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

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• How does Myrtle die?

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• She is hit by a car

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• What positive character trait does Nick claim to
  have?

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• Honesty

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

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• Sorrow, pride

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

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• They have no more use for him.

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

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

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• What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize?

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• Desolation, death

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

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• She is cold and callous.

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

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

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

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• 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

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Not a Question Just note

• Fitzgeralds works often include
  semiautobiographical events.

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• What did Gatsby think about Daisys past
  relationships?

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• They made her seem even more valuable and
  precious.

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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

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• Why does Gatsby throw his lavish parties?

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

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• 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

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• Why does Gatsby take the blame for Myrtles death?

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• He wants to protect Daisy.

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• 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.

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• 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• Irony

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• 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.

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• They are all from the West.

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• In which war did Gatsby and Nick fight?

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• World War I

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• What makes Tom a hypocrite?

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

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Round Three

• Three points each

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

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• Tom

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• Who is Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?

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• A man whose eyes are pictured in an advertisement

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

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• They are real

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

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• Nick

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• Why wont Tom give up Daisy?

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• She is like one of his possessions.

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

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

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• What does the green light symbolize?

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• Gatsbys dream of success

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• What does Daisy represent to Gatsby?

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• A world that he yearns to be a part of

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• Why did Gatsby buy his home in West Egg?

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• He wanted to be able to see Daisys house.

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

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

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• What is the climax of the novel?

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• When Myrtle is killed by the death car

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• What is the Jazz Age?

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• An age of new wealth, prosperity and reckless
  spending

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

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• flashbacks

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

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• Her dishonesty

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• Who is in attendance at Gatsbys funeral?

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• Nick, Mr. Gatz and Owl Eyes