1. The Great Gatsby Content and Vocabulary Review

2. ‘TGG’ Test Content
Matching
True-false
Multiple-Choice
Short Answer- Persuasive (maybe)

3. TGG Review(1)
The story is told from
this point of view

4. Who is the narrator, and why does he want to present himself as
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Who is the narrator, and why does
he want to present himself as
rational and objective?

5. He comes from this region…
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Nick’s last name is…
He comes from this region…

6. TGG Review
Nick was involved
in this war…

7. Nick moved to this ‘Egg’
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Nick moved to this ‘Egg’
on this ‘island’…

8. Jordan as they are first
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Describe Tom, Daisy, and
Jordan as they are first
seen in Chapter 1

9. What ‘gossip’ does Jordan have for Nick in reference to Tom?
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What ‘gossip’ does Jordan have for Nick in reference to Tom?

10. TGG Review
As Nick leaves the Buchanan’s for the first time, what does Daisy say to him to make them seem less ‘remote’?

11. This lies between the ‘Eggs’
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This lies between the ‘Eggs’
and New York City

12. TGG Review
Who lives in the
Valley of Ashes?

13. What does George Wilson
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What does George Wilson
do for a living?
How does Tom know
Myrtle Wilson?

14. Whose ‘eyes’ overlook the
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Whose ‘eyes’ overlook the
Valley of Ashes??

15. TGG Review
To where do Tom, Nick, and Myrtle go after they meet in the Valley of Ashes? What happens to Nick for ‘just the second time in his life’?

16. What transformation takes place with Myrtle as she arrives in NYC?
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What transformation takes place
with Myrtle as she arrives in NYC?

17. Who is Catherine? According to her why aren’t Tom and Daisy divorcing?
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Who is Catherine? According to her why aren’t Tom and Daisy divorcing?

18. Why are Tom and Myrtle fighting? What eventually happens?
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Why are Tom and Myrtle fighting? What eventually happens?

19. TGG Review
Nick meets this person (again) at the first party of Gatsby’s he attends.

20. rumors that are floating
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These are some of the
rumors that are floating
around about Gatsby.

21. Describe how Gatsby is not like the guests at his parties.
Bonus Question
Describe how Gatsby is not like
the guests at his parties.

22. Bonus Question
Who do Nick and Jordan meet in Gatsby’s library? Why is he surprised that the books are real?

23. TGG Review
Where has Gatsby seen Nick before? What name does he refer to Nick as throughout the book?

24. These are some of the cities that call Gatsby throughout the novel.
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These are some of the cities that call Gatsby throughout the novel.
What can be inferred from these
‘city’ names being used?

25. believe he possesses that most other people do not?
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What quality does Nick
believe he possesses that
most other people do not?

26. TGG Review Why does Gatsby invite Nick to lunch in New York City?
What does he show Nick to
help convince him that he
is the ‘real deal’?

27. TGG Review Who does Nick meet while having lunch with Gatsby?
What is this person’s most
noteworthy accomplishment?

28. TGG Review While at tea with Nick, what
does Jordan tell him in reference
to Gatsby and Daisy?
What does Gatsby want Nick
to do for him?

29. TGG Review
Why did Gatsby buy his
house in West Egg?

30. How does Gatsby want to thank Nick for asking Daisy to tea?
Bonus Question
How does Gatsby want to thank Nick for asking Daisy to tea?
Does Nick accept?

31. How is Gatsby dressed for his meeting with Daisy?
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How is Gatsby dressed for his meeting with Daisy?
How does their first meeting
in five years start off?

32. What can be inferred from the fact that it only took Gatsby
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What can be inferred from the
fact that it only took Gatsby
three years to earn him money
and purchase his house?

33. TGG Review
Why has the ‘significance of the green light vanished’ now that Gatsby and Daisy have reunited?

34. TGG Review
At the end of Chapter 5, Gatsby really believes his dream of five years is going to come true. Why isn’t Nick as confident?

35. This man was Gatsby’s supporter/employer/benefactor?
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This man was Gatsby’s supporter/employer/benefactor?

36. How does Nick view West Egg? How does Daisy view West Egg?
Bonus Question
How does Nick view West Egg?
How does Daisy view West Egg?

37. themselves at Gatsby’s party?
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Do Tom and Daisy enjoy
themselves at Gatsby’s party?
Why does Daisy feel compelled to return to the party as she is leaving?

38. TGG Review
After lunch at the Buchanan’s, where does the group decide to go? What hotel do they end eventually go to?

39. At lunch Tom discovers what
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At lunch Tom discovers what
about Gatsby and Daisy?

40. Daisy’s voice is full of…
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Daisy’s voice is full of…

41. While going to NYC, which characters are in which cars?
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While going to NYC, which characters are in which cars?

42. TGG Review
While stopping for gas at Wilson’s garage, what parallel discovery
does Tom make?
Why does he ‘just give’ Wilson
the car he was going to sell him?

43. TGG Review Describe what happens in the hotel room between Tom,
Gatsby, and Daisy?
What are Nick and Jordan doing?

44. After their confrontation, why does Tom let Daisy go home with Gatsby?
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After their confrontation, why
does Tom let Daisy go home
with Gatsby?

45. What happens to Myrtle Wilson, and why might George Wilson
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What happens to Myrtle Wilson,
and why might George Wilson
think Tom was responsible?

46. TGG Review
What is Tom’s reaction to Myrtle’s accident? Who does he blame, and what does he refer to him as?

47. At the beginning of Chapter 8 what can’t Nick and Gatsby
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At the beginning of Chapter 8
what can’t Nick and Gatsby
find? What does this symbolize
in terms of Gatsby’s dream?

48. Why does Michaelis believe Myrtle was running from the garage?
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Why does Michaelis believe Myrtle was running from the garage?
Why was Myrtle really running
from the garage?

49. What does Wilson find that leads him to believe his wife
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What does Wilson find that
leads him to believe his wife
was having an affair?

50. What does Wilson do at the
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What does Wilson do at the
end of Chapter 8?

51. TGG Review(9)
Why do Daisy and Wolfshiem not attend Gatsby’s funeral? From whom does Nick eventually receive a telegram?

52. What advice does Wolfshiem have for Nick in terms of ‘friendship’?
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What advice does Wolfshiem have for Nick in terms of ‘friendship’?

53. Describe how Wilson eventually finds his way to Gatsby’s house.
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Describe how Wilson eventually finds his way to Gatsby’s house.

54. Who attends Gatsby’s funeral? Why is this ironic? Why is this sad?
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Who attends Gatsby’s funeral? Why is this ironic? Why is this sad?

55. TGG Review
Upon reflection, how does Nick view this story? Where does he go to after Gatsby’s funeral, and what does he do prior to leaving?

56. When Nick sees Tom in late
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When Nick sees Tom in late
October, what does he ‘guess right’ about? Describe how Wilson eventually found his way to Gatsby’s house?