The Great Gatsby
Content
and
Vocabulary
Review
‘TGG’ Test Content
 Matching
 True-false
 Multiple-Choice
 Short
Answer- Persuasive (maybe)
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The story is told from
this point of view
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Who is the narrator, and why does
he want to present himself as
rational and objective?
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Nick’s last name is…
He comes from this region…
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Nick was involved
in this war…
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Nick moved to this ‘Egg’
on this ‘island’…
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Describe Tom, Daisy, and
Jordan as they are first
seen in Chapter 1
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What ‘gossip’ does Jordan have
for Nick in reference to Tom?
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As Nick leaves the Buchanan’s for
the first time, what does Daisy
say to him to make them seem
less ‘remote’?
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This lies between the ‘Eggs’
and New York City
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Who lives in the
Valley of Ashes?
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What does George Wilson
do for a living?
How does Tom know
Myrtle Wilson?
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Whose ‘eyes’ overlook the
Valley of Ashes??
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To where do Tom, Nick, and Myrtle
go after they meet in the Valley of
Ashes? What happens to Nick for
‘just the second time in his life’?
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What transformation takes place
with Myrtle as she arrives in NYC?
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Who is Catherine? According to
her why aren’t Tom and Daisy
divorcing?
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Why are Tom and Myrtle fighting?
What eventually happens?
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Nick meets this person (again) at the
first party of Gatsby’s he attends.
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These are some of the
rumors that are floating
around about Gatsby.
Bonus Question
Describe how Gatsby is not like
the guests at his parties.
Bonus Question
Who do Nick and Jordan meet in
Gatsby’s library? Why is he
surprised that the books are real?
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Where has Gatsby seen Nick
before? What name does he refer
to Nick as throughout the book?
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These are some of the cities that
call Gatsby throughout the novel.
What can be inferred from these
‘city’ names being used?
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What quality does Nick
believe he possesses that
most other people do not?
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Why does Gatsby invite Nick
to lunch in New York City?
What does he show Nick to
help convince him that he
is the ‘real deal’?
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Who does Nick meet while
having lunch with Gatsby?
What is this person’s most
noteworthy accomplishment?
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While at tea with Nick, what
does Jordan tell him in reference
to Gatsby and Daisy?
What does Gatsby want Nick
to do for him?
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Why did Gatsby buy his
house in West Egg?
Bonus Question
How does Gatsby want to thank
Nick for asking Daisy to tea?
Does Nick accept?
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How is Gatsby dressed for his
meeting with Daisy?
How does their first meeting
in five years start off?
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What can be inferred from the
fact that it only took Gatsby
three years to earn him money
and purchase his house?
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Why has the ‘significance of the
green light vanished’ now that
Gatsby and Daisy have reunited?
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At the end of Chapter 5, Gatsby
really believes his dream of five
years is going to come true. Why
isn’t Nick as confident?
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This man was Gatsby’s
supporter/employer/benefactor?
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How does Nick view West Egg?
How does Daisy view West Egg?
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Do Tom and Daisy enjoy
themselves at Gatsby’s party?
Why does Daisy feel compelled to
return to the party as she is leaving?
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After lunch at the Buchanan’s,
where does the group decide to
go? What hotel do they end
eventually go to?
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At lunch Tom discovers what
about Gatsby and Daisy?
Bonus Question
Daisy’s voice is full of…
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While going to NYC, which
characters are in which cars?
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While stopping for gas at Wilson’s
garage, what parallel discovery
does Tom make?
Why does he ‘just give’ Wilson
the car he was going to sell him?
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Describe what happens in the
hotel room between Tom,
Gatsby, and Daisy?
What are Nick and Jordan doing?
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After their confrontation, why
does Tom let Daisy go home
with Gatsby?
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What happens to Myrtle Wilson,
and why might George Wilson
think Tom was responsible?
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What is Tom’s reaction to Myrtle’s
accident? Who does he blame, and
what does he refer to him as?
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At the beginning of Chapter 8
what can’t Nick and Gatsby
find? What does this symbolize
in terms of Gatsby’s dream?
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Why does Michaelis believe Myrtle
was running from the garage?
Why was Myrtle really running
from the garage?
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What does Wilson find that
leads him to believe his wife
was having an affair?
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What does Wilson do at the
end of Chapter 8?
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Why do Daisy and Wolfshiem not
attend Gatsby’s funeral?
From whom does Nick eventually
receive a telegram?
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What advice does Wolfshiem have
for Nick in terms of ‘friendship’?
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Describe how Wilson eventually finds
his way to Gatsby’s house.
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Who attends Gatsby’s funeral? Why
is this ironic? Why is this sad?
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Upon reflection, how does Nick
view this story? Where does he go
to after Gatsby’s funeral, and what
does he do prior to leaving?
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When Nick sees Tom in late
October, what does he ‘guess right’
about? Describe how Wilson
eventually found his way to
Gatsby’s house?