The Great Gatsby Unit Exam

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

Catherine (Myrtle's sister)

Who is driving the "death car"?

Daisy

Who said, "All right...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

Who said, "I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated- God, I'm sophisticated!"

Daisy

Who said, "Id like to get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around."

Daisy

What or who was Gatsby's main dream?

Daisy- be rich and successful so she'd marry him

T or F At his party, Gatsby introduces Tom as "the golfer."

False

T or F Attendance at Gatsby's parties is by invitation only.

False

T or F Gatsby and Nick go into business together

False

T or F Gatsby changed his name when he was 15.

False

T or F Gatsby lives in East Egg

False

T or F Gatsby's party goes always behaved themselves very well

False

T or F Meyer Wolfsheim is a magazine publisher

False

T or F Michaelis tells George Wilson that Gatsby is the owner of the "death car"

False

T or F Nick Carraway comes from a family of poor farmers

False

T or F Nick meets Tom's mistress during a wedding at the Plaza

False

T or F Nick's occupation is a magazine writer in New York

False

T or F The story switches narrators between Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan

False

T or F When Wilson learns that it was actually Daisy who killed his wife, he stalks Daisy in Chicago.

False

T or F. East Egg is inhabited by by people who are considered the "new rich"

False

T or F With the exception of Nick, Gatsby's father, and the minister, no one attends Gatsby's burial.

False- Owl Eyes went also.

T/F Daisy and Tom live in West Egg

Fase

Who said, "Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can!"

Gatsby

Who said, "I'm sorry about the clock."

Gatsby

Who said, "It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me."

Gatsby

Who said, I'm going to tell you something about my life. I don't want you to get a wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear."

Gatsby

Who said: I've got something to tell you, old sport.

Gatsby

The green light is a symbol for...

Gatsby's hopes and dreams

Who said, "When are you going to sell me that car?"

George WIlson

Who said: God knows what you've been doing...You may fool me, but you can't fool God

George Wilson

Who said: and now she's going whether she wants to or not. I'm going to get her away.

George Wilson

The "eyes" represent

God watching the moral decay of the 1920s

What is Meyer Wolfsheim's claim to fame?

He rigged the 1919 World Series

Who said, "Jimmy was bound to get ahead."

Henry Gatz

Gatsby's real name is

James Gatz

What is Jay Gatsby's real name?

James Gatz

Who said, "He wants her to see his house...and your house is right next door."

Jordan

Who said, "Tom's got some woman in New York."

Jordan Baker

Who said: It takes two to make an accident. I don't like careless people. That's why I like you.

Jordan Baker

Who said: The rich get richer, and the poor get- children...

Klipspringer

What is the setting of the book?

Long Island Sound, New York, 1922

Daisy is from

Louisville

Who said, "Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to."

Myrtle

Who said, "He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn't keep my eyes off him..."

Myrtle

Who said, "I married him because I thought he was a gentleman."

Myrtle

Who said, "I'd like to get one of those police dogs."

Myrtle

Why does Tom become angry during the apartment party?

Myrtle is constantly talking about Daisy.

Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby

Nick

Who said, "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Nick

Who said, "you're rude. Daisy's sitting in there all alone."

Nick

Who said, "I decided to go east and learn the bond business. Everybody I knew was in the bond business, so I supposed it could support one more single man."

Nick Carraway

Who said, you're worth the whole damn bunch put together

Nick Carraway

Who said: "I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library."

Owl Eyes

Why does Nick call Tom and Daisy "careless people"?

They destroy people and things and use their wealth to shield them from the repercussions

Civilization's going to pieces...It's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things.

Tom

Who breaks Myrtle's nose?

Tom

Who said, "When I saw the box of dog biscuits...I sat down and cried like a baby..."

Tom

At the end of the novel, Daisy chooses to be with

Tom Buchanon

T or F Daisy is driving the car that kills Myrtle Wilson

True

T or F Daisy seems especially impressed by Gatsby's shirts.

True

T or F Gatsby inherits 25,000 from Cody, but never receives it

True

T or F Meyer Wolfsheim is a gangster

True

T or F Nick rents a house in West Egg.

True

T or F One of Jordan's faults is that she is dishonest

True

T or F Tom reads books about the decline of civilization

True

T or F Wilson thinks T.J. Eckleburg is God

True

T or F at the end of the novel, Nick finally has the strength to confront Tom

True

T or F: George Wilson owns a garage

True

T/F Nick sees Gatsby physically reaching out for the green light.

True

T/F The story, which was published in 1925, is set in 1922.

True

What lies halfway between East and West Egg?

Valley of Ashes

Where is Gatsby's mansion located?

West Egg

When does Tom realize that there is a definite relationship between Daisy and Gatsby

When Daisy asks Gatsby to come to New York.

Who said, He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?"

Wolfsheim

Who said: Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead

Wolfsheim

What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?

a billboard

How is the true story of Gatsby's life revealed

a report comes to Gatsby's home and interviews him. Thereafter, the rumors about Gatsby's past are compared by the narrator to the true events of Gatsby's life.

How does George Wilson view the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

as the eyes of God

Gatsby's reunion with Daisy takes place

at Nick's house

the time of year at the end of the novel is

autumn

T or F Gatsby's father refuses to attend the funeral of his son.

false

T or F Tom feels guilty about his role in Gatsby's murder.

false

T or F. The Great Gatsby is told in third person narration

false

Jordan Baker is a champion in what sport?

golf

Nick refers to Gatsby's personality as

gorgeous

Myrtle was initially attracted to Tom because

he dressed expensively

What plan does George reveal to Tom when they stop for gas?

he is moving Myrtle out west

What part had Tom played in Gatsby's death?

he told Wilson whose car hit Myrtle

George murdered Gatsby because

he was crazy, he thought Gatsby killed Myrtle, and he thought Gatsby was having an affair with Myrtle

Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made of

human teeth

What request does Gatsby make of Nick through Jordan?

invite Daisy to tea at Nick's house

Jordan Baker

is a friend of Daisy's, plays golf, gossip

After Daisy came to Gatsby's house, the green light

lost significance

Gatsby told Nick that Daisy's voice was full of

money

The novel begins in the...

present and goes back to the past

What happened to Myrtle?

she is hit by Gatsby's car

Gatsby's reaction to actually seeing Pamy was one of...

surprise

Gatsby recognizes Nick because...

they fought in the same battle in WWI

Why did Gatsby buy his house?

to be near Daisy Buchanan

Tom Buchanan investigates Gatsby's business dealings

to destroy Gatsby as a rival for Daisy's attention