The Great Gatsby ch. 1-3

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Tom Buchanan
• Daisy Buchanan
• Nick Carroway
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

Read the following: " ' Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.' "(1) This stresses the importance of being

• Reliable

• Determined

• Tolerant

• Pretentious

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

" 'Anyhow, he gives large parties,' said Jordan, changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete"(49.) In context, the word concrete means

• a stonelike material
• To make solid
• deep; thoughtful
• firm

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the only difference between the West Egg and East Egg?

• wealth v. poverty
• agriculture v. industrialization
• old wealth v. new wealth
• Gangs v. police

How does Jay Gatsby recognize Nick?

• they were college roommates
• they were high school friends
• they work together selling bonds
• they both served the war

Read the following quote: “I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. ”(2) What does this tell us about Nick's character?

• He wants to be settled
• He is Curious
• He is Needy
• He is Restless

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which word best describes Tom Buchanan?

• Gentle

• Quiet

• Reserved

• Arrogant

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

"When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness."(21). What effect does the diction in this quote have on characterization?

• It makes Nick seem nosy
• It makes Gatsby seem mysterious
• It makes Nick obnoxious
• It makes Gatsby seem friendly

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is Myrtle?

• Miss Baker's golf caddy
• Nick's cousin
• Daisy's BFF
• Tom's mistress

Which quote below best shows that Myrtle is materialistic?

• " She smiled slowly and, walking through her husband as if her were a ghost, shook hands with Tom, looking him flush in the eye."(26)
• " ' I married him [her husband] because I thought he was a gentleman,' she said finally. 'I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe...He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in..."(34-35)
• " 'Come on,' she urged, 'I'll telephone my sister Catherine. She's said to be beautiful by people who ought to know.'"(28)
• " 'I want to get one of those dogs,' she said earnestly. 'I want to get one for the apartment. They're nice to have - a dog' "(27)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3