11B Gatsby Reading Check Ch 9

Why couldn't Nick get anyone to come to Gatsby's funeral?

• The police had roped off the area and no one could get to the house.

• Nick didn't have any names and addresses, so he couldn't contact people.

• In his will, Gatsby had specified that he did not want a crowd at his funeral.

• Gatsby had no close friends who really cared about him.

Why did Klipspringer call Gatsby's house?

• He wanted to play one more song in Gatsby's honor.

• He wanted to repay Gatsby for his hospitality.

• He wanted to attend the funeral.

• He wanted his shoes back.

Who is Henry C. Gatz?

• The undertaker

• Gatsby's father

• The man who buys Gatsby's house

• The owl eyed man

Why is the book that Gatsby's father shows Nick important to the novel?

• It's a book that Daisy once gave Gatsby, and it shows that she did love him.

• It foreshadows Gatsby's death.

• It shows Gatsby's romantic spirit and desire to get ahead in life.

• It is the only memorabilia the father had, and symbolized his relationship with his son.

What happens between Nick and Jordan Baker?

• Nick breaks off the relationship because she offends his moral sensibilities.

• Nick proposes, but she tells him her golfing career is more important.

• Nick leaves New York without contacting her.

• Nick tried to break up, but she begs him to stay. He realizes he loves her and stays with her.

Nick was angry with Gatsby after the showdown and the accident until...

• Tom forgave him.

• He calmed down.

• He saw Gatsby's immense capacity to continue believing in his dream.

• Gatsby was found dead.

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What does Nick say about people like Daisy and Tom?

• They were dreamers who refused to see reality, but would never really be happy.

• They were rich snobs who thought they were above the law and common people.

• They were careless people who smashed things and creatures and let others clean up the mess.

• They were evil and didn't deserve the wealth that they had.

After the accident, Tom and Daisy left East Egg immediately and went to...

• Europe

• Wisconsin

• Chicago

• Nobody knows

The last line in the novel states, "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." What was Nick saying about people and the past with these words?

• You can repeat the past if you work hard enough.

• People try to move forward towards their dreams in life, but the past will often draw you back, just like waves that move onto the shore, but are pulled back out to sea.

• The past is forgotten as soon as it happens.

• Nobody can ever really achieve their dreams, just like waves cant stay on shore no matter how much force they crash against the shore with.

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