Great Gatsby Test – Flashcards
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Who is incurably dishonest?
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Jordan Baker
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Who is incurably honest?
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Nick Carraway
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Whose voice is "full of money"?
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Daisy
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Who wants to buy Tom's car?
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George Wilson
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Who is Catherine?
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Myrtle's sister
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Who is treated like a possession by Daisy?
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Pammy, Daisy's daughter
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Who plays "Ain't We Got Fun" on the piano?
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Klipspringer
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Who is amazed by the books in Gatsby's library?
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Owl Eyes
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Who has cufflinks made of human teeth?
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Wolfsheim
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Who gives Gatsby his true education?
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Dan Cody
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Who runs a diner in the valley of ashes?
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Michaelis
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Who cannot believe his son's wealth?
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Henry C. Gatz
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Who was originally a poor boy from the Midwest?
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Jay Gatsby/James Gatz
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Is Myrtle Tom's first affair?
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No
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Does George know about the affair all along?
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No
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Why does Gatsby wait outside Daisy's window all night?
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to make sure Tom isn't abusing her
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Does Meyer Wolfsheim stand by Gatsby?
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No
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Does Nick accept Gatsby's offer and become his business partner?
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No
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Who is the author?
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Fitzgerald
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Whose name is on the billboard advertising eyeglasses?
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T.J. Eckleberg
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• Who is said to have fixed the 1919 World Series?
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Meyer Wolfsheim
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• Who is the letter from that Daisy holds onto in the bathtub?
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Gatsby
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Did Gatsby travel with Dan Cody before or after he met Daisy?
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Before
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Who experiences a growth in moral perception by the end of the novel?
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Nick
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Which character is most like Gatsby in his devotion to a wasted cause?
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George Wilson
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• While Gatsby is standing guard outside her house after the car accident, Daisy is doing what?
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Conspiring with Tom to leave the whole "mess" for someone else to clean up
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By the way Daisy acts in the hotel confrontation scene, it's obvious that she DID or DID NOT really intend to tell Tom she was having an affair with Gatsby?
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Did not
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Why does Nick return to the Midwest?
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It seems more capable of standing at "moral attention" than the East, and he's tired of the recklessness and superficiality he's experienced in the East
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Where do Daisy and Tom live?
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east egg
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How old is Nick at the end of the novel?
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30 yr old
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What does Nick do professionally?
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he is a bonds man
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What is the difference in the East Egg and West Egg societies?
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east is higher class
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Where does Gatsby live?
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west egg, across the bay from daisy
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How did Gatsby make his money?
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he was a boot legger
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Did Tom ever sell his car to Wilson?
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no
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How do Nick and Gatsby know each other?
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their neighbors
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Where do they first meet? (Nick and Gatsby)
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gatsbys party
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What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize?
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excess
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What does the green light on Daisy's dock symbolize?
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Hopes and dreams, new world
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Who was actually driving during the car accident that killed Myrtle Wilson?
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Daisy
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What does Henry Gatz carry in his wallet?
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pic of house
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What sport did Tom play in college?
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football
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Who and what is on the billboard near the gas station?
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a sighn for Dr. T.F Eclklerberg (Glasses)
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Why does Myrtle run out into the road?
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She thought Tom was driving the car, running from wilson
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What character seems similar to Gatsby in his devotion to a wasted cause?
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wilson
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As a result of his association and experience with Gatsby, what does Nick learn?
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more morally preciptive
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Who told Wilson that Gatsby owned the yellow car?
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tom buncannan
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How does Wilson die?
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he shoots himself
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Why did Daisy marry Tom instead of Gatsby?
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gatsby was poor @ the time , rich girls dont marry poor guys
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After they get home, what is Daisy interested in doing after the hotel confrontation and Myrtle's death?
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She wants to get away with tom
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What does Nick conclude about Tom and Daisy at the end of the novel?
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they are selfish people
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What golf detail shows us that Jordan is dishonest?
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she cheats at golf
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What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?
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looking across the bay @ the green light
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Why does Gatsby fire most of his servants?
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They spread rumors about him and him and daisy.
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"They're a rotten crowd...You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."
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Nick Corroway
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"I thought he knew something about breeding but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe."
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Myrtle Wilson
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"Her voice is full of money."
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Jay Gatsby
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"These people! You have to keep after them all the time."
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Myrtle Wilson
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"They were careless people...they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness...and let other people clean up the mess they made..."
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Nick Corroway
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"Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can!"
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Jay Gatsby
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"I like her, I think she's lovely."
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Daisy Buchanan
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"I'm one of the few honest people I have ever known."
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Nick Corroway
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"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
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Mayer Woffshein
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"Sophisticated—God, I'm sophisticated!"
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Daisy Buchanan
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"Well, I met another bad driver, didn't I? I mean it was careless of me to make such a wrong guess. I thought you were a rather straightforward, honest person. I thought it was your secret pride."
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Jordan Baker
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"That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust in your eyes just like he did in Daisy's...."
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Tom Buchanan
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Who attends Gatsby's Funeral?
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Nick And Henry Gats
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Supercilious
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proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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Wan
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having a pale or sickly color; pallid
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Intimation
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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Contiguous
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sharing a common border; touching
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Languid
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lacking energy; indifferent; slow
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Permeate
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to spread throughout, saturate
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Vehement
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violent, passionate
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Corpulent
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fat; having a large, bulky body
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Sporadic
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happening occasionally; not regularly
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Elicited
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draw forth, evoke, brought out
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Denizen
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an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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Reproach
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to blame for something; a disgrace
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Nebulous
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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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Laudable
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praiseworthy; commendable
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Perturb
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to trouble, make uneasy
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Diliatory
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to dilly dally
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Tumult
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uproar; noise
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Vicarious
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substitute
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Rancor
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bitterness; hatred
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Garrulous
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talkative, rambling
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Incoherent
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without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling
