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Hello! My name is Jay Gatsby and I will be
your guide throughout this activity. I
hope you all have brought your thinking
caps today because we are going to learn
a lot about the book “The Great Gatsby,”
which is the story of my life. After you
have done some reading, there will be
short quizzes after each section. Click on
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First, learn a little more about the
story from this short video clip.
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About the
Author
Main
Characters
Quotes
Review
Quiz
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on
September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul,
Minnesota to an upper class family. He was
named after his distant cousin Francis Scott
Key, who wrote the Star Spangled Banner,
which is our country’s national anthem still
to this day. The 1920s proved to be the
most influential decade of Fitzgerald’s
development as a writer. He called this
“The Jazz Age.” Which was a term he
coined, and later everyone began to use.
F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in love with Zelda Sayre while commissioned in
the infantry outside of Camp Sheridan. Zelda was the daughter of an
Alabama Supreme Court Justice. They were married and had one
daughter, whom they named Francis Scott Fitzgerald on October 26th,
1921. Her nickname was “Scottie” in hopes of sounding more like a
girls name.
It is said that Fitzgerald suffered from a
hypo bipolar disorder but psychologists
suggest that this was the main reason that
most of his books were as successful as
they were. Unfortunately, this and
alcoholism lead to the demise of
Fitzgerald. While he was eating a
chocolate bar and reading the newspaper,
he suffered a massive heart attack and
died on December 21st, 1940. He was just
44 years old when he died.
Before we begin to learn about more
aspects of The Great Gatsby, let’s take a
short quiz to refresh our memories
about what we just learned about the
author! If you aren’t ready, go ahead
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little longer. Click the forward arrow
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Short Quiz on: The Author
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
What day was F. Scott Fitzgerald born on?
A. September 8th, 1842
B. December 5th, 1896
C. September 24th, 1896
D. October 24th, 1895
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24th, 1896.
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Hint: He was born in the same month that Labor Day takes place in annually.
Short Quiz on: The Author
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
What was the nickname of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s daughter?
A. Franny
B. Scot
C. Scottie
D. Fitz
The nickname of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s daughter was
Scottie.
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Hint: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s daughter was named after him.
Which name is an attempt to make a mans name sound more feminine.
Short Quiz on: The Author
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
What term did F. Scott Fitzgerald create that many others started to
use to describe an era in time?
A. The Golden Age
B. The Roaring Twenties
C. The Jazz Age
D. The Great Depression
F. Scott Fitzgerald coined the term “The Jazz Age.”
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Hint: F. Scott Fitzgerald was a huge fan of jazz music during his time.
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Main Characters
Jay Gatsby
The title character and protagonist of the novel, Gatsby
is a wealthy, young man living in a gigantic mansion in
West Egg. He is famous for the lavish parties he throws
every Saturday night, but no one knows where he
comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune.
He is in love with Daisy and will do anything to get her.
Main Characters
Nick Carraway
The novel’s narrator, Nick is a young man from Minnesota
who travels to to New York City to learn the bond business.
After moving to West Egg, a fictional area of Long Island, Nick
becomes friends with his next-door neighbor, the mysterious
Jay Gatsby. As Daisy Buchanan’s cousin, he facilitates the
rekindling of the romance between her and Gatsby. The
Great Gatsby is told entirely through Nick’s eyes.
Main Characters
Daisy Buchanan
She is Nick’s cousin, and the woman Gatsby loves. She fell in love with
Gatsby and promised to wait for him. However, when a man named
Tom Buchanan asked her to marry him, Daisy decided not to wait for
Gatsby after all. Daisy lives with Tom directly across from Gatsby in
the East Egg district of Long Island. She behaves very fake in order to
mask the pain she feels from her husband constantly cheating on
her.
Main Characters
Tom Buchanan
Daisy’s immensely wealthy husband. Tom comes from a very
wealthy family. Tom is an arrogant, hypocritical bully. He has
an affair with a woman named Myrtle, but when he begins to
suspect Daisy and Gatsby of having an affair, he becomes
outraged and forces a confrontation. Which makes him a
hypocrite as well.
Main Characters
Myrtle Wilson
She is Tom Buchanan’s lover. Her husband George owns a
run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Myrtle herself
desperately looks for a way to improve her current situation,
which she finds to be unbearable. Unfortunately for her, she
chooses Tom, who treats her horribly.
Main Characters
Jordan Baker
Daisy’s friend, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically
involved throughout the story. A competitive golfer, Jordan
represents one of the “new women” of the 1920s—cynical,
boyish, and self-centered. She does not believe in the truth and
cheats in order to get what she wants.
Before we begin to learn about more
aspects of The Great Gatsby, let’s take a
short quiz to refresh our memories
about what we just learned about the
main characters of the novel! If you
would like to review some more, go
ahead and click the back arrow until
your ready. Click the forward arrow
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Short Quiz on: Main Characters
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
Below are several pictures of the main characters throughout the novel. Click on
picture of the character that is Jordan Baker (Daisy’s friend)?
This is the picture of Jordan Baker.
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Hint: Even though Jordan is most commonly used as a man’s name,
in this case it is a woman not a man
Short Quiz on: Main Characters
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
Which character is the narrator of the story? In other words, through which characters
eyes and thoughts are we reading the story from?
A. Daisy Buchanan
B. Jay Gatsby
C. Nick Carraway
D. Jordan Baker
Nick Carraway is the narrator of the story and whom we
encounter the story through his eyes and thoughts.
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Hint: Even though the story focuses on Jay Gatsby, it is actually told to
the reader through one of his friends eyes.
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Quotes
Throughout the novel and the movie “The Great Gatsby,” several memorable quotes are said.
Now we will go over just a few of the most important ones that seem to stick in reader’s and
viewer’s heads when seeing the movie or reading the book for the first time.
Quotes by Jay Gatsby:
• “Why, hello old sport!”
• “I knew it was a great mistake for a man like me to fall in love.”
• “I will tell you God’s truth, God’s truth about myself. I am the son of
some very wealthy people. Sadly they’re all dead now. I’ve lived in all
the capitals of Europe collecting jewels, hunting big game, painting a
little. Then came the war, old sport. Every allied government gave me a
decoration.”
Quotes
Quotes by Daisy Buchanan:
• “I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing
a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little
fool.”
• “I wish I had done everything with you.”
• “All the bright precious things fade so fast…
and they don’t come back.”
• “You always look so cool, a man in the cool,
beautiful shirts.”
Quotes
Quotes by Nick Carraway:
• “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year
recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter. Tomorrow we
will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. And one fine morning. And so
we beat on, boats against the current, born back ceaselessly into the past.”
• ”It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which
you have expended your own powers of adjustment.”
• “You can’t repeat the past.”
Quotes
Quotes by Jordan Baker:
• “I’ve just heard the most amazing thing… and here I am tantalizing you.”
• “Well, I don’t care. He gives large parties, and I like large parties, they’re so
intimate. Small parties, there isn’t any privacy.”
• “You must know Gatsby?”
Quotes Videos
Movie clip of Nick Carraway’s quote at
about 2:15“Gatsby believed in the green light, the
orgastic future that year by year recedes
before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no
matter. Tomorrow we will run faster,
stretch out our arms farther. And one fine
morning. And so we beat on, boats
against the current, born back ceaselessly
into the past.”
Quotes Videos
Movie clip of Daisy Buchanan’s quote at about 1:02-
“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in
this world, a beautiful little fool.”
Before we begin to learn about more
aspects of The Great Gatsby, let’s take a
short quiz to refresh our memories
about what we just learned about the
quotes! If you would like to review
more, go ahead and click the back
arrow. Click the forward arrow button
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Short Quiz on: Quotes
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
Based on the following quote, how would you describe the mood within
the story when it was said?
(Example: A happy mood, distraught mood, angry, mood, sad mood, etc.)
“I wish I had done everything with you.” –Daisy Buchanan
A. sad mood because of the way things turned out.
B. happy mood that she is now finally with Gatsby
C. angry mood because she gave up on their love a long time ago.
D. Regretful mood because she wishes she had made other choices in life.
Daisy is angry, sad, and regretful all at once.
Choices A, C, and D would have all been correct!
You are grasping the deeper sense of the story very well!
Remember that this quote was said when Daisy had just met Gatsby
And was taking a tour of his huge house and when
their spark of romance was rekindling.
Short Quiz on: Quotes
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
Which character said this quote below?
A. Jay Gatsby
B. Nick Carraway
C. Daisy Buchanan
D. Tom Buchanan
Daisy Buchanan said: “I hope she’ll be a fool– that’s the best thing a girl can
be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
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Hint: this quote was said by a mother about her daughter. Who is the
only character in the book that has children?
Short Quiz on: Quotes
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer.
Which character said this quote below?
A. Jay Gatsby
B. Nick Carraway
C. Daisy Buchanan
D. Tom Buchanan
Nick Carraway said: “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future
that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no
matter. Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. And one
fine morning. And so we beat on, boats against the current, born back
ceaselessly into the past.”
Sorry! You chose the wrong answer. Please go back and try again.
Hint: This quote was said by the narrator of the story.
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FINAL QUIZ!
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FINAL QUIZ!
Directions: Read the question carefully and click on the correct answer for questions 1-10.
True or False:
Myrtle Wilson is Daisy Buchanan’s friend.
True
False
Myrtle Wilson is Not Daisy Buchanan’s friend. She is the
lover of Daisy’s husband Tom Buchanan.
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FINAL QUIZ!
Which one of these characters is The Great Gatsby based upon? Click the picture of
the correct person.
Mr. Jay Gatsby’s life is what the story is based upon.
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Hint: It is based on a man’s life, not a woman.
FINAL QUIZ!
True or False:
It is said that Fitzgerald suffered from a hypo bipolar disorder but psychologists
suggest that this was the main reason that most of his books were unsuccessful.
True
False
His disorder was the said to be why his books were very successful not unsuccessful.
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FINAL QUIZ!
How old was F. Scott Fitzgerald when he died from a massive heart attack?
A. 43
B. 44
C. 45
D. 42
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was 44 years old when he died of a massive
heart attack.
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Hint: Fitzgerald was born in 1896 and died in 1940. Do the math!
FINAL QUIZ!
True or False:
Nick Carraway is related to Daisy Buchanan. They are cousins.
True
False
Daisy Buchanan and Nick Carraway are in fact cousins.
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FINAL QUIZ!
Which character said this quote:
“All the bright precious things fade so fast… and they don’t come back”?
A. Jay Gatsby
B. Daisy Buchanan
C. Tom Buchanan
D. Jordan Baker
Daisy Buchanan said, “All the bright precious things fade so fast… and they
don’t come back.”
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Hint: This quote was said by the main female character in the novel.
FINAL QUIZ!
True or false:
Tom Buchanan has an affair with a woman named Jordan Baker, but when he begins
to suspect Daisy and Gatsby of having an affair, he becomes outraged and forces a
confrontation.
True
False
Tom Buchanan has an affair with a woman
named Myrtle Wilson, not Jordan Baker.
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Until you get it right…..
FINAL QUIZ!
True or False:
F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in love with Zelda Sayre while commissioned in the
infantry outside of Camp Sheridan. Zelda was the daughter of a police officer in
Alabama.
True
False
F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in love with Zelda Sayre while
commissioned in the infantry outside of Camp
Sheridan. Zelda was the daughter of an Alabama
Supreme Court Justice, not a police officer.
Sorry! You chose the wrong answer. Please go back and try again.
Good Job! You now know more about “ The Great Gatsby”
and all of the aspects of the book than you ever have! I hope
you gained some knowledge from this activity and remember
some of the quiz questions for your upcoming test!
That was a breeze!
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