Gatsby Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
Whose birthday is it? How old is he/she turning? - Answer-It is Nick's birthday, he is turning 30.
What is the tone/mood of the scene where Daisy and Tom ate at the kitchen table? - Answer-The tone is very normal.
A. Why does Fitzgerald inser...
Gatsby Exam Questions with All
Correct Answers
Whose birthday is it? How old is he/she turning? - Answer-It is Nick's birthday, he is
turning 30.
What is the tone/mood of the scene where Daisy and Tom ate at the kitchen table? -
Answer-The tone is very normal.
A. Why does Fitzgerald insert a wedding into the texture of this scene in the hotel room?
- Answer-?
How does Gatsby's house seem to Nick during his visit? - Answer-It seems empty and
creepy.
Why does Gatsby feel "married" to Daisy? - Answer-It is because they made love
together before he went to war.
What attracts Daisy to Tom Buchanan? - Answer-Tom was strong, and her parents
approved of him.
Why does Nick say, "They're a rotten crowd...You're worth the whole damn bunch put
together"? Why is it good that he chose this moment to say this to Gatsby? - Answer-He
wants to make Gatsby feel better because he understands what Gatsby's feeling.
What ultimately happens to Gatsby? What happens to George Wilson? - Answer-
Gatsby was killed by George Wilson because George thought that Gatsby killed Myrtle.
George killed himself afterwards.
A. What is the significance of Doctor Eckleburg's eyes? - Answer-They are the eyes of
God looking down at him.
What does it show about Gatsby when he says, "what was the use of doing great things
if I could have a better time telling her what I was going to do"? - Answer-It shows that
everything he did was for her.
Why does Nick feel he is responsible for taking care of the situation? - Answer-He was
the only one that really knew Gatsby.
, What is the father's perception of his son and his son's life? - Answer-Gatsby's father,
Henry C. Gatz, was proud of his son and has a book with pictures of Gatsby and is an
old planner of his.
Why isn't Klipspringer going to attend the funeral? - Answer-He had a event in Westport
and asked Nick to send his tennis shoes.
Why is it significant that the man with owl eyed glasses is the only other person to come
to Gatsby's funeral? - Answer-Owl-Eyes is similar to the Dr. T.J. Eckleburg in which they
are both a metaphor for God. God favor Gatsby
Who is the narrator? Where is he from? - Answer-Nick Carraway, and he's from
Minnesota. He lives in East Egg.
How does Nick know Daisy? Tom? - Answer-Daisy is Nick's cousin. Tom went to Yale
with him.
What is the name of the book Tom is reading? What does this show us about him -
Answer-The Rise of the Colored Empires, it shows that he is racist because the book
has parts that are edgy and racist. He thinks whites are the best race.
Who is Jordan Baker? - Answer-Pro golfer, friends with Daisy.
Who is Gatsby? - Answer-Gatsby is Nick's neighbor in West Egg, Nick's hero.
Why does Daisy say she hoped her daughter would be a beautiful fool? - Answer-She
wants her to be a fool, so she wouldn't get hurt if her husband cheat on her.
What kind of relationship do Tom and Daisy have? - Answer-They have a broken
relationship, it has many flaws.
What and where is the "Valley of Ashes"? - Answer-Connects NYC and West Egg. Very
desolate and worn down.
Who is George Wilson? What is his wife's name? - Answer-He is the husband of Myrtle.
He owns a gas station/garage.
What is the relationship between Myrtle Wilson and Tom Buchanan? - Answer-They are
lovers and having an affair. Tom wants something different(has no problems getting
girls), and builds up his confidence.
Does Nick feel comfortable at the party in the apartment? - Answer-He feels
uncomfortable and tries to leave. He isn't allowed to leave because then Daisy would
know that Tom and Myrtle were banging.
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