Trivia: The Great Gatsby

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1. Themes
Daisy
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion
Between West Egg and New York City


2. At the end of the novel - Daisy chooses to be with
A clock
Tom
They are cousins.
A clock


3. Which millionaire hired the young Gatsby as an assistant?
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's
Daisy
Dan Cody
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s


4. On the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City - what does Gatsby instruct his gardener not to do?
Minnesota
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
A clock
Drain the pool


5. falling action

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6. What is Meyer Wolfshiem's claim to fame?
He rigged the 1919 World Series
Geography
Minnesota
Daisy's immensely wealthy husband - once a member of Nick's social club at Yale. Powerfully built and hailing from a socially solid old family - Tom is an arrogant - hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism - and he n


7. rising action

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8. Daisy Buchanan

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9. Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder
A clock
To impress Daisy.


10. Where does Gatsby recognize Nick from?
Dan Cody
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
Daisy's friend - a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel. A competitive golfer - Jordan represents one of the 'new women' of the 1920s—cynical - boyish - and self-centered. Jordan is beautiful - but also di


11. What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s?
Because she taunts him about Daisy
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
The Jazz Age
Gatsby has amassed a vast fortune in order to win the affections of the upper-class Daisy Buchanan - but his mysterious past stands in the way of his being accepted by her


12. tone

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13. Klipspringer

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14. Why does Nick move to New York?
Weather
To learn about the bond business
Daisy's friend - a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel. A competitive golfer - Jordan represents one of the 'new women' of the 1920s—cynical - boyish - and self-centered. Jordan is beautiful - but also di
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s


15. When he renews his acquaintance with Daisy at Nick's house - what does Gatsby knock off of the mantle?
A clock
Gatsby has amassed a vast fortune in order to win the affections of the upper-class Daisy Buchanan - but his mysterious past stands in the way of his being accepted by her
The Jazz Age
A signboard in the valley of ashes


16. What is Jordan Baker's occupation?
Tom's lover - whose lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Myrtle herself possesses a fierce vitality and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation.
The novel's narrator. Honest - tolerant - and inclined to reserve judgment - Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets. The Great Gatsby is told entirely through Nick's eyes;
Golfer
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties


17. climax
There are two possible climaxes: Gatsby's reunion with Daisy in Chapters 5-6; the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom in the Plaza Hotel in Chapter 7.
Louisville
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
Minnesota


18. On the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City - what does Gatsby instruct his gardener not to do?
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
Tom's lover - whose lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Myrtle herself possesses a fierce vitality and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation.
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's
Drain the pool


19. Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in New York City?
1922
Oxford
The shallow freeloader who seems almost to live at Gatsby's mansion - taking advantage of his host's money. As soon as Gatsby dies - Klipspringer disappears—he does not attend the funeral - but he does call Nick about a pair of tennis shoes that he l
Because she taunts him about Daisy


20. Where were Nick and Tom educated?
Yale
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
A clock
Tom


21. Where is Gatsby's mansion located?
Nick Carraway narrates in both first and third person - presenting only what he himself observes. Nick alternates sections where he presents events objectively - as they appeared to him at the time - with sections where he gives his own interpretatio
West Egg
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg


22. Myrtle Wilson

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23. Nick Carraway

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24. major conflict
Gatsby's father
Tom's lover - whose lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Myrtle herself possesses a fierce vitality and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation.
Drain the pool
Gatsby has amassed a vast fortune in order to win the affections of the upper-class Daisy Buchanan - but his mysterious past stands in the way of his being accepted by her


25. Klipspringer

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26. point of view
Weather
America and France
Nick Carraway narrates in both first and third person - presenting only what he himself observes. Nick alternates sections where he presents events objectively - as they appeared to him at the time - with sections where he gives his own interpretatio
The Green Light


27. Where did Gatsby study after the war?
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
Between West Egg and New York City
Oxford
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s


28. Jordan Baker

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29. What is Nick's home state?
To learn about the bond business
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
The Valley of Ashes
Minnesota


30. Symbols
The Green Light
The shallow freeloader who seems almost to live at Gatsby's mansion - taking advantage of his host's money. As soon as Gatsby dies - Klipspringer disappears—he does not attend the funeral - but he does call Nick about a pair of tennis shoes that he l
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
Geography


31. Motifs
1922
Geography
At Nick's house
Louisville


32. Where is the valley of ashes?
Between West Egg and New York City
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder
F. Scott Fitzgerald


33. Where is the valley of ashes?
The novel's narrator. Honest - tolerant - and inclined to reserve judgment - Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets. The Great Gatsby is told entirely through Nick's eyes;
At Nick's house
Between West Egg and New York City
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg


34. Where does Gatsby's reunion with Daisy take place?

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35. Symbols
Golfer
Dan Cody
He rigged the 1919 World Series
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg


36. author
There are two possible climaxes: Gatsby's reunion with Daisy in Chapters 5-6; the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom in the Plaza Hotel in Chapter 7.
Between West Egg and New York City
Tom
F. Scott Fitzgerald


37. Nick Carraway

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38. Motifs
Because she taunts him about Daisy
Nick's attitudes toward Gatsby and Gatsby's story are ambivalent and contradictory.At times he seems to disapprove of Gatsby's excesses and breaches of manners and ethics - but he also romanticizes and admires Gatsby - describing the events of the no
Geography
A clock


39. rising action

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40. Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover?
Myrtle
A signboard in the valley of ashes
Weather
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion


41. Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?
Long Island and New York City
Minnesota
To impress Daisy.
Gatsby's father


42. Who among the following comes to Gatsby's funeral?

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43. How are Daisy and Nick related?
The Jazz Age
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's
A clock
They are cousins.


44. settings (place)
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
A signboard in the valley of ashes
Long Island and New York City
Yale


45. Symbols
Geography
Geography
Daisy's immensely wealthy husband - once a member of Nick's social club at Yale. Powerfully built and hailing from a socially solid old family - Tom is an arrogant - hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism - and he n
The Green Light


46. Symbols
The Valley of Ashes
Tom's lover - whose lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Myrtle herself possesses a fierce vitality and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation.
Golfer
Yale


47. Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?
Daisy
Daisy's immensely wealthy husband - once a member of Nick's social club at Yale. Powerfully built and hailing from a socially solid old family - Tom is an arrogant - hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism - and he n
Nick's cousin - and the woman Gatsby loves. Daisy lives with Tom across from Gatsby in the fashionable East Egg district of Long Island.
Dan Cody


48. Where did Daisy meet Gatsby?
Yale
Louisville
To learn about the bond business
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion


49. Why did Gatsby drop out of college?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gatsby's father
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
To impress Daisy.


50. Owl Eyes

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