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Nick’s mysterious neighbor
Woman loved by the main character
Nick’s old college classmate
Narrator
Tom Buchanan’s “other woman”
Sportswoman
Important business acquaintance of Gatsby’s; fixed 1919 World Series
Attends Gatsby’s funeral
Myrtle’s husband
Coffee shop owner
a. daisy
b. dan cody
c. jay gatsby
d. meyer wolfsheim
e. George wilson
f. nick carraway
g. henry gatz
h. tom Buchanan
i. ewing klipspringer
j. michaelis
k. myrtle wilson
l. jordan baker
Connect Phrase to character:
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Socially ambitious; faithful
Fickle; board
Vulgar; sensual
Cruel; prejudiced
Honest; compassionate
Tom Buchanan
Nick Carraway
Daisy Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
Jay Gatsby
Choose the character that is described by each of the following quotations
16. “It was a body capable of enormous leverage—a cruel
body.”
a. Daisy
b. Jay Gatsby
17. “There was excitement in her voice.”
c. Tom Buchanan
18. “…she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some women
can.”
19. “Her eyebrows had been plucked and then drawn on again
at a more rakish angle…”
d. Meyer Wolfsheim
e. Henry C. Gatz
f. Catherine
20. “No, he’s a gambler. He’s the man who fixed the 1919 World
Series.”
g. Myrtle Wilson
21. “…a solemn old man, very helpless and dismayed, bundled up
in a long cheap ulster…”
Quotations: Spoken by whom? Gatsby, Daisy, Nick, or Tom?
22. “Of course she might have loved him just for a minute…In any case, it was just personal.”
23. “…I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.”
24. “her voice is full of money.”
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25. “I didn’t want you to think I was just some nobody. You see, I usually find myself among strangers
because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me.”
26. “By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me.”
27. “You always look so cool.”
28. “They’re a rotten crowd. You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.”
29. “Oh, you want too much! I love you now—isn’t that enough?”
30. “He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn’t told him who owned the car.”
31. “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!”
True of False
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Gatsby’s real name is James Gatz
Nick Carraway’s father says that all people are born with the same advantages
Gatsby and Carraway were both on the war
West Egg is less fashionable than East Egg
Gatsby buys a mansion in West Egg so that he can be near the sea
Tom Buchanan comes from a wealthy family
Tom Buchanan lives simply
Daisy marries Tom because Gatsby rejects her
Tom has been unfaithful almost from the start of his marriage
Daisy and Jordan are rarely bored
Tom is a man with strong prejudices
Myrtle Wilson is a cultivated, refined woman
Gatsby’s parties are small and elegant
The story is told in a series of highly dramatic scenes
Nick invents a false, romantic story about his background
Nick feels he understands Gatsby’s dreams and hopes
Gatsby’s party guests are very carefully selected
Jordan tells Nick of Gatsby’s love for Daisy
It is Jordan who reunites Gatsby and Daisy
Gatsby shows Nick evidence of his bravery in the war
Nick arranges a meeting between Daisy and Gatsby
Weather serves as an appropriate background for significant events in the story
Gatsby’s pink suit signifies his lack of social finesse
Gatsby loves Daisy because she represents wealth and seems mysterious
Daisy is sure of her love for Gatsby
Daisy goes home with her husband after their evening with Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan
Daisy is driving the car when it hits Myrtle
Gatsby takes the blame for driving the car in the hit-and-run accident
Tom Buchanan shoots Gatsby
Tom Buchanan furnishes Wilson with the information that leads to the deaths of Gatsby and Wilson
Gatsby wants Daisy to admit her part in Myrtle’s death
Tom insists that Daisy and Gatsby drive home together
Gatsby’s father attends his son’s funeral
At the inquest, Catherine gives all the details which led to her sister’s death
The ash heaps signify desolation and failure
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Wolfsheim is significant because he is the only friend to attend Gatsby’s funeral
Jordan Baker is trying to work her way into the upper class
Gatsby’s business is illegal
After Gatsby’s death, Nick considers himself loyal to Gatsby
Multiple Choice:
71. After which time period does the story take place?
72. Where is most of the story set?
73. From where did Nick Carraway graduate?
74. From where are all the main characters?
75. The time period of the story is referred to as what?
76. What New York hotel is mentioned several times?
77. What does Jordan cheat at?
78. Where did Gatsby attend college?
79. To whom does “the gold-hated lover” quotation at the beginning of the novel refer?
80. Who does Nick call an “elaborate young roughneck”?
81. Why does Gatsby give his huge parties?
82. When did Gatsby and Daisy originally meet?
83. How does Nick describe Tom and Daisy?
84. Gatsby’s pursuit of his ideals reminds Nick of what?
85. After what does Nick leave the party at Tom and Myrtle’s apartment?
86. Where is the Wilson’s garage?
87. Why does Tom say he can’t marry Myrtle?
88. How does George Wilson learn about his wife’s affair?
89. When Myrtle sees Jordan with Tom, she thinks Jordan is his what?
90. What does George Wilson want to do when he first learns that Myrtle is cheating on him?
91. During the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom, Daisy truthfully admits that she what?
92. What color is Gatsby’s car?
93. Who was driving Gatsby’s car when they ran over Myrtle?
94. How is Gatsby killed?
95. Who does Daisy love the most?
96. How does Gatsby live?
97. How does Gatsby’s father feel about him?
98. What does Nick realize about Gatsby after the final scene between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy?
99. What nick name does Gatsby use for Nick?
100. Nick is distressed after Gatsby’s death when Gatsby’s friends show their what?
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