The Great Gatsby

What does the green light symbolize for Gatsby?

• hopefulness, dreams, the future

• friendliness, happiness

• ambition, money

• family, ancestors

"Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can" 

• Gatsby

• Tom

• George Wilson

• Meyer Wolfsheim

What is George Wilson looking out the window at when he says, "God sees everything." ?

• The ash heap

• The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg

• The green light

• Gatsby's car

The quote, "I'm glad it's a girl...I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool"

• is said by Tom and means that he is glad he can cheat because women are fools

• Is said by Nick and means that he thinks Daisy is a fool for not leaving Tom

• Is said by Daisy and means that she hopes her daughter will be a fool

• Is said by Daisy and means that at this time, Daisy didn't see any alternative futures for women other than being beautiful enough to marry a rich husband and fool enough to stay with him

Why might Nick be considered an unreliable narrator?

• The story is all told in 1st person point of view, from his perspective.

• There are many lies he tells about all of the characters.

• Nick has a bad reputation for writing false information in the paper.

• The story is narrated in 3rd person point of view so he is always referring to himself by name.

Why did Daisy marry Tom?

• She loved him

• Gatsby went off to war and Tom had money and status

• They had a daughter and she did not want to be ruined

• Tom threatened Daisy into marriage

What would be the best two colors to symbolize Myrtle?

• Red (danger, blood, passion) and Black (deception, death)

• Blue (hopefulness, strength) and Orange (friendliness, happiness)

• Yellow (cheerfulness, caution) and Green (money, nature)

• Purple (royalty, power) and Pink (softness, compassion)

...an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her were continually smoldering....

• Daisy

• Jordan

• Myrtle

• Catherine

It was a body capable of enormous leverage – a cruel body. ”

• George Wilson

• Gatsby

• Tom

• Nick

a blond, spiritless man, anemic, and faintly handsome

• Tom

• Gatsby

• Nick

• George Wilson