The Great Gatsby - Entire
Book!| Questions and Answers
(Graded A)
Where did Nick graduate from ? - ANSWER - Yale
When did Nick come to West Egg? - ANSWER - In summer of 1922
Why did he move to West Egg ? - ANSWER - To get into bond business
Where are the twin villages of East Egg and West Egg located? - ANSWER - Twenty
miles from the New York city
Who is Nick's Cousin ? - ANSWER - Daisy
Who is the main protagonist ? - ANSWER - Jay Gatsby
Why does Gatsby throw lavish parties ? - ANSWER - Hoping that daisy would meet
him one day.
Tom Buchanan - ANSWER - Daisy's immensely wealthy husband. He is an arrogant,
hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism, and he
never even considers trying to live up to the moral standard he demands from those
around him.
To Nick's astonishment, the man who shares wartime memories with him and invites
him to fly a hydroplane turns out to be - ANSWER - Jay Gatsby
what favor does Gatsby ask Nick ? - ANSWER - To arrange a reunion with Daisy
, Gatsby's real name - ANSWER - James Gatz
Setting of the story - ANSWER - The wealthy Long Island communities of West Egg
and East Egg (both fictional), about 20 miles east of Manhattan. Author Fitzgerald
once lived on Long Island in the village of Great Neck, Nassau County, on the north
shore of the island.
Climax in Great Gatsby - ANSWER - The climax of the novel occurs during an
argument between Gatsby and Buchanan over Daisy, who admits that she once
loved Tom. Gatsby says he wants to speak to Daisy alone, but Daisy immediately
says "Even alone I can't say I never loved Tom."
Point of view - ANSWER - Nick Carraway tells the story in first-person point of view.
In describing and analyzing the characters, he sometimes relies on second-hand
information, or hearsay, that he is unable to verify.
Gatsby's past - ANSWER - Gatsby was born on a North Dakota farm, and though he
attended college at St. Olaf's in Minnesota, he dropped out after two weeks,
loathing the humiliating janitorial work by means of which he paid his tuition
Where does Nick first meet Jordan ? - ANSWER - At Daisy and Tom's house.
Tom Buchanan girlfriend - ANSWER - Myrtle Wilson
Main theme behind Great Gatsby - ANSWER - Death of the American Dream.
The green light symbolism - ANSWER - First discovered by Nick, when he watches
Gatsby standing on his lawn watching a green light coming off from the dock. he
green light represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby associates
it with Daisy.
The Eyes of Doctor TJ eckleburg - ANSWER - Are the eyes on a billboard described
by Nick as big blue. These eyes can be interpted for the eyes of god watching over
the city.
Book!| Questions and Answers
(Graded A)
Where did Nick graduate from ? - ANSWER - Yale
When did Nick come to West Egg? - ANSWER - In summer of 1922
Why did he move to West Egg ? - ANSWER - To get into bond business
Where are the twin villages of East Egg and West Egg located? - ANSWER - Twenty
miles from the New York city
Who is Nick's Cousin ? - ANSWER - Daisy
Who is the main protagonist ? - ANSWER - Jay Gatsby
Why does Gatsby throw lavish parties ? - ANSWER - Hoping that daisy would meet
him one day.
Tom Buchanan - ANSWER - Daisy's immensely wealthy husband. He is an arrogant,
hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism, and he
never even considers trying to live up to the moral standard he demands from those
around him.
To Nick's astonishment, the man who shares wartime memories with him and invites
him to fly a hydroplane turns out to be - ANSWER - Jay Gatsby
what favor does Gatsby ask Nick ? - ANSWER - To arrange a reunion with Daisy
, Gatsby's real name - ANSWER - James Gatz
Setting of the story - ANSWER - The wealthy Long Island communities of West Egg
and East Egg (both fictional), about 20 miles east of Manhattan. Author Fitzgerald
once lived on Long Island in the village of Great Neck, Nassau County, on the north
shore of the island.
Climax in Great Gatsby - ANSWER - The climax of the novel occurs during an
argument between Gatsby and Buchanan over Daisy, who admits that she once
loved Tom. Gatsby says he wants to speak to Daisy alone, but Daisy immediately
says "Even alone I can't say I never loved Tom."
Point of view - ANSWER - Nick Carraway tells the story in first-person point of view.
In describing and analyzing the characters, he sometimes relies on second-hand
information, or hearsay, that he is unable to verify.
Gatsby's past - ANSWER - Gatsby was born on a North Dakota farm, and though he
attended college at St. Olaf's in Minnesota, he dropped out after two weeks,
loathing the humiliating janitorial work by means of which he paid his tuition
Where does Nick first meet Jordan ? - ANSWER - At Daisy and Tom's house.
Tom Buchanan girlfriend - ANSWER - Myrtle Wilson
Main theme behind Great Gatsby - ANSWER - Death of the American Dream.
The green light symbolism - ANSWER - First discovered by Nick, when he watches
Gatsby standing on his lawn watching a green light coming off from the dock. he
green light represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby associates
it with Daisy.
The Eyes of Doctor TJ eckleburg - ANSWER - Are the eyes on a billboard described
by Nick as big blue. These eyes can be interpted for the eyes of god watching over
the city.
