| “I’m one of the few honest people that I have ever known” | Nick |
| “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!” | Gatsby |
| “All I kept thinking about over and over was “you cant live forever” | Tom |
| “I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. sophisticated- God, I’m sophisticated!” | Daisy |
| “Im going to tell you something about my life. I dont want you to get the wrong idea of me from all those stories you here.” | Gatsby |
| “It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things.” | Tom |
| “I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited” | Nick |
| “I didnt want you to think I was some nobody” | Gatsby |
| I may be old-fashioned in my ideas but women run around too much these days to suit me.” | Tom |
| They’re a rotten crowd… You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” | Nick |
| “WHO represented everything for which I have unaffected scorn” | Gatsby |
| “I think the home influence will be very good for HER” | Jordan |
| “an elegant young rough-neck… whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd” | Gatsby |
| “HER voice is full of money” | Daisy |
| “So I walked away and left HIM standing there in the moonlight- watching over nothing” | Gatsby |
| “She realized what SHE was doing.. never…had intended doing anything at all” | Daisy |
| “He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn’t keep my eyes off HIM” | gatsby |
| “I heard a low, husky sob and saw that tears were overflowing HIS face” | Tom |
| “middle thirties. and faintly stout, carried HER surplus flesh sensuously as women can” | Myrtle |
| “SHE left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down, and then lied about it” | Jordan |
| The great gatsby place during the | 1920s |
| George Wilson finds out who owned the yellow car from | Tom |
| What is Nick’s profession | bond salesman |
| How does Myrtle die | She is hit by a car |
| What word best describes Gatsby | idealistic |
| What important virtue does Nick claim for himself | honesty |
| Gatsby gives lavish parties because he | hopes Daisy will attend |
| The only character who comes to know all of the details of the accident and all the complex relationships is | Nick |
| Gatsby’s pink suit represents | his lack of social finesse |
| why won’t Tom give up Daisy? | she is one of his possessions |
| why does Gatsby take the blame for Myrtles death? | he wants to protect Daisy |
| why does Tom insist that Daisy and Gatsby drive home together? | he wants to show his confidence that Daisy is his |
| what words describes Daisy | weak and selfish |
| what does Jordan’s willingness to sit down to supper shortly after Myrtle’s death reveal about her character? | she is concerned about Nick |
| why did Gatsby buy his house in West Egg | he wanted to be directly across the water from Daisy’s house |
| The final confrontation between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy occurs at | the Plaza Hotel |
| Why does Gatsby try to impress Nick with his background and wealth? | he wants Nick’s aid in bringing about a reunion with Daisy |
| what parallel discovery do Tom and George make on the day of Myrtle’s death? | each discovers that his wife has a life apart from him |
| during their first face to face meeting at Gatsby’s party, what do Nick and Gatsby realize they have in common? | war experiences |
| What do all major characters except Wilson and Myrtle have in common? | they are incredibly rich |
The Great Gatsby Test
April 7, 2020