In The Great Gatsby, how did Tom Buchanan become wealthy?

He was born into a wealthy family.

He played professional football.

How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.

Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.

Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.

Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.

From where did the narrator come and why?

From the Midwest to study the bond business

From France to establish a vineyard in New York

From the south to become an actor on Broadway

From the northwest to be a fashion designer

Describe the narrator's house.

It is a small little cottage squeezed between the mansions.

It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.

It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.

It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.

Describe the Buchanan's house.

It is a formal and traditional colonial style mansion.

It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery.

It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.

It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair.

How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from college.

Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.

Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.

He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.

He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.

He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.

He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.

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

An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes

Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro 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

What is the “valley of ashes”?

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

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

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

Gatsby is known for his elaborate parties. What is the most correct answer as to why he throws them?

He throws them hoping Daisy will wander in one night

To have fun with people his age

To keep the mobsters from making a scene

The spectacles that T.J. Eckleberg wears in the billboard are a symbol of...

The all seeing eyes, or the "eyes of God"

The blindness in the story that the characters all seem to have

The affair that Tom is having with Myrtle

Why did Daisy marry Tom?

Gatsby went off to war and Tom had money and status

They had a daughter and she did not want to be ruined

Tom threatened Daisy into marriage

Why did Myrtle run into the street?

She thought it was Tom, she wanted to see her lover

She didn't run out, she tripped into the street

Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom...

that Gatsby is the father of her daughter.

that she no longer loves him and loves Gatsby instead.

that she will continue to be Gatsby's mistress as long as Tom keeps cheating.

Who is Mr. Wolfshiem?

He is a racketeer and a business associate of Gatsby's. He fixed the 1919 World Series.

He is the owner of Gatsby's favorite restaurant in New York. He secretly arranged to have a member of the mob murdered outside the restaurant.

He is Jordan Baker's coach and manager. He thinks Jordan is spending too much time with Nick and not enough on her golf.

He is the president of the company where Nick is working. He wants to bring Gatsby in on a new real estate deal.

The broken clock can be symbolic of _______________.

Gatsby's desire to stop time/turn back time to be with Daisy

Nick's poverty in comparison to Gatsby's wealth

time standing still only in Nick's living room

What detail helps Tom realize it is Gatsby's car that hit Myrtle?

Witnesses said the car was yellow

Gatsby was seen trying to help Myrtle

Myrtle's dying words were "Gatsby"

What is ironic about Gatsby's funeral?

Everyone came to his house for parties, but no one showed up for his funeral.

He was extremely rich while alive, but he's buried in a shoddy coffin in a cemetery for poor people

Gatsby wasn't religious, but a priest conducts the funeral and blesses him in death

Nick never attended one of his parties, but he did attend his funeral

Gatsby is disappointed when Daisy says what?

She did love Tom at one time, but she loved Gatsby too.

She would never leave Tom for Gatsby

She can't bear to be separated from her daughter.

She never loved Tom and hated that she had to marry him

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The "Green light" most closely symbolizes......

the carefree attitude of Gatsby's parties

the jealousy that Gatsby has towards Tom

Tom and Daisy's wealth

Gatsby's love and devotion towards Daisy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which character is not as wealthy as the others?

Tom Buchanan

Nick Carraway

Jay Gatsby

Jordan Baker

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How does Nick know Daisy Buchanan?

She is his cousin.

They attended school together.

He met her because he attended college with her husband.

They are introduced by Jordan Baker

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which adjectives best describe Daisy?

Wholesome and honest

Beautiful and melancholy

Confused and dependent

Assertive and ambitious

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him?

Inviting guests into his house

Swimming in his pool

Walking down the road near his house

Staring across the bay

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who is Jordan Baker

A professional golfer and friend of Daisy's

A woman Nick is in love with and is surprised to see

Tom Buchanan's sister

The woman Tom Buchanan may be having an affair with

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who is the narrator of "The Great Gatsby"?

Jay Gatsby

Daisy Buchanan

Nick Carraway

F Scott Fitzgerald

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The Great Gatsby

The "Green light" most closely symbolizes......

Which character is not as wealthy as the others?

How does Nick know Daisy Buchanan?

Which adjectives best describe Daisy?

What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him?

Who is Jordan Baker

Who is the narrator of "The Great Gatsby"?

In The Great Gatsby, how did Tom Buchanan become wealthy?

Where did Tom Buchanan live?

Who is driving the car that kills Myrtle?

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