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Trivia: The Great Gatsby

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1. Where did Gatsby study after the war?
West Egg
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
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
Oxford

2. What is Meyer Wolfshiem's claim to fame?
He rigged the 1919 World Series
Tom
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
Daisy

3. major conflict
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
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.
At Nick's house

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

5. Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?
At Nick's house
To impress Daisy.
America and France
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.

6. Symbols
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
Dan Cody
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
Long Island and New York City

7. rising action

8. What is Nick's home state?
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
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
Minnesota
The Green Light

9. What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s?
The Jazz Age
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 impress Daisy.
A signboard in the valley of ashes

10. Why does Nick move to New York?
Minnesota
America and France
Weather
To learn about the bond business

11. Why did Gatsby drop out of college?
Gatsby's father
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
West Egg

12. genre
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 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
Geography
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners

13. In what year is The Great Gatsby set?
Daisy
Yale
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

14. Symbols
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's
Drain the pool
The Green Light
Dan Cody

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

16. What are the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg?
A signboard in the valley of ashes
Tom
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
Yale

17. Where is the valley of ashes?
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties
Between West Egg and New York City
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
1922

18. Motifs
Between West Egg and New York City
Gatsby's father
Weather
To learn about the bond business

19. Symbols
The Valley of Ashes
A clock
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.
The Green Light

20. Daisy Buchanan

21. Jay Gatsby
The Valley of Ashes
Between West Egg and New York City
Daisy's rejection of Gatsby - Myrtle's death - Gatsby's murder
Protagonist of the novel - Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. Famous for the lavish parties

22. author
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
F. Scott Fitzgerald
To learn about the bond business

23. Klipspringer

24. Where were Nick and Tom educated?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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.
Yale
The Valley of Ashes

25. Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover?
America and France
Myrtle
Long Island and New York City
Daisy

26. Why did Gatsby drop out of college?
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion
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
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.

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

28. 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
The Valley of Ashes
Geography

29. Motifs
Drain the pool
Louisville
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
Geography

30. On the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City - what does Gatsby instruct his gardener not to do?
A clock
Drain the pool
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
He rigged the 1919 World Series

31. Daisy Buchanan

32. tone

33. Symbols
The Green Light
Because she taunts him about Daisy
1922
Gatsby's father

34. 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
To impress Daisy.
Geography
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg

35. Nick Carraway

36. Symbols
America and France
The Green Light
Daisy
The Valley of Ashes

37. Which millionaire hired the young Gatsby as an assistant?
Between West Egg and New York City
1922
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

38. Motifs
Tom
Weather
Tom
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's

39. What is Jordan Baker's occupation?
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
Minnesota
To impress Daisy.

40. Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?
Daisy
The eccentric - bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion
Yale
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

41. George Wilson

42. Where did Gatsby study after the war?
The Jazz Age
Long Island and New York City
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I
Oxford

43. When he renews his acquaintance with Daisy at Nick's house - what does Gatsby knock off of the mantle?
He rigged the 1919 World Series
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
A clock
1922

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

45. Tom Buchanan

46. author
1922
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I

47. point of view
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's
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 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
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

48. Themes
The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
1922
Oxford

49. Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover?
Myrtle
Dan Cody
He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.
Gatsby's lavish parties - Gatsby's arrangement of a meeting with Daisy at Nick's

50. genre
Louisville
A signboard in the valley of ashes
Oxford
Modernist novel - Jazz Age novel - novel of manners