The Great Gatsby Quotes

The quote, "I'm glad it's a girl...I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool"

• is said by Tom and means that he is glad he can cheat because women are fools

• Is said by Nick and means that he thinks Daisy is a fool for not leaving Tom

• Is said by Daisy and means that she hopes her daughter will be a fool

• Is said by Daisy and means that at this time, Daisy didn't see any alternative futures for women other than being beautiful enough to marry a rich husband and fool enough to stay with him

"Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can" 

• Gatsby

• Tom

• George Wilson

• Meyer Wolfsheim

What is George Wilson looking out the window at when he says, "God sees everything." ?

• The ash heap

• The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg

• The green light

• Gatsby's car

Tom Buchanan was "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterwards savors of anticlimax." What does this passage mean?

• Tome was not excellent at anything

• Tom excelled so greatly in many areas at a young age that everything afterwards seems unimportant.

• Tom excelled so greatly in sports at a young age that everything afterwards seems like a letdown

• Tom was excellent at many things throughout his entire life

What is significant about Nick's invitation to Gatsby's party?

• It was written by Gatsby, himself.

• Nobody else is ever formally invited to Gatsby's parties.

• The delivery method was extravagant with flowers and confetti

• The invitation was never sent by Gatsby.

What does the green light symbolize for Gatsby?

• hopefulness, dreams, the future

• friendliness, happiness

• ambition, money

• family, ancestors

...an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her were continually smoldering....

• Daisy

• Jordan

• Myrtle

• Catherine

It was a body capable of enormous leverage – a cruel body. ”

• George Wilson

• Gatsby

• Tom

• Nick

a blond, spiritless man, anemic, and faintly handsome

• Tom

• Gatsby

• Nick

• George Wilson

inclined to reserve all judgments . . . privy to the secret griefs of wild,  unknown men

• Gatsby

• Nick

• Tom

• Daisy