorse
26
During Fitzgerald's life The Great Gatsby did better than his first two novels. (TRUE or FALSE)
TRUE
FALSE
27
heard about the funeral in the Chicago paper, solemn old man bundled in a cheap suit, Gatsby's father, proud of Gatsby
George Wilson
Henry Gatz
Owl Eyes
Michaelis
28
blonde hair, faintly handsome, spiritless aenemic man, owns a garage in the Valley of Ashes, shoots Gatsby
Owl Eyes
George Wilson
Jay Gatsby
T. J. Eckleburg
29
a small apartment on 158th Street in New York City
The Buchanan home
Gatsby's house
Nick's house
Tom & Myrtle's apartment
30
Known as the boarder, lived w/ Gatsby for months, played the piano & sang "Aint We Got Fun," only cares about his shoes.
Wolfshiem
Nick
Owl Eyes
Klipspringer
31
What does Daisy's white dress symbolize?
peace & love
money and death
femininity and innocence
sadness & deceit
32
What did a girl's father once tell Fitzgerald?
All's fair in love and war.
You're too old to date my daughter.
Rich girls don't marry poor boys.
Keep the change, you filthy animal.
33
at Gatsby's so often he is known as the boarder, plays the piano for Gatsby & Daisy, calls about his shoes at the end
Chester McKee
Ewing Klipspringer
Rosy Rosenthal
Michaelis
34
Tom & Daisy's daughter who Daisy hopes will grow up to be a beautiful little fool, Gatsby can hardly believe she exists
Pammy
Ella
Rosy
Slagel
35
East Egg symbolizes____________.
Things falling apart
Old money
New money
Green light
36
Who was diagnosed as schizophrenic and institutionalized later to die in a fire?
Daisy Buchanan
Zelda
Fitzgerald
Nick Caraway
37
guest who is drunk in Gatsby's library, amazed the books are real, is the only party guest to attend funeral
Tom Buchanan
T. J. Eckleburg
Owl Eyes
Jay Gatsby
38
West Egg symbolizes:
New money
Old money
Sin and corruption
Poverty
39
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald were hailed king and queen of the 1920's which Fitzgerald coined as the _____ Age?
Jazz
Prohibition
Music
Dust Bowl
40
elegant young roughneck fr. North Dakota w/ understanding smile, parents=farmers, has romantic readiness & infinite hope
Owl Eyes
Tom Buchanan
T. J. Eckleburg
Jay Gatsby
41
a factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy, w/ a tower on one side,... a marble swimming pool...
Nick's House
Tom and Myrtle's Apartment
Buchanan's House
Gatsby's House
42
narrator; says he's nonjudgemental; moved to NY to learn the bond business & b/c he was restless once returning from WWI
Tom Buchanan
Myer Wolfshiem
Chester McKee
Nick Carraway
43
has powdered white complexion, bob of red hair, drawn on eyebrows, Myrtle's sister, defends Myrtle in the end
Jordan Baker
Daisy Buchanan
Catherine
Myrtle Wilson
44
A cheerful red and white Georgian colonial mansion in East Egg
Tom and Myrtle's Apartment
Buchanan's House
Gatsby's House
Nick's House
45
the clock Gatsby knocks over
you can freeze time
death
corruption
you can't repeat the past
46
What type of people did Fitzgerald have an obsession with?
Mediocre
Comical
Wealthy
Poor
47
Gatsby's shirts symbolize
inherited money
Gatsby's love for Daisy
material success
A good fashion sense
48
Another theme implied in
The Great Gatsby
?
Trying to live in the past is foolish
Money solves all problems
Love conquers all
The wealthy have better morals than the poor
49
an apartment above a garage near a dump heap in the Valley of Ashes
Nick's house
The Buchanan's house
Tom and Myrtle's NYC apartment
George and Myrtle's apartment
50
ex-football player; muscular, rich, arrogant, racist, cheater, Daisy's hubby, attended Yale w/ Nick, makes fun of George
Chester McKee
Tom Buchanan
Nick Carraway
Myer Wolfshiem
51
Eyes look out of no face, is a billboard in the Valley of Ashes, retinas are one yard high, represents God to George
Tom Buchanan
T. J. Eckleburg
Owl Eyes
Jay Gatsby
52
This photographer lives in the apartment below Tom and Myrtle and is a pale, feminine man.
Tom Buchanan
Jay Gatsby
T. J. Eckleburg
Chester McKee
53
memorable voice, from Louisville, rich, Tom's wife, object of Gatsby's affection, Nick's cousin, doesn't attend funeral
Myrtle Wilson
Jordan Baker
Catherine
Daisy Buchanan
54
The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg represent...
a billboard
The Valley of the Ashes
Gatsby watching over Daisy
the eyes of God
55
The green light at the end of the dock symbolizes
GO!
the party is starting
hope
a primary color
56
Nick's 30th birthday
an old way
new money
a new era
old money
57
What theme does Gatsby symbolize?
Wealth
Success
American dream
58
Dan Cody's mistress, got all of Cody's money when he died, including the $25,000 Dan Cody had left to Gatsby
Slagel
Ella Kaye
Pammy
Rosy Rosenthal
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known for looser morals, newly rich people who are looked down upon by those with old money
Plaza Hotel
West Egg
Valley of Ashes
East Egg
60
Daisy's friend, professional golfer, dates Nick, has good posture like a cadet, is dishonest, insensitive, & careless
Daisy Buchanan
Catherine
Jordan Baker
Myrtle Wilson
61
rumored to have fixed the World Series, has teeth cufflinks, Gatsby's business associate, didn't attend Gatbsy's funeral
Chester McKee
Nick Carraway
Myer Wolfshiem
Tom Buchanan
62
Which imply police corruption in
The Great Gatsby
?
Gatsby doesn't get a speeding ticket
Gatsby did a "favor" for the commissioner
He isn't arrested for the liquor at his parties
all of these
63
stout w/ no facet of beauty but full of vitality, George's wife, Tom's mistress, a change of dress changes her attitude.
Jordan Baker
Myrtle Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
Catherine
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How did Fitzgerald die?
Heart Attack
Cancer
Car Wreck
Fire
