Gatsby

Catherine tell Nick that both Myrtle and Tom can't stand what?

• Each other

• Gatsby

• Daisy & George

• the poor

• Dr. TJ Eckelberg's eyes

How did Mrs. Wilson know she made a mistake when she married George?

• After the honeymoon, she realized he didn't have any money.

• His car garage was located in the Valley of Ashes, and she knew that represented the poorest of society.

• George had dropped out of school 2 months into high school in order to learn the auto-mechanic trade.

• He had to borrow his best friend's suit for the wedding.

How did Tom meet Myrtle?

• On the train

• At Gatsby's

• At Wilson's garage

• She came to his house with friends

What violent act does Tom do to his mistress?

• Locks her in the apartment

• Breaks her hand

• Breaks her nose

• Trips her down the stairs at the apartment

What is the “valley of ashes”?

• An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.

• A barren, lower-middle class area separating New York from West Egg.

• An industrial zone

• An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness

What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

• Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro the Association of the Blind
• A group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices
• A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed
• An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes

Where do the three of them (Nick, Tom, and Myrtle) go?

• Tom’s favorite restaurant

• Nick’s office

• The dealer where Tom bought his last car

• The apartment Tom rents and always takes his mistress to

Identify Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.

• Catherine is Nick’s secretary.  Mrs. McKee is her sister, and Mr. McKee is her brother-in-law
• Catherine is Myrtle’s sister.  The McKees live downstairs in the apartment complex
• Catherine is Tom’s cousin.  The McKees are the apartment managers
• Catherine is Mrs. McKee’s best friend.  The McKees are old neighbors of Myrtle’s

What rumor do we hear about Gatsby?

• Gatsby is the son of a Texas oil tycoon

• Gatsby has recently been released from a mental hospital

• Gatsby donated half a million dollars to an orphanage in his hometown

• Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm

What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?

• She had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.
• She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend
• She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently. 
• She didn’t think she would ever find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her