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Title: Gatsby Jeopardy


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Gatsby Jeopardy
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Round One
  • 1 point each

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  • In which decade did The Great Gatsby take place?

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  • 1920s

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  • What does Nick do for a living?

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  • Bond salesman

7
  • How does Myrtle die?

8
  • She is hit by a car

9
  • What positive character trait does Nick claim to
    have?

10
  • Honesty

11
  • What emotions does Mr. Gatz have about his sons
    death?

12
  • Sorrow, pride

13
  • Why do so many people stay away from Gatsbys
    funeral?

14
  • They have no more use for him.

15
  • What does Nick mean when he says we are borne
    back ceaselessly into the past?

16
  • We all want to return to some idyllic version of
    the past.

17
  • What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize?

18
  • Desolation, death

19
  • What does Jordans willingness to have supper
    right after Myrtle was killed reveal about her
    character?

20
  • She is cold and callous.

21
  • What does Gatsby mean when he says that any love
    Daisy had for Tom was just personal?

22
  • His idealistic love for Daisy is something deeper
    than Tom and Daisys relationship could ever be.

23
  • What do Gatsby and Nick realize they have in
    common when they first meet?

24
  • They both fought in the war.

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  • Which point of view is used to narrate the novel?

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  • First person

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  • Fitzgeralds writing style could be described as
    which of the following unemotional,
    journalistic, stream of consciousness, simple,
    poetic

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  • poetic

29
Not a Question Just note
  • Fitzgeralds works often include
    semiautobiographical events.

30
  • What did Gatsby think about Daisys past
    relationships?

31
  • They made her seem even more valuable and
    precious.

32
Round Two
  • 2 points each

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  • What word does Nick use to describe Daisy and
    Tom?
  • Concerned, adventurous, careless, lazy or loving?

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  • Careless

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  • Where is Daisy from?

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  • Louisville

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  • Which word best describes Gatsby?
  • Plain, contented, cowardly, unambitious, or
    idealistic

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  • idealistic

39
  • Why does Gatsby throw his lavish parties?

40
  • He hopes that Daisy will show up to one of them.

41
  • Why does Nick decide to return to the Middle West
    after Gatsbys death?

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  • He disagrees with the lack of morality in the East

43
  • Why does Gatsby take the blame for Myrtles death?

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  • He wants to protect Daisy.

45
  • What does Nick mean when he says that Daisys
    voice is full of money?

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  • Her voice reveals her high-social status.

47
  • What words best describe Daisy?

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  • Weak and selfish

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  • What does Nick mean when he says that Gatsby is
    left watching over nothing at Tom and Daisys
    house?

50
  • The dream he is trying to protect no longer
    exists.

51
  • Why does Gatsby try to impress Nick with his
    background?

52
  • He needs Nicks help in arranging his reunion
    with Daisy.

53
  • How does Fitzgerald use images of the heat in the
    scene at the Plaza in New York?

54
  • To add to the conflict and tension rising between
    the characters

55
  • Which literary device is illustrated by the
    statement, Gatsbys very careful about women?

56
  • Irony

57
  • What do all of the major characters except for
    George and Myrtle have in common? Theyre rich,
    they attended Princeton, they work on wall
    street, theyre from the West, or They have
    specific plans for the future.

58
  • They are all from the West.

59
  • In which war did Gatsby and Nick fight?

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  • World War I

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  • What makes Tom a hypocrite?

62
  • He condemns Gatsby and Daisy for their affair,
    but has been cheating on Daisy since they married.

63
Round Three
  • Three points each

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  • Who tells George Wilson who owns the yellow
    death car?

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  • Tom

66
  • Who is Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?

67
  • A man whose eyes are pictured in an advertisement

68
  • What does Owl Eyes find remarkable about the
    books in Gatsbys library?

69
  • They are real

70
  • Who is the only person who knows everything about
    the death car accident and everyone involved?

71
  • Nick

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  • Why wont Tom give up Daisy?

73
  • She is like one of his possessions.

74
  • Why does Tom insist that Daisy and Gatsby ride
    home together?

75
  • He wants to show Gatsby that he is confident that
    Daisy will not leave him.

76
  • What does the green light symbolize?

77
  • Gatsbys dream of success

78
  • What does Daisy represent to Gatsby?

79
  • A world that he yearns to be a part of

80
  • Why did Gatsby buy his home in West Egg?

81
  • He wanted to be able to see Daisys house.

82
  • What parallel discovery do Tom and George make
    on the day of Myrtles death?

83
  • They both find out that their wives have been
    having affairs.

84
  • What is the climax of the novel?

85
  • When Myrtle is killed by the death car

86
  • What is the Jazz Age?

87
  • An age of new wealth, prosperity and reckless
    spending

88
  • The plot of the novel is built around a series of
    what literary device?

89
  • flashbacks

90
  • What is it about Jordan Baker that annoys Nick
    the most?

91
  • Her dishonesty

92
  • Who is in attendance at Gatsbys funeral?

93
  • Nick, Mr. Gatz and Owl Eyes
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