Gatsby Flashcards
1
Q
Is the novel told in homodiegetic or heterodiegetic narration?
A
Homodiegetic
2
Q
What era is the novel set in?
A
The Roaring Twenties
3
Q
What does the telephone symbolise in the novel?
A
Secrecy
4
Q
Who shoots Gatsby at the end of the novel?
A
George Wilson
5
Q
Which character says “All I kept thinking about, over and over, was ‘You can’t live forever; you can’t live forever.”?
A
Myrtle
6
Q
Which character says “I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”?
A
Daisy
7
Q
Who was the man who fixed the 1919 World Series?
A
Wolfsheim
8
Q
What does Jay Gatsby symbolise as a character?
A
The American Dream
9
Q
Is West Egg old or new money?
A
New money
10
Q
Which chapter do Daisy and Tom attend Gatsby’s party for the first time?
A
Chapter 6
