The Great Gatsby

Where does Nick come from?

• 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

• From the Midwest to study the bond business

What do we learn about Nick Carraway's disposition in the first 10 pages?

• He is a judgemental and selfish man, who comes from a wealthy family.

• He gives little information about himself.

• He is a considerate man, who tries his best to conserve judgement of others, a trait he learnt from his father.

Which egg was considered to be the more 'fashionable' Egg, east or west?

• the East egg, where the Buchanans

• the West egg, where Nick lived

Nick's family are financially well-off, true or false?

• true

• false

Where does Gatsby live?

• In a mansion on the East egg, neighbouring the Buchanans.

• In a mansion on the West egg, neighbouring Nick.

How does Nick know the Buchanans?

• He only knew them as a family living on the East Egg.

• Daisy was his second cousin, and he met Tom in college.

• He knew Daisy from college, and Tom was his cousin.

• Gatsby introduced Nick to them.

Which of these words best describe Tom Buchanans character so far?

• compassionate

• hypermasculine

• liberal

• complacent

"Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square." What literary device is used here?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Allusion

"Daisy's murmur was only to make people to lean towards her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming" What does this quote tell us about Daisy?

• She is eager to be the centre of attention, and wants people to be as close to her as possible.

• She is considered less charming because she speaks quietly.

• She does not wish for people to pay attention to her, so she speaks quietly.

Tom Buchanan was "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterwards savours of anticlimax." What does this quote mean?

• Tom has never been good at anything.

• Tom excelled greatly at a young age, now everything afterwards comes across as a letdown.

• Tom has consistently been excellent throughout his life.