Gatsby Unit Test

Question 1

gruff

Answer 1

brief and unfriendly

Question 2

husky

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hoarse or throaty

Question 3

supercilious

Answer 3

feeling or showing haughty disdain

Question 4

bouyed

Answer 4

to keep afloat or aloft

Question 5

imperceptibly

Answer 5

impossible or difficult to perceive

Question 6

wan

Answer 6

unnaturally pale or pallid

Question 7

hulking

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massive

Question 8

turbulent

Answer 8

violent, agitated or disturbed

Question 9

cynical

Answer 9

concerned with self intrests

Question 10

peremptory

Answer 10

insisting on immediate attention

Question 11

ghastly

Answer 11

causing great horror or fear

Question 12

vitality

Answer 12

the state of being strong and active

Question 13

cataracts

Answer 13

a large waterfall or an eye disease

Question 14

harlequin

Answer 14

a mute character

Question 15

credulity

Answer 15

a tendency to be too ready to believe something is true or real

Question 16

innuendo

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an allusive hint, usually suggestive

Question 17

corpulent

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fat

Question 18

loiter

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to wait without a purpose

Question 19

poignant

Answer 19

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Question 20

elicit

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to draw a reaction, answer or fact from someone

Question 21

florid

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having a red or flushed expression

Question 22

ingratiate

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to bring yourself into someones favor by pleasing them

Question 23

menagerie

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a collection of wild animals usually put on exibit

Question 24

dilatory

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slow to act

Question 25

stagnant

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showing no activity; dull or slugish

Question 26

indiscreet

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showing a great readiness to share things that should be kept private

Question 27

contingency

Answer 27

a future event that is possible but cannot be proven

Question 28

armitice

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a truce

Question 29

libertine

Answer 29

a man who indulgence himself in sensual pleasures with no moral principles

Question 30

rancor

Answer 30

bitterness or restfulness

Question 31

Red: who is red, what is reds theme

Answer 31

Tom and Gatsby are red

Theme: Lust, Passion, Love, Anger, Excitment

Question 32

Gold: Who is gold, what is golds theme

Answer 32

Daisy, Gatsby, Jordan, Old money are gold

Theme: wealth, beauty,

Question 33

Green: Who/what is green, what is golds theme

Answer 33

Gatsby or the feeling of hope is green

Theme: hope, money, envy

Question 34

White: Who is white, what is whites theme

Answer 34

Daisy is white

Theme: innocence

Question 35

Blue: who is blue, what is blues theme

Answer 35

Gatsby is blue

Theme: sadness, wisdom, power

Question 36

What is old money, new money, and no money.

Answer 36

Three classes of money. Old money are people who were born into money. New money are people who have worked for their money and can’t fit within the old money categorize. No money are people who work but cannot get out of poverty unless through marriage.

Question 37

What are the eggs

Answer 37

two land masses. east and west egg.

Question 38

what is the valley of ashes

Answer 38

the middle grey ground where people with no money live

Question 39

What are themes of The Great Gatsby

Answer 39

Discrepancy between a dream and reality
The American Dream
Class Conflict
Contrast between innocence and experience
Color

Question 40

Why is Gatsby not old money and why can he not fit in with the old money people

Answer 40

because he earn or gained his money and was not born into money. He can’t really fit in because no matter how many stories he makes up, it can’t hide the fact that was not born into money.