Great Gatsby Chapter 6 Review

What does the statement: "a promise that the rock of the world was founded securely on a fairy's wing" maen?

• you can make the world into what you want it to be

• you can do anything you want, except change social classes

• people will always be what they are and never change

• people can work hard to change their lives, but dreams aren't real

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What kind of person was Dan Cody?

• he was a rich eccentric who lived by his own code

• he was a rich guy who wanted to see the world and meet people

• he was a normal guy just trying to make his way in the world

• he was from the upper class and treated Gatsby unfairly

What did Mr. and Mrs. Sloan do to Gatsby after he offered them hospitality?

• they invited him to a dinner they didn't want him at, and then left without him

• they accepted drinks and then criticized the staff

• they acted friendly but were secretly talking about him behind his back

• they tried to behave normally but were soon doing weird things like all Gatsby's guests

What does Tom's comment about being "old fashioned" and "women running around too much these days to suit him" reinforce what we already know about him?

• Tom is sexist and doesn't believe in equality

• Tom has fought for women to be equal and believes in equality

• Tom wants everyone to feel equal and just wants to be loved

• Tom does and says things without thinking about them and he shouldn't be believed

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How could the party at Gatsby's correctly be called a "menagerie?"

• it was a wild collection of people behaving wildly

• it was an interesting group of intellectuals discussing important events

• it was a collection of animals that were all trying to escape

• it was a group of people who all knew each other and worked together

What does the phrase "his mind would never romp again like the mind of God" mean?

• now that Gatsby has Daisy he will never need to dream again because he's achieved his goal

• when Gatsby kisses Daisy he realizes he doesn't love her only the dreamed perfection of her and gets depressed

• Daisy is certain that she can never love Gatsby the way she loved Tom

• Daisy and Gatsby kiss, leaving him confused about what he should do next

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How has Tom corrupted the idea of the American dream?

• Tom had everything handed to him without having to work for it, he takes Daisy for granted and cheats on her with someone else

• Tom had everything he ever wanted but lost it all in the great stock market crash of 1929

• Tom was jealous of Gatsby because he had a dream to work toward while Tom had everything handed to him

• Tom was bored with his perfect life and only wanted to have something he could find value in

Why did James Gatz change his name to Jay Gatsby?

• he wanted to be rich and successful, and he thought his old name was holding him back

• he wanted to hide from Tom after he had tried to marry Daisy

• he wanted to enlist in the Army, but he was a felon under his original name

• he wanted to hide from the authorities who wanted to arrest him for bootlegging

Why were the Lutheran College of St. Olaf and the janitor’s job unacceptable to Gatz?

• he had grown up poor and it was humiliating for him to have to work as a janitor to put himself through a second-rate school

• he had grown up around rich people who were off being amazing and he couldn't live with the normal life he was stuck with

• he had spent his youth immorally and he couldn't accept that he was meant to be a janitor the rest of his life

• he wanted to join the Army, but his father wouldn't let him so he left in secret and went to war

How long was Gatsby employed by Dan Cody?

• five years

• three years

• eight years

• one year