Trivia: The Great Gatsby

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1. Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?
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.
Golfer
Daisy


2. At the end of the novel - Daisy chooses to be with
Daisy
Tom
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion
Myrtle's husband - the lifeless - exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle - and is devastated by her affair with Tom.


3. Where does Gatsby recognize Nick from?
Dan Cody
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
Between West Egg and New York City


4. Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?
To impress Daisy.
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
F. Scott Fitzgerald


5. What is Jordan Baker's occupation?
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
Golfer
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder
To impress Daisy.


6. settings (place)
Louisville
Because she taunts him about Daisy
Long Island and New York City
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's


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

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8. On the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City - what does Gatsby instruct his gardener not to do?
Minnesota
Drain the pool
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s


9. What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s?
The Jazz Age
Daisy
Because she taunts him about Daisy
Long Island and New York City


10. Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover?
Myrtle
To learn about the bond business
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
Dan Cody


11. Where were Nick and Tom educated?
Myrtle
Yale
Between West Egg and New York City
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners


12. Where is the valley of ashes?
Gatsby's father
Myrtle
Between West Egg and New York City
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s


13. Symbols
Gatsby's father
A clock
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
The Green Light


14. Where did Gatsby study after the war?
Louisville
Oxford
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
Yale


15. In what year is The Great Gatsby set?
1922
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.
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
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


16. Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
America and France
To impress Daisy.
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.


17. What is Jordan Baker's occupation?
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
Myrtle's husband - the lifeless - exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle - and is devastated by her affair with Tom.
Between West Egg and New York City
Golfer


18. Owl Eyes

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19. Themes
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
Golfer
Myrtle
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder


20. time and place written
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
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
America and France
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


21. Where did Daisy meet Gatsby?
Louisville
He rigged the 1919 World Series
1922
Drain the pool


22. author
Yale
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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 Valley of Ashes


23. Motifs
The Jazz Age
Geography
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s


24. Motifs
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
Geography
West Egg
A clock


25. What are the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg?
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
A signboard in the valley of ashes
They are cousins.
The Green Light


26. Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in New York City?
Between West Egg and New York City
Because she taunts him about Daisy
The Valley of Ashes
Myrtle's husband - the lifeless - exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle - and is devastated by her affair with Tom.


27. Symbols
He rigged the 1919 World Series
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
1922
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg


28. Which millionaire hired the young Gatsby as an assistant?
Myrtle's husband - the lifeless - exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle - and is devastated by her affair with Tom.
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
Dan Cody
The Green Light


29. Themes
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
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s


30. settings (place)
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
West Egg
Long Island and New York City
A clock


31. Where were Nick and Tom educated?
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
Yale
Myrtle
To learn about the bond business


32. Where is Gatsby's mansion located?
At Nick's house
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
West Egg
A signboard in the valley of ashes


33. Tom Buchanan

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34. Nick Carraway

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35. Where is Gatsby's mansion located?
Yale
West Egg
The Green Light
F. Scott Fitzgerald


36. genre
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
America and France
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
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


37. Motifs
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.
Tom
Weather
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


38. Myrtle Wilson

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39. When he renews his acquaintance with Daisy at Nick's house - what does Gatsby knock off of the mantle?
A clock
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
Gatsby's father
Because she taunts him about Daisy


40. On the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City - what does Gatsby instruct his gardener not to do?
To impress Daisy.
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 Jazz Age
Drain the pool


41. rising action

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42. What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s?
The Jazz Age
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
Louisville
Louisville


43. Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover?
Louisville
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
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder
Myrtle


44. major conflict
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
Long Island and New York City
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
Drain the pool


45. Owl Eyes

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46. When he renews his acquaintance with Daisy at Nick's house - what does Gatsby knock off of the mantle?
The Green Light
A clock
Oxford
America and France


47. Jordan Baker

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48. In what year is The Great Gatsby set?
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;
1922
America and France
The Jazz Age


49. Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in New York City?
Nick's cousin - and the woman Gatsby loves. Daisy lives with Tom across from Gatsby in the fashionable East Egg district of Long Island.
Because she taunts him about Daisy
At Nick's house
1922


50. What is Meyer Wolfshiem's claim to fame?
West Egg
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
The Green Light
He rigged the 1919 World Series