The Great Gatsby--REVIEW-- (Entire Book)

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Describe Tom Buchanan
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Married to Daisy. Large, athletic body; very wealthy; racist; bully; unfaithful
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Describe Nick Carraway
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Narrator; sees himself as non-judgmental; Gatsby's neighbor; dates Jordan Baker
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Describe Daisy Buchanan
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Nick's cousin; beautiful; rich; silly; once dated Gastby
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Describe Myrtle Wilson
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Tom's mistress; unhappy; poor; married to George Wilson
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Describe Jay Gatsby
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Rich; Possibly shady; throws huge parties; in love with Daisy
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Identify the speaker of this quote: "They're a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."
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Nick
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Identify the speaker of this quote: "...I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."
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Nick
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Identify the speaker of this quote: "I didn't want you to think I was just some nobody. You see, I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me."
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Gatsby
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Identify the speaker of this quote: "Oh, you want too much! I love you now- isn't that enough?"
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Daisy
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Identify the speaker of this quote: "By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me."
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Tom
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Identify the speaker of this quote: "He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn't told him who owned the car."
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Tom
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Identify the speaker of this quote: "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!"
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Gatsby
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What is Gatsby's real name?
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James Gatz
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What did both Gatsby and Carraway participate in?
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The Great War
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What is "West Egg"?
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The more fashionable (and tacky) of the two eggs
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Why does Gatsby buy his mansion on the West Egg?
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To be near Daisy
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Which character invents a false, romantic story about his background?
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Gatsby
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What kind of evidence does Gatsby show Nick?
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A medal from the war; picture of himself at Oxford
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Which character shoots Gatsby?
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George Wilson
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Who takes the blame for driving the car in the hit-and-run accident?
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Gatsby
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Who attends Gatsby's funeral?
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Nick and Gatsby's dad
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What is Gatsby's business?
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Bootlegging
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What college Nick Carraway attend?
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Yale
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Does Gatsby want Daisy to admit her part in Myrtle's death?
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No
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Nick arranges a meeting with which 2 characters?
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Daisy & Gatsby
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Who is driving the car when Myrtle is hit?
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Daisy
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What details does Catherine give at the inquest?
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She claims that Myrtle loved Wilson and never got into any trouble or extramarital affairs
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Describe the guests at Gatsby's parties
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They often don't know Gatsby and they are uninvited. Gatsby spends lots of $$ to entertain his guests
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Why does Gatsby love Daisy?
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He has preserved a memory of her from when they were young and in love
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What kind of woman is Myrtle Wilson?
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Poor, simple, desperate to belong to a different class; selfish
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What is the time period of the story?
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The "Roaring Twenties"
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What does Nick learn about Jordan and her golfing?
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She cheats at golf
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What college did Gatsby attend for a short time?
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Oxford
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When did Daisy meet Gatsby?
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Before the war, when they were much younger
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When does Nick leave the party in Tom & Myrtle's apartment?
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After Tom breaks Myrtle's nose
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Where is the Wilson's garage located?
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The Valley of Ashes
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Why does Tom tell Myrtle that they cannot be married?
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Daisy is Catholic- she doesn't believe in divorce
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How does George Wilson find out about his wife's affair?
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He finds the dog collar
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When Myrtle sees Jordan with Tom, what does she assume?
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That Jordan is Tom's wife
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How does George react when he learns that Myrtle has been unfaithful?
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He wants to take her away
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What color is Gatsby's car?
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It is yellow and also very unique
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Why is Nick distressed after Gatsby's funeral?
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Gatsby's friends show their disregard for him; they don't seem to care that he is dead, or even care to attend the funeral
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Who calls during the Buchanan dinner?
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Myrtle
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What does Gatsby look across to in his backyard?
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Daisy's dock
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When Nick attends his first Gatsby party, what transpires?
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Nick meets Gatsby and befriends him; asks Jordan to arrange a meeting with Gatsby & Daisy
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When does Daisy begin to cry?
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When she tours Gatsby's house
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When is Daisy finally able to meet Gatsby?
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Nick has Daisy over for lunch (Gatsby shows up)
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Gatsby seems surprised when he meets what character?
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Pammy; Tom & Daisy's daughter
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What transpires when Tom and Gatsby have a confrontation in the hotel?
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Tom gets Daisy to admit to Gatsby that she loves Tom and reveals to Daisy that Gatsby has earned his fortune through dishonest means
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The book takes place in what state in the USA?
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New York
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Why did Myrtle run?
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She thought Tom would be in the yellow car
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Why does George believe that Gatsby killed Myrtle?
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He thinks they were having an affair
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How is Gatsby introduced in the novel?
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As a mysterious character; rumors circulating about him
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What does Myrtle buy when she is out with Tom and Nick?
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A dog
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What character is also known as "The Boarder"?
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Klipspringer
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Who is a business associate of Gatsby's?
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Meyer Wolfsheim
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Who is a principal witness to the accident that killed Myrtle?
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Michaelis
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Who narrates the story?
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Nick
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What does Gatsby want from Daisy?
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He wants her to tell Tom she never loved him and leave him for Gatsby
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Where was Gatsby when he was killed?
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The pool
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Who is in the funeral procession for Gatsby?
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Nick, Gatsby's dad, and Owl Eyes
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What does Mr Gatz show Nick?
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Gatsby's list of ambitions
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What does Daisy say when she is asked about her daughter?
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That she was upset to learn she had a daughter; that if she had to have a girl, she hoped she'd be a "beautiful fool."
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The body of which character is near by the pool?
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George Wilson
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How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
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He is everything he detests, and yet, he feels that Gatsby is worth much more than the other people in the book
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Who is the one character that has actually been invited to a party at Gatsby's?
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Nick
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What does this quote from the book mean? "The vitality of his illusion had gone beyond Daisy- beyond everything."
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It means that his memory of Daisy is unrealistic; she can't possibly live up to it.
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What character fits Gatsby's dream?
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Daisy
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Who is a rich, discontented athlete?
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Jordan Baker
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Gatsby's father shows Nick a novel. Why is the novel important?
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It shows that Gatsby worked very hard to become who he was
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How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
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Daisy is Nick's cousin. Tom went to college with Nick.