Trivia: The Great Gatsby

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1. Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in New York City?
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
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.
Golfer
Because she taunts him about Daisy


2. climax
Gatsby's father
Tom
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.
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.


3. Where does Gatsby recognize Nick from?
The Green Light
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;
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
Daisy


4. genre
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
Weather
Nick's cousin - and the woman Gatsby loves. Daisy lives with Tom across from Gatsby in the fashionable East Egg district of Long Island.
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion


5. Where did Daisy meet Gatsby?
Nick's cousin - and the woman Gatsby loves. Daisy lives with Tom across from Gatsby in the fashionable East Egg district of Long Island.
Tom
Louisville
Oxford


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

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7. major conflict
Golfer
Because she taunts him about Daisy
They are cousins.
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


8. tone

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9. What is Meyer Wolfshiem's claim to fame?
He rigged the 1919 World Series
Dan Cody
They are cousins.
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


10. major conflict
Yale
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


11. rising action

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12. Symbols
F. Scott Fitzgerald
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
The Valley of Ashes
Yale


13. Symbols
Myrtle
The Valley of Ashes
At Nick's house
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I


14. Nick Carraway

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15. author
To learn about the bond business
Geography
They are cousins.
F. Scott Fitzgerald


16. On the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City - what does Gatsby instruct his gardener not to do?
Drain the pool
The Green Light
Myrtle
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's


17. Owl Eyes

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18. When he renews his acquaintance with Daisy at Nick's house - what does Gatsby knock off of the mantle?
Yale
West Egg
Myrtle
A clock


19. George Wilson

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20. How are Daisy and Nick related?
To learn about the bond business
They are cousins.
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.
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties


21. What are the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg?
A signboard in the valley of ashes
To impress Daisy.
Daisy
Geography


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


23. Klipspringer

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24. Symbols
The Green Light
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
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
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


25. Jordan Baker

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26. Why does Nick move to New York?
To learn about the bond business
To impress Daisy.
Dan Cody
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


27. Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?
Golfer
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.
Daisy
To impress Daisy.


28. Where does Gatsby recognize Nick from?
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
Geography
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
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


29. Motifs
Myrtle
Tom
America and France
Geography


30. Motifs
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion
Weather
The Valley of Ashes
Tom


31. author
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
F. Scott Fitzgerald
To impress Daisy.


32. Where did Gatsby study after the war?
Tom
Drain the pool
Dan Cody
Oxford


33. point of view
Nick's cousin - and the woman Gatsby loves. Daisy lives with Tom across from Gatsby in the fashionable East Egg district of Long Island.
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.
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
Louisville


34. What are the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg?
Between West Egg and New York City
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
A signboard in the valley of ashes
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


35. Where were Nick and Tom educated?
The Green Light
Yale
Geography
Dan Cody


36. Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?
Because she taunts him about Daisy
They are cousins.
To impress Daisy.
Weather


37. Where did Daisy meet Gatsby?
The Green Light
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.
Tom
Louisville


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

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

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40. settings (place)
Long Island and New York City
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder
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
F. Scott Fitzgerald


41. Why does Nick move to New York?
Between West Egg and New York City
To learn about the bond business
Oxford
They are cousins.


42. point of view
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
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's
America and France
Louisville


43. What is Nick's home state?
Minnesota
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.
Between West Egg and New York City
At Nick's house


44. tone

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45. Tom Buchanan

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46. What is Meyer Wolfshiem's claim to fame?
They are cousins.
He rigged the 1919 World Series
The Valley of Ashes
F. Scott Fitzgerald


47. Why did Gatsby drop out of college?
Weather
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
Myrtle


48. Where is the valley of ashes?
Long Island and New York City
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
Between West Egg and New York City
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


49. Motifs
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.
To learn about the bond business
Geography
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


50. Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover?
Myrtle
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
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.
They are cousins.