REVIEW AND QUIZ OVER
THE GREAT GATSBY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH
STUDENTS
Julia Keller
EDCI 270 Project 3
TARGET AUDIENCE:
 9th or 10th grade High School Students who have read The Great
Gatsby in class.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT:
 In class work. Once the unit on The Great Gatsby is done, the class
will go to a computer lab to do this overview.
INSTRUCTIONAL
OBJECTIVES:
 Given that a student has read The Great Gatsby and given a
PowerPoint review of the characteristics and quotes about and by the
main characters, individual students will be able to match the
characters with their characteristics and quotes in a multiple choice
format on those materials with 100% accuracy.
INSTRUCTIONAL
OBJECTIVES:
 Given that a student has read The Great Gatsby and given a
PowerPoint review of the vocabulary throughout the novel with
definitions and example sentences from the novel, individual students
will be able to match those vocab words into new example sentences
in a multiple choice format with 100% accuracy.
THE GREAT
GATSBY REVIEW
In this review we will go over characters and vocabulary of
The Great Gatsby. After the review, there will be a quiz, so
pay attention!!
BUTTONS:
 These are the main buttons that you will encounter throughout this
review. Any other buttons will be explained as they appear.
~ Takes you back to the menu.
~will take you back to the last page you were viewing
~will take you to the next page
MAIN MENU:
VIDEOS:
 Remember that since this is so short and uses humor it does not cover
everything, but it should remind you of some of the big events from the novel.
EXTRA VIDEO:
 This video introduces The Great Gatsby by over-viewing the first chapter and
mentioning some themes that go throughout the book.
EXTRA VIDEO:
 This video overviews various topics in The Great Gatsby, pay special attention to
what Green says about the symbols in the book.
CHARACTERS:
Click on each character to see their page. When you are done, take the Practice Quiz.
Jay Gatsby
Nick
Carraway
Daisy
Buchanan
Tom
Buchanan
Jordan Baker
JAY GATSBY
Quote: "If it wasn't for the mist we
could see your home across the bay...
You always have a green light that
burns all night at the end of your
dock." (about Daisy’s house)(pg 98)
The green light is a very significant
symbol throughout the novel, Gatsby
sometimes watches it at night.
Quote: “Just tell him the truth—that
you never loved him—and it’s all
wiped out forever” (to Daisy about
Tom)(pg 139)
Gatsby wants Daisy to have never
loved Tom in order for his fantasy to
be perfect, but this is not the case.
Daisy admits that she did love Tom
for a time.
NICK CARRAWAY
Quote: “I was a guide, a pathfinder,
an original settler.” (about
himself)(pg8)
This is right after Nick moves to West
Egg. He is asked directions by a
newcomer and this makes him really
feel like a part of the community.
Quote: "Everyone suspects himself
of at least one of the cardinal virtues,
and this is mine: I am one of the few
honest people that I have ever
known." (pg 64)
This shows that we can trust the
impressions that Nick gives us of the
other characters. Honesty is an
important quality in a narrator.
DAISY BUCHANAN
Quote: “I hope she’ll be a fool—
that’s the best thing a girl can be in
this world, a beautiful little fool.”
(Daisy about her daughter)(pg 21)
This shows Daisy’s attitude toward
women’s place in her society. She lives
a superficial life and realizes that if a
girl is foolish she may never realize
how little power she has over her life.
Quote: “It makes me sad because I've
never seen such—such beautiful
shirts before.” (pg 98)
Daisy bursts into tears in this
memorable scene where Jay is
showing Nick and Daisy his huge
wardrobe. But do you think she is
really crying over the shirts?
TOM BUCHANAN
Quote: “It was a body capable of
enormous leverage — a cruel body.”
(Nick about Tom)(pg 11)
This shows how Nick sees Tom as a
human being. Rough around the
edges, Tom is not a very loving
person. He does not like to be called
out on his size, as exemplified in one
of his conversations with Daisy.
Quote: “I told him[George] the
truth…He came to the door while we
were getting ready to leave” (pg 187)
This shows the sad truth of how
George found out who supposedly
hit his wife. Tom did not have all of
the information correct, however, and
told George that it was Jay Gatsby
who was driving the car.
JORDAN BAKER
Quote: “She wasn’t able to endure
being at a disadvantage” (Nick about
Jordan)(pg 63)
Jordan really likes to be the best at
everything, and is willing to cheat to
do so.
Quote: “I couldn’t have talked to her
across a teatable that day if I never
talked to her again in this world”
(Nick about Jordan)(pg 163)
In the end, even though Nick had
liked Jordan for awhile, her actions
led to him truly disliking her.
P R AC T I C E C H A R AC T E R QU I Z :
 Which of these characteristics apply to Nick Carraway?
He has “a body capable of enormous leverage — a cruel body.”
He is very honest.
He lives in East Egg near his cousin, Daisy.
He wants to stay in New York forever
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about how Nick describes himself at the very beginning of the novel.
CORRECT!
Nick even goes so far as to say that he has the virtue of honesty in his
description of himself.
P R AC T I C E C H A R AC T E R QU I Z :
 Who said “I told him [George] the truth…He came to the door
while we were getting ready to leave” ?
Nick Carraway
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Jay Gatsby
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Remember how George was actually misinformed about who was driving
the car that hit his wife? Who was it that told him it was Gatsby?
CORRECT!
Tom was the one who told George that Gatsby was driving the car that hit
Myrtle. This was not actually the truth, however, and led to some nasty
consequences.
P R AC T I C E C H A R AC T E R QU I Z :
 Which of these does NOT apply to Daisy Buchanan?
She acts in a superficial manner.
She hopes that her daughter will be ”a beautiful little fool.”
She never loved Tom, as evidenced by her statements during
.
Gatsby’s confrontation of Tom.
She is Nick’s cousin.
.
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Remember to choose the quality that does not apply to Daisy.
CORRECT!
Daisy actually did love Tom at a point in time, and this was a point of
contention for Gatsby, who wanted the opposite to be true.
You have completed the Practice Character Quiz!
VOCABULARY:
 Feign: (V.) -to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend. (pg 5)
• “frequently I have feigned sleep […] when I realized by some
unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the
horizon”
 Strident: (Adj.) -having a shrill, irritating quality or character. (pg 40)
• “each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild strident
argument”
 Permeate: (V.) -to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate
through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate. (pg 44)
• “The bar is in full swing and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the
garden”
VOCABULARY:
 Jaunty: (Adj.) -easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. (pg 84)
• “this clean, hard, limited person who dealt in universal skepticism and
who leaned back jauntily just within the circle of my arm.”
 Serf: (N.) -a slave, a person in bondage or servitude.(pg 93)
• “Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been
obstinate about being peasantry.”
 Laudable: (Adj.) -deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable. (pg
103)
• “This was his day off and with laudable initiative he has hurried out “to
see.””
VOCABULARY:
 Tumult: (N.) -uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or
feeling. (pg 132)
• “The prolonged and tumultuous argument that ended by herding us into
that room eludes me”
 In cahoots: (Phrase) -in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy. (pg
162)
• “as if we’d been in estatic cahoots on that fact all the time.”
 Borne: (V.) –carried. (pg.189)
• “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the
past.”
P R AC T I C E VO C A BU L A RY QU I Z :
 There was a great _____ when the car-accident happened,
especially when George was insinuating that Nick was in _____ with
the person that caused the wreck.
tumult, cahoots
feign, permeate
tumult, feign
permeate, cahoots
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about how much noise and confusion there would be surrounding a
car accident, and maybe George thought that Nick was working with
someone else to hurt Myrtle. What words fit into those slots?
CORRECT!
Tumult is a word that is similar to uproar, and to be in cahoots with
someone is like being their partner.
P R AC T I C E VO C A BU L A RY QU I Z :
 The people who frequented Gatsby’s house parties could be
considered _____ to the lifestyles that they lived.
in cahoots
laudable
tumults
serfs
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about it this way: The people were like slaves to their extravagant
lifestyles. What is another word for slave?
CORRECT!
A serf is like a slave or someone who is under someone else’s control.
P R AC T I C E VO C A BU L A RY QU I Z :
 The _____ nature of the parties was not attractive to Daisy, who
did not consider the drunken antics of the party-goers _____.
feign, laudable
strident, laudable
cahoots, feign
tumult, in cahoots
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
The parties annoyed Daisy, and she did not think that the party-guests
were very good people. What is another way to say that?
CORRECT!
Strident means shrill and you would think someone was laudable if you
were proud of their actions.
You have finished the Practice Vocabulary Quiz!
QUIZ
 At any time during the quiz, you can stop and go back to the Main
Menu if you need to review again, but you will have to start the quiz
over.
 Are you sure you want to start the Quiz??
 Which of these does NOT apply to Jay Gatsby?
He makes the closing statement in the novel.
He changed his name.
He throws a lot of parties.
He tells Daisy that “If it wasn't for the mist we could see your
.
home across the bay.”
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Pick the one that does not apply to Gatsby.
CORRECT!
Gatsby could not have made that statement, which is “So we beat on,
boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” Nick
wrote that as a closing statement that reflects on the seemingly
unchangeable human nature of always looking into the past.
 Which of these does NOT apply to Nick Carraway?
He says “I am one of the few honest people that I have ever
.
known.”
He moved in next to Gatsby because they were old friends.
He doesn’t judge people harshly.
He is the narrator of the novel.
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about which does not apply to Nick. He states all of these things
about himself except for one, which he negates in the novel.
CORRECT!
Nick did not know Gatsby, though they did end up being friends, and
Gatsby often talked to him like he was an old friend.
 Which of these does NOT apply to Daisy Buchanan?
She acts in a superficial manner.
She hopes that her daughter will be ”a beautiful little fool.”
She never loved Tom, as evidenced by her statements during
.
Gatsby’s confrontation of Tom.
She fell in love with Gatsby when she was young.
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about which one does not apply to Daisy.
CORRECT!
Daisy did say that she loved Tom for awhile, which did not make Gatsby
very happy because he only wanted her to have ever loved him.
 Which of these does NOT apply to Tom Buchanan?
He is unfaithful in his marriage to Daisy.
He “was a guide, a pathfinder, an original settler.”
He has “a body capable of enormous leverage — a cruel body.”
He blames Gatsby for the car accident.
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Which one does not apply to Tom? One of the traits actually applies to
Nick.
CORRECT!
Nick was the one who said that he “was a guide, a pathfinder, an original
settler” after giving directions to a man on the road.
 Which of these does NOT apply to Jordan Baker?
She is Daisy’s friend.
Nick “couldn’t have talked to her across a teatable” after the
.
incident in the hotel suite.
She likes to be the best.
She is very friendly and open.
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Which does not apply to Jordan? Think about how Nick portrays her at
the end of the novel.
CORRECT!
Jordan is actually pretty cold to people because of her elitist attitude.
 Who said “Just tell him the truth—that you never loved him—and
it’s all wiped out forever”?
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
Jordan Baker
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Remember when people were fighting about who Daisy was in love with?
Who would have made that statement?
CORRECT!
Jay Gatsby was trying to get Daisy to say that she never loved Tom, but
that was not true.
 Who said “It makes me sad because I've never seen such—such
beautiful shirts before”?
Nick Carraway
Jordan Baker
Jay Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about when this happened in the book? Whose shirts is the
speaker talking about?
CORRECT!
Daisy started crying when Gatsby was showing her and Nick the shirts from
Gatsby’s closet. Though it may not have actually been the shirts that she was
so upset about.
 Who was Tom talking about when he said “I told him the
truth…He came to the door while we were getting ready to leave”?
Jay Gatsby
George Wilson
Nick Carraway
Owl Eyes
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about who it was that was actually misinformed about who was
driving the car that hit the woman? Who was it that told that man that it
was Gatsby?
CORRECT!
Tom was the one who told George that Gatsby was driving the car that
hit Myrtle. This was not actually the truth, however, and led to some
nasty consequences.
 At the parties, Nick _____ interest in the constant _____
conversations, which he was actually very annoyed by. However, because
the drunken party-goers _____ Gatsby’s entire property, Nick hardly ever
got any time to himself.
feigned, permeating, strident
permeates, feigning, strident
feigned, strident, permeated
strident, permeate, feigned
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Nick was not actually interested in the conversations, since they annoyed
him. And there were party guests all over Gatsby’s property. What vocab
words fit in those slots?
CORRECT!
Feigned is similar to faking, strident conversations would be shrill and
annoying. For guests to permeate the atmosphere, there would have to be a
lot of them, just like at Gatsby’s parties.
 Gatsby often takes on a _____ demeanor in life, despite his dark
secrets. It could be considered _____ that he takes on such a persona,
even though he has become like a _____ to his money.
serf-like, laudable, jaunty
jaunty, laudable, serf
jaunty, serf-like, laudable
laudable, serf, jaunty
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Gatsby acts like he is happy even though he is not always so on the inside.
Some people would be very impressed by his actions under such
circumstances even though he needs his money in order to continue his
lifestyle as it is. What vocab words make sense in that context?
CORRECT!
Jaunty is easy and springy, laudable means worthy of praise, and it could
be said that Gatsby and some of the other characters in the book were
like serfs, or slaves, to their money.
 There was a great _____ when the car-accident happened, especially
when George was insinuating that Nick was in _____ with the person that
caused the wreck. In the end, the blame of Myrtle’s death was _____ by
Gatsby.
cahoots, tumult, borne
borne, cahoots, tumulted
tumult, cahoots, borne
borne, tumult, cahooted
SORRY, TRY AGAIN!
Think about how much noise and confusion there would be surrounding a
car accident, maybe George thought that Nick was working with someone
else to hurt Myrtle, and Gatsby took the blame for it all. What words fit
into those slots?
CORRECT!
Tumult is a large amount of disorder or an uproar, to be in cahoots is
like to be a partner with someone, and borne means to be carried.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
You have successfully completed the Quiz!
REFERENCES:
 (http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/Great-Gatsbyvocab.pdf) (Vocabulary and Definitions)
 (http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/gatsby)
(Illustrations)
 (http://images.psxextreme.com/wallpapers/ps3/sparkles_936.jpg)
(Congrats BG)