The Great Gatsby Flashcards
Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What year was The Great Gatsby published?
1925
What is the setting of The Great Gatsby?
Long Island and New York City during the summer of 1922
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
True or False: Jay Gatsby is a wealthy bootlegger.
True
What is the significance of the green light in The Great Gatsby?
It symbolizes Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future, particularly his desire for Daisy.
Fill in the blank: Daisy Buchanan is married to ______.
Tom Buchanan
What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize?
The moral and social decay resulting from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth.
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
Tom Buchanan’s mistress.
What does the color white symbolize in the novel?
It often represents purity and innocence, but can also imply emptiness.
How does Gatsby acquire his wealth?
Through questionable means, including bootlegging.
What is the major theme of The Great Gatsby?
The American Dream and its disillusionment.
Who is Jordan Baker?
A professional golfer and Daisy’s friend, who becomes romantically involved with Nick.
True or False: Gatsby’s real name is James Gatz.
True
What does Gatsby throw to impress Daisy?
Lavish parties.
Fill in the blank: The Great Gatsby is narrated in ______ person.
first
What does the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg symbolize?
They are often interpreted as the eyes of God watching over the moral decay of society.
Who kills Myrtle Wilson?
Daisy Buchanan, while driving Gatsby’s car.
What happens to Gatsby at the end of the novel?
He is murdered by George Wilson.
What is the significance of the title ‘The Great Gatsby’?
It reflects Gatsby’s grand persona and the American Dream’s allure, but also its ultimate emptiness.
Who is George Wilson?
Myrtle’s husband and the owner of a garage in the Valley of Ashes.
True or False: Gatsby and Daisy have a child together.
False
What does Tom Buchanan represent in the novel?
The old money aristocracy and its sense of entitlement.
What does Nick Carraway do for a living?
He works in the bond business.
How is the American Dream portrayed in The Great Gatsby?
As an unattainable ideal that leads to disillusionment.
Fill in the blank: Gatsby’s mansion is located in ______.
West Egg
What is the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy?
They were in love before Daisy married Tom, and Gatsby seeks to rekindle that romance.
What does the character of Daisy Buchanan symbolize?
The superficiality and emptiness of the American Dream.
Who is the antagonist in The Great Gatsby?
Tom Buchanan
What does the party at Gatsby’s mansion represent?
The excess and moral decay of the Jazz Age.
True or False: Nick is ultimately critical of Gatsby’s lifestyle.
True
What does the weather often signify in The Great Gatsby?
It reflects the emotional states of the characters.
What happens to Daisy at the end of the novel?
She returns to Tom and leaves Gatsby behind.
Fill in the blank: The Great Gatsby explores themes of ______.
class, love, and the American Dream.
What is the significance of Gatsby’s funeral?
It highlights the loneliness and lack of genuine friendships in his life.
Who attends Gatsby’s funeral?
Only a few people, including Nick and Gatsby’s father.
What does the term ‘Jazz Age’ refer to?
The period in the 1920s known for jazz music, cultural dynamism, and economic prosperity.
What is the ultimate fate of the American Dream as depicted in The Great Gatsby?
It is shown to be corrupted and ultimately unattainable.
Fill in the blank: The Great Gatsby is often considered a critique of ______.
the American Dream.
What does Nick mean when he says, ‘I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled’?
He feels both a part of and detached from the world of wealth and excess.
Who says, ‘So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past’?
Nick Carraway
What does the final line of the novel suggest?
It suggests the struggle to move forward while being haunted by the past.
True or False: The Great Gatsby is considered a classic of American literature.
True
What is the role of social class in The Great Gatsby?
It creates barriers between characters and influences their relationships and aspirations.
