What does Mr. McKee tell Nick about Gatsby?

Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm

Gatsby is the son of a Texas oil tycoon

Gatsby has recently been released from a mental hospital

Gatsby donated half a million dollars to an orphanage in his hometown

What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?

She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently.

She had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.

She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend

She didn’t think she would ever find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her

How is Myrtle trying to build her status on the social class ladder?

By using Tom's wealth to get what she wants.

By buying expensive clothing and other things.

By changing her behavior around Tom when dealing with other people.

Why is Nick considered an unreliable narrator?

Because he is telling the story from his perspective.

Because we always catch him in lies.

Because the other characters in the book don't trust him.

Because Nick makes several bad decisions throughout the novel.

When Myrtle was introduced on page 25, why is she described as "a thickish figure of a woman (who) blocked out the light from the office door"?

To symbolize her being bad or evil because she blocks the light.

Because she's not considered to be very attractive.

To symbolize that she's a good person by incorporating light.

So the reader understands just how "thick" she is because of the light she's blocking.

Why can you surmise that the Valley of Ashes (between the Eggs) symbolizes?

The moral decay and ugliness of the rich that actually exists but is hidden by the beautiful facades of the Eggs.

The environmental dangers of industrialism.

When Tom tells George Wilson he is interested in selling him a car -- knowing what we do about Tom -- what inference can we make about this offer?

The old money represented by Tom uses the "no money" people while pretending to help them.

Tom is actually trying to help Wilson as he empathizes with people who are less fortunate than he.

Tom wants to get rid of this particular car and thinks it will help Wilson.

Tom is trying to impress Nick with his generosity.

In the city during the party, the topic of conversation eventually turns to Nick's neighbor Gatsby. There are many elaborate rumors about him. What inference about the perception of Gatsby can we make from this discussion?

He has become so rich and is so mysterious he seems almost hollow—all surface and no substance.

He is clearly a dangerous man who should be avoided at all costs.

He is a trusted member of Long Island society.

He is well-known and acquaintances by almost everyone in the city.

Tom's degrading treatment of Myrtle reveals the cruel side of his privileged upbringing. His "loyalty" to Daisy also reveals his hypocrisy: he's cheating on her but appreciates that she is in his social statosphere. What theme is represented here?

Class (old money, new money, no money)

Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose in chapter 2?

Because she kept talking about Daisy.

Because she talked back to him.

Because she refused to get the drinks for them.

Because he has an uncontrollable temper.

The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

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1 min • 1 pt

What is the “valley of ashes”?

An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.

A barren, lower-middle class area separating East Egg from West Egg.

An industrial zone

An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness

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1 min • 1 pt

What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind

A group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices

A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed

An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who does Tom take Nick to meet?

His mistress

Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

His parents

Gatsby

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30 sec • 1 pt

Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?

Myrtle is Tom’s cousin. George is her son.

George is Tom’s business partner. Myrtle is George’s wife.

Myrtle is Tom’s mistress. George is Myrtle’s husband.

They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.

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30 sec • 1 pt

What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?

sandwiches for lunch

a dog

a new dress

cuff links for Tom

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1 min • 1 pt

Where do Nick, Tom and Myrtle go?

Tom’s favorite restaurant

Nick’s office

The dealer where Tom bought his last car

The apartment Tom rents and always takes his mistress to

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.

Catherine is Nick’s secretary. Mrs. McKee is her sister, and Mr. McKee is her brother-in-law

Catherine is Myrtle’s sister. The McKees live downstairs in the apartment complex

Catherine is Tom’s cousin. The McKees are the apartment managers

Catherine is Mrs. McKee’s best friend. The McKees are old neighbors of Myrtle’s

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The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

What is the “valley of ashes”?

What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

Who does Tom take Nick to meet?

Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?

What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?

Where do Nick, Tom and Myrtle go?

Identify Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.

What does Mr. McKee tell Nick about Gatsby?

What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?

Why does Myrtle regret marrying her husband, Wilson?

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