Great Gatsby

Check all that apply to Daisy

• She is unhappy and bored

• She comes from the Midwest

• She's Catholic

• She is beautiful and alluring.

Which example represents the theme of money not being able to buy true happiness?

• Gatsby spends money on extravagant parties that he does not seem to partake in

• Gatsby will only be happy when he is with Daisy again

• Myrtle uses Tom for his money so that she can have a "better life"

• Nick has a crush on Jordan Baker

Which is not true of Wolfsheim

• He has underworld connections

• He thinks Nick is wanting help with illegal connections

• He fixed the 1919 World Series

• He is related to Gatsby

How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

• 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.

• Daisy and Nick are cousins.  Nick and Tom knew each other from school.

Which best describes Nick's life in the early months in NY

• He works, gets to know people at work and leads a pretty lonely life.

• He spends most of his free time with Jordan and Daisy

• He and Gatsby begin to go our boating nearly every weekend

• He spends his free time writing to his fiancée in Chicago

What does Nick learn about Gatsby at the party?

• He is young, handsome and sincere.

• he has made his money illegally

• He enjoys dancing

• he is well read.

What do you think Dr. Eckleburg most likely represents

• Curiosity

• objective judgement

• kindly forgiveness

• anger

Jordan tells all of the following except

• Daisy at almost did not want to marry Tom

• Daisy was very in love with Tom when they first married

• Tom has had a number of affairs since his marriage

• After Tom's affair Daisy tried to get in touch with Gatsby

Describe Tom. 

• He is short, fat, and jolly

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

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

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

Describe Nick Carraway’s living arrangements.

• It’s one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.

• It’s a newly renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.

• It’s a weather beaten bungalow squeezed between mansions

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