Gatsby Quotes

Who said, “I’m going to tell you something about my life. I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.”

• Gatsby

• Nick

• Wolfsheim

• Jordan

• Daisy

Who said, “Yeah, Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife.”

• Gatsby

• NIck

• Wolfsheim

• Jordan

• Daisy

Who said, “He’s the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919.”

• Gatsby

• NIck

• Wolfsheim

• Jordan

• Daisy

When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?

• "She acts just like her father!"

• "I hope she's a beautiful little fool."

• "I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."

• "I wish I had never had her."

choose the TWO quotes that describe Tom Buchanan.

• "leaning agressivly forward"

• "irresistible prejudice in your favour"

• "an expressive nose"

• "gruff husky tenor"

When Nick gets home from dinner he sees Gatsby looking at something across the bay, what is it?

• A dock

• A green light

• A red light

• A boat

Which quotation from the text best shows why Nick is "inclined to reserve all judgments"?

• "I was unjustly accused of being a politician"

• "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the same advantages that you've had"

• "Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found"

• "And after boasting this way of my tolerance, I come to the admission that it has a limit"

Who said, "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

• A) Gatsby

• B) Nick

• C) Tom

• D) Daisy

What does the green light symbolize in 'The Great Gatsby'?

• A) Wealth

• B) Envy

• C) Gatsby's hope and dreams

• D) Daisy's love

Which character is known for saying, "I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

• A) Daisy

• B) Jordan

• C) Myrtle

• D) Tom