Character s
Chap 1-4
Symbols 1920’s history Chap 5-9 Theme
10
12
14
Characters
2 points:
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Characters
4 points:
What does Daisy say is the best thing a girl can be?
Characters
6 points:
What did Myrtle buy on her trip to
New York?
Characters
8 Points:
On the first night Nick went to
Gatsby’s party he was one of the few guests who _________.
Characters
10 points:
What colors were Gatsby’s cars?
Characters
12 Points:
James Gatz was most inspired by______.
Characters
14 points:
Name 3 of the characters who attend Gatsby’s funeral.
Characters
16 points:
Name the man who owns the coffee house in the Valley of
Ashes
2 points:
Where does Nick go in chapter one?
Chapters 1-4
4 points:
Which character spoke of the book “The Rise of the Colored
Empire”?
Chapters 1-4
6 points:
Explain the difference between
East and West Egg
Chapters 1-4
8 Points:
What is Mr. McKee’s occupation?
Chapters 1-4
10 Points:
What does Catherine reveal about
Myrtle and Tom’s individual marriages?
Chapters 1-4
12 Points:
What prompts a guest to remark,
“He doesn’t want trouble with anybody!”
Chapters 1-4
14 Points:
How is Gatsby’s house described when he brings Daisy there for the first time?
Chapters 1-4
16 Points:
What three pieces of evidence from his past does Gatsby show
Nick?
2 points:
What piece of furniture does
Gatsby almost knock over?
4 Points:
What does Gatsby make “his border” do for Daisy?
Chapters 5-9
6 points:
Who did Myrtle believe she saw through the window on the hottest day of the summer?
Chapters 5-9
8 points:
How does Ella Kaye have an impact on Gatsby’s life?
Chapters 5-9
10 Points:
What happens to all of Gatsby’s servants?
12 Points
What is Tom determined to do upon leaving Gatsby’s party?
Chapters 5-9
14 Points:
Whose photograph is on Gatsby’s desk?
Chapters 5-9
16 points:
How do the Sloanes treat Gatsby?
2 points:
Name the era the novel describes
Theme
4 Points:
Explain 2 ways the novel describes the materialism of the
1920’s
Theme
6 Points:
Define the “American Dream”
Theme
8 Points:
What is Fitzgerald’s intention in describing Myrtle and Daisy?
Theme
10 Points:
Why does the rain stop at the end chapter 5?
Theme
12 Points:
How could the weather could be to blame for Myrtle’s death?
Theme
14 Points:
In what way does Jordan Baker exemplify a theme in the novel?
Theme
16 points:
Does Gatsby’s death prove he failed or succeeded in achieving the “American Dream”? Why?
2 Points
What color is the lantern?
Symbols
4 Points
Literally, what is the Valley of
Ashes?
Symbols
6 points:
What do Wolfsheim’s cufflinks symbolize?
Symbols
8 points:
Gatsby’s shirts
Symbols
10 Points:
Explain one symbol that represents the “American Dream”
Symbols
12 Points:
The Color White
Symbols
14 points:
Daisy’s pearls
Symbols
16 points:
How does the symbol of Dr.
Eckleberg change from the beginning to the end of the novel?
2 points:
What style of music was popularized in this decade?
1920’s Culture
4 points:
Name the poet most associated with the Harlem Renaissance
1920’s Culture
6 points:
Name the Dictator of Germany
Americans still fear after WW1.
1920’s Culture
8 points:
Name one reason for the beginning of the “Nuevo Riche” class.
1920’s Culture
10 points:
Name one new leisure activity.
1920’s Culture
12 points:
Who was elected president in
1921?
1920’s Culture
14 points:
What style of dance was popularized during this era?
BONUS:
What is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife’s name?