| The green light is a symbol for… | Gatsby’s hopes and dreams |
| What or who was Gatsby’s main dream? | Daisy- be rich and successful so she’d marry him |
| Gatsby’s reunion with Daisy takes place | at Nick’s house |
| Gatsby recognizes Nick because… | they fought in the same battle in WWI |
| Wolfsheim’s cufflinks are made of | human teeth |
| The novel begins in the… | present and goes back to the past |
| Tom Buchanan investigates Gatsby’s business dealings | to destroy Gatsby as a rival for Daisy’s attention |
| Daisy is from | Louisville |
| Jordan Baker | is a friend of Daisy’s, plays golf, gossip |
| Gatsby’s real name is | James Gatz |
| Myrtle was initially attracted to Tom because | he dressed expensively |
| T or F: George Wilson owns a garage | True |
| T or F Gatsby and Nick go into business together | False |
| T or F Meyer Wolfsheim is a magazine publisher | False |
| T or F Nick meets Tom’s mistress during a wedding at the Plaza | False |
| T or F Tom reads books about the decline of civilization | True |
| T or F One of Jordan’s faults is that she is dishonest | True |
| T or F Michaelis tells George Wilson that Gatsby is the owner of the “death car” | False |
| T or F With the exception of Nick, Gatsby’s father, and the minister, no one attends Gatsby’s burial. | False- Owl Eyes went also. |
| T or F Attendance at Gatsby’s parties is by invitation only. | False |
| T or F Daisy is driving the car that kills Myrtle Wilson | True |
| T or F Gatsby lives in East Egg | False |
| T or F Daisy seems especially impressed by Gatsby’s shirts. | True |
| T or F Meyer Wolfsheim is a gangster | True |
| T or F. The Great Gatsby is told in third person narration | false |
| T or F Gatsby’s father refuses to attend the funeral of his son. | false |
| T or F Tom feels guilty about his role in Gatsby’s murder. | false |
| T or F at the end of the novel, Nick finally has the strength to confront Tom | True |
| T or F Nick rents a house in West Egg. | True |
| T or F Gatsby changed his name when he was 15. | False |
| T or F At his party, Gatsby introduces Tom as “the golfer.” | False |
| T or F Wilson thinks T.J. Eckleburg is God | True |
| T or F Nick Carraway comes from a family of poor farmers | False |
| T or F Gatsby inherits 25,000 from Cody, but never receives it | True |
| T or F When Wilson learns that it was actually Daisy who killed his wife, he stalks Daisy in Chicago. | False |
| T or F Gatsby’s party goes always behaved themselves very well | False |
| T or F The story switches narrators between Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan | False |
| T or F Nick’s occupation is a magazine writer in New York | False |
| T/F The story, which was published in 1925, is set in 1922. | True |
| Who said: “I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.” | Owl Eyes |
| Who said: God knows what you’ve been doing…You may fool me, but you can’t fool God | George Wilson |
| Who said: Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead | Wolfsheim |
| Civilization’s going to pieces…It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things. | Tom |
| Who said: I’ve got something to tell you, old sport. | Gatsby |
| Who said: and now she’s going whether she wants to or not. I’m going to get her away. | George Wilson |
| Who said: It takes two to make an accident. I don’t like careless people. That’s why I like you. | Jordan Baker |
| Who said: The rich get richer, and the poor get- children… | Klipspringer |
| Who said, you’re worth the whole damn bunch put together | Nick Carraway |
| Who said It’s his wife that’s keeping them apart. She’s a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce. | Catherine (Myrtle’s sister) |
| Who said, “Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I’ll say it whenever I want to.” | Myrtle |
| Who said, “Tom’s got some woman in New York.” | Jordan Baker |
| Who said, “I’d like to get one of those police dogs.” | Myrtle |
| Who said, “When I saw the box of dog biscuits…I sat down and cried like a baby…” | Tom |
| Who said, “It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me.” | Gatsby |
| Who said, “He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn’t keep my eyes off him…” | Myrtle |
| Who said, “I decided to go east and learn the bond business. Everybody I knew was in the bond business, so I supposed it could support one more single man.” | Nick Carraway |
| Who said, “I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated- God, I’m sophisticated!” | Daisy |
| Who said, “Can’t repeat the past? Why, of course you can!” | Gatsby |
| Who said, He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?” | Wolfsheim |
| Who said, “Jimmy was bound to get ahead.” | Henry Gatz |
| Who said, “He wants her to see his house…and your house is right next door.” | Jordan |
| Who said, “I’m sorry about the clock.” | Gatsby |
| Who said, “you’re rude. Daisy’s sitting in there all alone.” | Nick |
| Who said, “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” | Nick |
| Who said, “When are you going to sell me that car?” | George WIlson |
| Who said, “I married him because I thought he was a gentleman.” | Myrtle |
| Who said, I’m going to tell you something about my life. I don’t want you to get a wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.” | Gatsby |
| Who said, “Id like to get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around.” | Daisy |
| Who said, “All right…I’m glad it’s a girl.. and I hope she’ll be a fool… That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” | Daisy |
| T or F. East Egg is inhabited by by people who are considered the “new rich” | False |
| T/F Daisy and Tom live in West Egg | Fase |
| T/F Nick sees Gatsby physically reaching out for the green light. | True |
| Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby | Nick |
| What is the setting of the book? | Long Island Sound, New York, 1922 |
| Where is Gatsby’s mansion located? | West Egg |
| Nick refers to Gatsby’s personality as | gorgeous |
| What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg? | a billboard |
| Jordan Baker is a champion in what sport? | golf |
| Why does Tom become angry during the apartment party? | Myrtle is constantly talking about Daisy. |
| Who breaks Myrtle’s nose? | Tom |
| What lies halfway between East and West Egg? | Valley of Ashes |
| The “eyes” represent | God watching the moral decay of the 1920s |
| What is Meyer Wolfsheim’s claim to fame? | He rigged the 1919 World Series |
| Why did Gatsby buy his house? | to be near Daisy Buchanan |
| What request does Gatsby make of Nick through Jordan? | invite Daisy to tea at Nick’s house |
| After Daisy came to Gatsby’s house, the green light | lost significance |
| What is Jay Gatsby’s real name? | James Gatz |
| When does Tom realize that there is a definite relationship between Daisy and Gatsby | When Daisy asks Gatsby to come to New York. |
| What plan does George reveal to Tom when they stop for gas? | he is moving Myrtle out west |
| What happened to Myrtle? | she is hit by Gatsby’s car |
| Who is driving the “death car”? | Daisy |
| Gatsby’s reaction to actually seeing Pamy was one of… | surprise |
| Gatsby told Nick that Daisy’s voice was full of | money |
| How is the true story of Gatsby’s life revealed | a report comes to Gatsby’s home and interviews him. Thereafter, the rumors about Gatsby’s past are compared by the narrator to the true events of Gatsby’s life. |
| How does George Wilson view the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg | as the eyes of God |
| What part had Tom played in Gatsby’s death? | he told Wilson whose car hit Myrtle |
| Why does Nick call Tom and Daisy “careless people”? | They destroy people and things and use their wealth to shield them from the repercussions |
| the time of year at the end of the novel is | autumn |
| George murdered Gatsby because | he was crazy, he thought Gatsby killed Myrtle, and he thought Gatsby was having an affair with Myrtle |
| At the end of the novel, Daisy chooses to be with | Tom Buchanon |
| What color is Gatsby’s car? | yellow |
| Nick Carraway | narrator |
| Jordan Baker | golfer, involved with narrator |
| Klipspringer | boarder at Gatsby’s house |
| Myrtle Wilson | Tom’s mistress |
| Jay Gatsby | rich man who follows his dreams for five years |
| Daisy | a person who represents Gatsby’s dream |
| George Wilson | man who shoots Gatsby |
| Meyer Wolfsheim | business associate of Gatsby |
| Who said, “The only crazy I was, was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake.” | Myrtle |
| Who said, “I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.” | Nick |
| Who said, “I did love him once- but I loved you too.” | Daisy Buchanon |
| Who said, “When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it any way. I keep out.” | Wolfsheim |
| Who said, “Well, the fact is- truth of the matter is that I’m staying with some people up here in Greenwich, and they rather expect me to be with them tomorrow…Of course I’ll do my very best to get away.” | Klipspringer |
| Who said, “I’m one of these trusting fellas and I don’t think harm to nobody, but when I get to know a thing, I know it.” | George Wilson |
The Great Gatsby Unit Exam
March 30, 2020