Literature The Great Gatsby Chapters 1-4 For Quiz

Fitzgerald's first book?

"This Side of Paradise"

What year and season does this book take place?

1922 during the summer

What characterizes a Gatsby party?

5 crates of oranges and lemons, aged alcoholic beverages, a full orchestra, colored lights, lots of people, two dinners (at 9 and 12), wild amusement park behavior, lasting Friday through Sunday.

On pages 73-74, who did Nick run into at the speakeasy? Describe Gatsby's reaction to meeting this person.

At the speakeasy, Nick had run into Tom Buchanan, Daisy's husband. Once introducing Gatsby to Tom, Gatsby had been nervous and quite shy while introducing himself. After Nick and Tom had talked for a little bit, Gatsby was gone and had disappeared.

On pages 75-76, Jordan explained to Nick that on the day before Daisy's wedding, she received a letter. Who do you think that letter was from? What do her actions reveal about her true affections?

Before Daisy's wedding, Daisy received a letter from Gatsby. In the letter, it explained how Gatsby had still loved her. Her actions from the letter had displayed that she had missed Gatsby greatly.

"It's really his wife that's keeping them apart. She's a Catholic, and they don't believe in divorce."

Catherine

"I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool-- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.'

Daisy

- Low, thrilling eyes, sad, bright eyes, passionate - Excitement in voice, bright from within - Deep sadness about her - Clutched Gatsby's letter, was going to call off wedding - Married Tom w/o a shiver - Does not drink

Daisy Buchanan

What is the social status, difference between East Egg and West Egg?

East Egg was made of old money; money from descendants, West Egg was made of new money.

Who was Fitzgerald's drinking buddy?

Ernest Hemmingway

"Give me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy."

F. Scott Fitzgerald

T/F Nobody was allowed to attend Gatsby's parties without an invitation.

False

T/F Tom joined Gatsby and Nick for lunch, and they talked about old times.

False

What POV is this story told through?

First person

Fitzgerald's full name?

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

"I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West-- all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition."

Gatsby

"Your face is familiar, weren't you in the Third Division during the war?"

Gatsby

Why did Gatsby buy his mansion specifically in West Egg? Why does he throw lavish exciting parties every weekend?

Gatsby had bought the humungous mansion in West Egg because it was across from Daisy's house in East Egg. Every weekend, Gatsby throws lavish exciting parties, one day hoping that Daisy would show up.

How Does Gatsby attempt to prove to Nick that he was in the U.S. military during the War?

Gatsby showed Nick a medal from Little Montenegro.

What is Gatsby's ultimate plan to rekindle his relationship with Daisy? What do you think will be Daisy's reaction?

Gatsby's plan to recreate his relationship with Daisy is for Nick to invite Daisy over one day for tea and then Gatsby will walk in and talk to her. I think Daisy will be excited.

In this chapter, Gatsby picked Nick up in an expensive car, was pulled over and mysteriously got off without consequence, went to a speakeasy and met a notorious gambler, Meyer Wolfsheim, for lunch. Any thoughts or predictions on how he might be making all of his money?

Gatsby, just like Meyer Wolfsheim, had invested into gambling and had earned loads of money. Gatsby is most likely making all of his new money by being a bootlegger, selling alcohol illegally.

- Blond, spiritless, anaemic, faintly handsome - Damp gleam if hope in his eyes - Mingles with cement walls - Wife moves through him as ghost - Not lively, weak, lowly - Good qualities faded over time

George Wilson

Who lives in the Valley of Ashes?

George and Myrtle Wilson live in the Valley of Ashes.

Who are George and Myrtle Wilson?

George owns a garage in the Valley of Ashes. Myrtle is his wife, who is also Tom's mistress.

Rumors on Gatsby?

German spy, he killed a man, in the American army, went to Oxford, bought a $265 dress for a woman who tore hers at his party ($3,623.07 in today's money)

Describe the billboard in the Valley of Ashes?

Has a retired optometrist on it as an advertisement for his no longer present practice. He has yellow spectacles and gigantic eyes that looks down upon the Valley of Ashes. God figure because he looks over the Valley.

What is Gatsby doing at the end of Chapter 1?

He is standing at the end of his dock, arms open trembling and seems to be staring at a green light.

What were other rumors/facts about Gatsby from Chapter 3?

He killed a man once. He was a German spy during the war. All the books in his library are real.

What are three rumors about Gatsby?

He killed a man, he was a German spy, and he was a bootlegger.

Why does Nick move back East?

He moves East to learn the bond business.

The Valley of Ashes symbolizes?

Hell

Who is Nick's famous neighbor?

His neighbor is Gatsby.

What do spectacles symbolize?

Intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom.

What symbol seems to overlook the Valley of Ashes?

It is the sign of Dr. TJ Eckleburg.

How did the idea of the American Dream apply to the 1920s?

It was originally about discovery and the pursuit of happiness. The 1920s was an era of decayed social and moral values. Prosperity and material excess have corrupted this dream in the 1920s.

- Extraordinary gift for hope, optimism, hopeless romantic - War broke him & Daisy apart.. they were in love - Neighbors with Nick, lives in West Egg - Nick doesn't like Gatsby.. finds something suspicious - Gatsby's personality is unclear & inconsistent - He's fine but his dreams are not.. attached & hunted him - Bought a house across the water from Daisy.. neighbors with Nick - Holds lavish parties in hope Daisy comes - Smile reassuring, prejudiced towards you, like Daisy

Jay Gatsby

"And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy."

Jordan

"Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay."

Jordan

"He's just a man named Gatsby."

Jordan

"I hate careless people. That's why I like you."

Jordan

"I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, but she never did. Then he began asking people casually if they knew her, and I was the first one he found."

Jordan

- Aloof, snotty, doesn't acknowledge Nick at first - Slender, small breasted, erect carriage, sun strained eyes - Professional golfer - Pathological liar, bad driver, avoids clever, shrewd men, hates careless people, reckless, selfish -Dependent on Nick - Nick almost falls in love with her but doesn't

Jordan Baker

"Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai--"

Myrtle

Where was Yale University located that Nick and Tom graduated from?

New Haven, Connecticut

In what city does this take place?

New York City

"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known"

Nick

"I wasn't thinking of Daisy and Gatsby any more, but of this clean, hard, limited person, who dealt in universal skepticism, and who leaned back jauntily just withing the circle of my arm."

Nick

What character in the novel "Everyone suspects himself as one of the cardinal virtues, one of the few honest people I've known."

Nick

- Story narrator - Lives in West Egg - Trusted by others, doesn't judging.. ruled by reason - Enjoyed the Great War, comes back restless, went East to make $ in bond business, mid-west boring - Yale grad, well off but not rich - Does not see self realistically, not very honest - Has a relationship with a girl back home, but breaks it off

Nick Carraway

Who is the narrator?

Nick Carraway

Who lives in West Egg?

Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby

How Did Nick know Tom prior to marrying Daisy?

Nick had gone to Yale with Tom, while Tom was a big football player.

How are Tom and Daisy related to Nick?

Nick is Daisy's cousin once removed. Tom is Daisy's husband.

Where did Daisy and Gatsby first meet?

Outside of her house in Louisville.

"Absolutely real-- have pages and everything. I thought they'd be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact, they're absolutely real. Pages and-- Here! Lemme show you."

Owl Eyes

Where did Fitzgerald go to publish "The Great Gatsby?"

Paris

Where did Fitzgerald go to school?

Princeton

What is it that Jordan Baker does as a career?

She's a professional golfer.

What were the 1920s known as in "The Great Gatsby?"

The 1920s are a period that is sometimes called the Roaring 20s or the Jazz Age.

The Green Light symbolizes?

The American Dream

The Eyes of TJ Eckleberg symbolizes?

The Eyes of God

What popular term to describe the 1920s did Fitzgerald coin?

The Jazz Age

In what year was the book written?

The book was written in 1925.

What is the first rumor we learn about Gatsby?

The first rumor is that he is the nephew or cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm.

What kinds of people live in West Egg?

The newly rich, ones who worked for their money (Nouveau Riche).

What kinds of people live in East Egg?

The old money people, ones who have inherited their wealth.

What is the Valley of Ashes? And how is it described?

The region where the ashes get dropped from the big factories nearby. Has smog and pollution. Working class lives here. Is very gray symbolizing death, lifelessness, depression, dreariness, dull, sadness, and desolation.

According to Gatsby, what famous scandal did his business partner help organize?

The throwing of the 1919 World Series (Black Sox Scandal).

Where did Tom and Daisy live prior to the East Egg?

They lived in Chicago and spent time in France.

Where did Nick and Tom go to college?

They went to Yale. Nick graduated in 1915.

- Football player @ Yale - Peaked in college, had to find greatness - Rich, polo player, lives all over, arrogant, 30, muscular - Sturdy, straw-haired - Gives Daisy $350,000 pearl necklace (Sweeps her off her feet), Daisy still considered calling off wedding - Began cheating on Daisy right after marriage - Aggressive, manly, cruel body.. Nick doesn't like him

Tom Buchanan

Who lives in East Egg?

Tom and Daisy Buchanan

Who were four characters that attended to Tom's apartment?

Tom, Myrtle, Catherine, Nick.

T/F Before her wedding, Daisy said she'd changed her mind.

True

T/F Jordan explained to Nick about Gatsby and Daisy's past together.

True

T/F Nick hoped to make a business connection with Mr. Wolfshiem.

True

T/F Nick was rather ill-at-ease at Gatsby's party and was glad to see Jordan.

True

T/F Wolfsheim's cuff links were made out of human teeth.

True

"There's the kind of man you'd like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister."

Wolfsheim

How are Daisy and Nick related? a. Cousins b. Married c. Brother and Sister d. Step Siblings

a. Cousins

What is Jordan Baker's occupation? a. Golfer b. Secretary c. Softball pitcher d. Philanthropist

a. Golfer

When Myrtle mentioned Daisy's name, Tom reacted by ____ her. a. Hitting b. Hugging c. Kissing d. Tripping

a. Hitting

Where did Daisy meet Gatsby? a. Louisville b. West Egg c. The Valley of Ashes d. East Egg

a. Louisville

When Daisy found out she had given birth to a girl, she said she wished the girl would be__. a. Kind b. A fool c. A genius d. Talented

b. A fool

The narrator moved to the East to pursue the __ trade in 1922. a. Slave b. Bonds c. Baseball d. Gold

b. Bonds

Fixed the 1919 World Series: a. Jordan Baker b. Meyer Wolfsheim c. Tom Buchanan d. George Wilson

b. Meyer Wolfsheim

Tom and Nick got off the train on their way to New York so that Nick could meet ___. a. Jay Gatsby b. Myrtle Wilson c. Jordan Baker d. Daisy Buchanan

b. Myrtle Wilson

Myrtle Wilson is: a. Nick's girlfriend b. Tom's lover c. The plumber's wife d. Daisy's friend and a golf pro

b. Tom's lover

In what year is the novel set? a. 1924 b. 1923 c. 1922 d. 1925

c. 1922

At the end of Gatsby's party, most of the couples... a. Spend the night b. Walk home c. Argue d. Continue dancing

c. Argue

An adjective to describe Tom would be ___. a. Intelligent b. Heart-Warming c. Demanding d. Kind

c. Demanding

The mansion which as a "factual imitation" of the Hotel de Ville in Normandy, belonged to __. a. Tom Buchanan b. Nick Carraway c. Jay Gatsby d. George Wilson

c. Jay Gatsby

Hulking brute who had a quick temper: a. Meyer Wolfsheim b. Daisy Buchanan c. Tom Buchanan d. Jay Gatsby

c. Tom Buchanan

Who is Meyer Wolfsheim? a. A Greek man and neighbor of Wilson who consoles him after Myrtle is killed b. A poor man content in his existence until he suspects his wife is having an affair c. A wealthy man who gained his fortune from the gold rush d. A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime

d. A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime

Nick was shocked when Catherine said Daisy could not divorce because she was__. a. Demanding b. Broke c. A fool d. Catholic

d. Catholic

The Buchanans lived at ___ on Long Island Sound. a. The Valley of Ashes b. West Egg c. New York City d. East Egg

d. East Egg

Tom's extramarital lover: a. Jay Gatsby b. Daisy Buchanan c. George Wilson d. Myrtle Wilson

d. Myrtle Wilson

The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg overlooked__. a. New York City b. East Egg c. West Egg d. The Valley of Ashes

d. The Valley of Ashes

On the night before her wedding, Daisy: a. Lost her pearls b. Was hysterical c. Danced with Gatsby d. Was drunk

d. Was drunk

Where were Nick and Tom educated? a. Princeton b. Harvard c. Duke d. Yale

d. Yale