The Great Gatsby Review

What does Gatsby almost break during the first nervous moments of being reunited with Daisy?

• The mantlepiece clock

• Nick's china tea cup

• The arm of the chair

• An ornament on the mantlepiece

What does Daisy say is the reason for her crying in Chapter 5?

• The beauty of Gatsby's shirts

• The size of Gatsby's house

• The way that Gatsby has changed

• The realization that she married the wrong man

What can the reader infer as to why Fitzgerald would use a paradox in the following statement?

• To show the reader that Nick is the main character and he is to be in each scene.

• To show the reader that Nick brought about comic relief to the story whenever Daisy and Gatsby were together.

• To show the reader that Nick felt less guilty as long as he was there with Daisy and Gatsby.

• To show the reader that Daisy and Gatsby used Nick's presence as a way to keep them from feeling guilty.

Why is Gatsby nervous when he meets Nick outside his house?

• He is eager for Nick to arrange a meeting with Daisy and anxious to know if he will do it.

• He is waiting for a “shipment” and wants to talk to Nick about a possible job offer.

• He is worried that he has offended Nick by encroaching on Nick's date with Jordan.

• He has just killed someone and needs Nick's help to bury the body.

How does Nick feel about Gatsby’s offer to compensate him for his help by hiring him?

• Nick is angry because he knows Gatsby is involved in illegal activities.

• Nick is offended that Gatsby is offering to pay him for his help.

• Nick appreciates the offer, but regretfully declines.

• Nick is overjoyed because he hates his current job.

Gatsby comes to Nick's house before Daisy shows up.  How is he behaving?

• Cocky and confident

• Nervous and jumpy

• Indifferent

• Joyful and upbeat

What TWO things does Gatsby send to Nick's house before the tea date?

• Champagne

• An orchestra

• Someone to cut his grass

• Cupcakes

• Flowers

What does Gatsby show Daisy?

• journal book with articles about her cut from newspapers 

• picture of his new car

• collection of ties

• pictures of him during the war

What's different about the green light in Chapter 5?

• It's shining brighter than usual.

• The mist covers it and it can't be seen.

• The light has been disabled and no longer works.

• It never existed -- it was only a figment of Gatsby's imagination.

What does Gatsby suggest when he says Daisy's voice is "full of money"?

• He suggests her marriage to Tom is built on lies and convenience.

• He suggests she is not worth of his devotion and love.

• He suggests her wealth does not show her true heart.

• He suggests her wealth is an important aspect of her true character.