Great Gatsby Quiz

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A-Level English (Great Gatsby) Quiz on Great Gatsby Quiz, created by izzieh on 24/04/2015.
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Question 1

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

Question 2

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Which area represents "New Money"?
Answer
  • West Egg
  • East Egg
  • The Valley of the Ashes

Question 3

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What colour is the Wilson's garage
Answer
  • Grey
  • White
  • Yellow

Question 4

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Who are these quotes about? "for a moment, I thought I loved her?" "She was incurably dishonest"
Answer
  • Myrtle
  • Jordan
  • Daisy

Question 5

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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)
Answer
  • 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

Question 6

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In what year does the story of Great Gatsby open?
Answer
  • 1912
  • 1922
  • 1932

Question 7

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What comes apart in Daisy's hands "like snow"
Answer
  • A pearl necklace from Tom
  • A letter from Gatsby
  • A tissue that Jordan has given her

Question 8

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Who is Dan Cody?
Answer
  • 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

Question 9

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In which chapter do we finally discover the truth of Gatsby's past?
Answer
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 8

Question 10

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Money & show means everything to Gatsby?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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

Question 12

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What flower is referred to in Nick's summary of Gatsby's death?
Answer
  • A daisy
  • A rose
  • An orchid
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