The Great Gatsby

Question 1

Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?

Answer 1

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 2

What year was The Great Gatsby published?

Answer 2

1925

Question 3

What is the setting of The Great Gatsby?

Answer 3

Long Island and New York City during the summer of 1922

Question 4

Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?

Answer 4

Nick Carraway

Question 5

True or False: Jay Gatsby is a wealthy bootlegger.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the significance of the green light in The Great Gatsby?

Answer 6

It symbolizes Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future, particularly his desire for Daisy.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: Daisy Buchanan is married to ______.

Answer 7

Tom Buchanan

Question 8

What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize?

Answer 8

The moral and social decay resulting from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth.

Question 9

Who is Myrtle Wilson?

Answer 9

Tom Buchanan’s mistress.

Question 10

What does the color white symbolize in the novel?

Answer 10

It often represents purity and innocence, but can also imply emptiness.

Question 11

How does Gatsby acquire his wealth?

Answer 11

Through questionable means, including bootlegging.

Question 12

What is the major theme of The Great Gatsby?

Answer 12

The American Dream and its disillusionment.

Question 13

Who is Jordan Baker?

Answer 13

A professional golfer and Daisy’s friend, who becomes romantically involved with Nick.

Question 14

True or False: Gatsby’s real name is James Gatz.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What does Gatsby throw to impress Daisy?

Answer 15

Lavish parties.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The Great Gatsby is narrated in ______ person.

Answer 16

first

Question 17

What does the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg symbolize?

Answer 17

They are often interpreted as the eyes of God watching over the moral decay of society.

Question 18

Who kills Myrtle Wilson?

Answer 18

Daisy Buchanan, while driving Gatsby’s car.

Question 19

What happens to Gatsby at the end of the novel?

Answer 19

He is murdered by George Wilson.

Question 20

What is the significance of the title ‘The Great Gatsby’?

Answer 20

It reflects Gatsby’s grand persona and the American Dream’s allure, but also its ultimate emptiness.

Question 21

Who is George Wilson?

Answer 21

Myrtle’s husband and the owner of a garage in the Valley of Ashes.

Question 22

True or False: Gatsby and Daisy have a child together.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

What does Tom Buchanan represent in the novel?

Answer 23

The old money aristocracy and its sense of entitlement.

Question 24

What does Nick Carraway do for a living?

Answer 24

He works in the bond business.

Question 25

How is the American Dream portrayed in The Great Gatsby?

Answer 25

As an unattainable ideal that leads to disillusionment.

Question 26

Fill in the blank: Gatsby's mansion is located in ______.

Answer 26

West Egg

Question 27

What is the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy?

Answer 27

They were in love before Daisy married Tom, and Gatsby seeks to rekindle that romance.

Question 28

What does the character of Daisy Buchanan symbolize?

Answer 28

The superficiality and emptiness of the American Dream.

Question 29

Who is the antagonist in The Great Gatsby?

Answer 29

Tom Buchanan

Question 30

What does the party at Gatsby's mansion represent?

Answer 30

The excess and moral decay of the Jazz Age.

Question 31

True or False: Nick is ultimately critical of Gatsby's lifestyle.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What does the weather often signify in The Great Gatsby?

Answer 32

It reflects the emotional states of the characters.

Question 33

What happens to Daisy at the end of the novel?

Answer 33

She returns to Tom and leaves Gatsby behind.

Question 34

Fill in the blank: The Great Gatsby explores themes of ______.

Answer 34

class, love, and the American Dream.

Question 35

What is the significance of Gatsby's funeral?

Answer 35

It highlights the loneliness and lack of genuine friendships in his life.

Question 36

Who attends Gatsby's funeral?

Answer 36

Only a few people, including Nick and Gatsby's father.

Question 37

What does the term 'Jazz Age' refer to?

Answer 37

The period in the 1920s known for jazz music, cultural dynamism, and economic prosperity.

Question 38

What is the ultimate fate of the American Dream as depicted in The Great Gatsby?

Answer 38

It is shown to be corrupted and ultimately unattainable.

Question 39

Fill in the blank: The Great Gatsby is often considered a critique of ______.

Answer 39

the American Dream.

Question 40

What does Nick mean when he says, 'I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled'?

Answer 40

He feels both a part of and detached from the world of wealth and excess.

Question 41

Who says, 'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past'?

Answer 41

Nick Carraway

Question 42

What does the final line of the novel suggest?

Answer 42

It suggests the struggle to move forward while being haunted by the past.

Question 43

True or False: The Great Gatsby is considered a classic of American literature.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

What is the role of social class in The Great Gatsby?

Answer 44

It creates barriers between characters and influences their relationships and aspirations.