The Great Gatsby - Themes and Motifs

What does the green light symbolize in The Great Gatsby?

• The environmental movement of the 1920s

• Traffic lights in New York City

• The color of money and wealth

• Gatsby's hope and dreams for the future

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What era is The Great Gatsby set in?

• The 1920s

• The 1930s

• The 1910s

• The 1940s

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What represents the moral and social decay in the novel?

• Gatsby's mansion

• The green light

• New York City

• The valley of ashes

Who is associated with the color yellow, symbolizing fake gold?

• Jay Gatsby

• Jordan Baker

• Tom Buchanan

• Daisy Buchanan

What does the weather symbolize in the novel?

• The characters' moods

• The changing seasons

• The unpredictability of love

• Economic fluctuations

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What is a major theme of The Great Gatsby?

• The importance of family ties

• The benefits of wealth

• The joy of living in the moment

• The decline of the American Dream in the 1920s

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Who represents the newly rich in the novel?

• Meyer Wolfsheim

• The residents of West Egg

• Nick Carraway

• The residents of East Egg

What does the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg symbolize?

• Optometry in the 1920s

• The emptiness of the American dream

• The government watching over its citizens

• The eyes of God

What is Gatsby's dream?

• To become the President

• To become the wealthiest man in America

• To move to East Egg

• To rekindle his love with Daisy

How does Fitzgerald portray the newly rich?

• As elegant and tasteful

• As intellectuals and artists

• As generous and kind-hearted

• As vulgar and lacking in social graces