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Great Gatsby Quiz

Question 1 of 12

1

Which character has these quotes associated with them?
"absurd, charming little laugh", "turbulent emotions possessed her" and "beautiful white childhood"

Select one of the following:

  • Myrtle

  • Jordan

  • Daisy

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

Which area represents "New Money"?

Select one of the following:

  • West Egg

  • East Egg

  • The Valley of the Ashes

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

What colour is the Wilson's garage

Select one of the following:

  • Grey

  • White

  • Yellow

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

Who are these quotes about?
"for a moment, I thought I loved her?"
"She was incurably dishonest"

Select one of the following:

  • Myrtle

  • Jordan

  • Daisy

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

When Nick retells the story of Daisy and Gatsby's love affair, he is actually repeating Jordan's narrative version of events? Why might this matter? (tick all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Because we know Jordan is an unreliable witness - a known liar

  • Because it increases our "distance" from the "real" story - (retold by Jordan, retold by Nick, retold by Fitzgerald)

  • Because Jordan was in love with Gatsby too

  • Because it means its a story -he heard at least 5 years previously

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

In what year does the story of Great Gatsby open?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1912

  • 1922

  • 1932

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

What comes apart in Daisy's hands "like snow"

Select one or more of the following:

  • A pearl necklace from Tom

  • A letter from Gatsby

  • A tissue that Jordan has given her

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

Who is Dan Cody?

Select one of the following:

  • A crooked lawyer, who fixed the world series

  • The owl-eyed man in the library

  • The drunk who crashed his car at Gatsby's party

  • The man who Gatsby sailed off with when he was still James Gatz

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

In which chapter do we finally discover the truth of Gatsby's past?

Select one of the following:

  • Chapter 6

  • Chapter 4

  • Chapter 8

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

Money & show means everything to Gatsby?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

What attracted Gatsby to Daisy according to his telling of events? (tick all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • The fact that other men had loved her before him

  • She was amusing and open-hearted

  • Her home (and wealth)

  • The desire to annoy her parents by stealing her away

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

1

What flower is referred to in Nick's summary of Gatsby's death?

Select one of the following:

  • A daisy

  • A rose

  • An orchid

Explanation

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