The Great Gatsby

How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?

• He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees himon the lawn in the moonlight.

• Nick meets him at a party.

• Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees himwith Daisy.

• Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affairof her own to get even with Tom.
  

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 East Egg 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

Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?

• Myrtle is Tom’s cousin.  George is her son. 

• George is Tom’s business partner.  Myrtle is George’s wife. 

• Myrtle is Tom’s mistress.  George is Myrtle’s husband. 

• They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate. 

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

Who does Tom take Nick to meet?

• .  His mistress

• Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

• His parents

• Gatsby

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 does Mr. McKee tell Nick 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

Where does Nick live?

• East Egg, on Long Island

• The Upper West Side

• Brooklyn

• West Egg, on Long Island

Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Ernest Hemingway

• James Joyce

• William Faulkner