The Great Gatsby - Setting

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Scottish Higher/Advanced Higher (The Great Gatsby) Higher English Test sobre The Great Gatsby - Setting, creado por Heather Taylor el 08/05/2013.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
In the 1920s, what were the values of the Midwest considered to be?
Respuesta
  • More conservative than those of the East
  • More advanced than the East
  • Simply different to those of the East

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
In the Midwestern city where their home is, how well known is Nick's family?
Respuesta
  • They are not well known
  • They have been well known for generations
  • They have has recently become very well known

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
In the Midwestern city where their home is, how well known is Nick's family?
Respuesta
  • They are not well known
  • They have been well known for generations
  • They have has recently become very well known

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
What happens to Nick as the action of the book progresses?
Respuesta
  • He decides to remain permanently in New York
  • He comes to realise that the Midwest was dull and restrictive
  • He comes to prefer the Midwest and its values to the East

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Where was Gatsby's real family home?
Respuesta
  • Chicago
  • Minnesota
  • North Dakota

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
How does West Egg compare to East Egg?
Respuesta
  • East Egg is less wealthy but more socially exclusive
  • East Egg is just as wealthy, if not wealthier, and more socially exclusive
  • East Egg is inhabited by people with 'new money' rather than 'old money'

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Who lives in a house which is described as an "imitation of some Hôtel de Ville"?
Respuesta
  • Jordan
  • Daisy and Tom
  • Gatsby

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Who lives in a house which is described as "a small eyesore"?
Respuesta
  • Nick
  • Jordan
  • Gatsby

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Where are the "eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg"?
Respuesta
  • on a large billboard
  • on the wall of George Wilson's garage
  • outside a church in the valley of ashes

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Who has furniture decorated with scenes of ladies at Versailles?
Respuesta
  • Daisy
  • Gatsby
  • Myrtle

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
What is a feature of the room at the Plaza Hotel?
Respuesta
  • It is air-conditioned
  • It is too warm with the windows open
  • It is too warm with the windows closed
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