The Great Gatsby- Exam- Ch. 1-9
Questions and All Correct Answers.
What type of business had Nick Carraway's father run back in the Midwest? (Minnesota/
Wisconsin) - Answer His father ran a Wholesale Hardware business.
What advice had Nick's father given him that had to do with advantages Nick had? - Answer
The advice given to Nick by his father is to remember, "Whenever you feel like criticizing
anyone, he told me, "just remember that all people in this world haven't had the advantages
that you've had."
*Nick had advantages, Dad had successful business.*
What college did Nick attend? - Answer Yale
What college did Tom Buchanan attend? - Answer Yale
Which Egg, East Egg or West Egg, was more "fashionable" according to the narrator? - Answer
The East Egg is seen as more fashionable; born into money Daisy and Tom lived there.
On which Egg did people who had "old money" (money that had been in the family for
generations) live? - Answer The East Egg.
How are Nick Carraway and Daisy Buchanan related? Be specific. - Answer They are second
cousins, once removed.
What is your first impression of Tom, and why? - Answer My first impression of Tom was that
he is a very very rich man. I also thought he was a bad guy because he is cheating on his wife.
What is your first impression of Daisy, and why? - Answer My first impression of Daisy is that
she's a beautiful girl but annoying. She can be intelligent sometimes when she talks about
certain things, though. (Ex.) Talking about how she hopes her daughter will be a beautiful, little
fool.)
(True/False) Nick was engaged to a girl out West. - Answer False
What little secret does Jordan Baker tell Nick about Tom? - Answer She tells Nick that Tom
has some woman in New York and shushes him so she can listen to Tom and Daisy's argument.
, In what city did Daisy and Jordan grow up together? - Answer Louisville, Kentucky.
What sport had Tom excelled in that he never seemed to get past (definitely his "glory days" -
had not done anything really great since then)? - Answer Football (Played at Yale University)
Whom did Daisy hope would be a "beautiful little fool," and why might she say that? - Answer
When Daisy says that she hopes her daughter will be a "beautiful little fool" she means that she
wants her daughter to be a "fool" so that she does not understand the cruel reality that society,
at the time, valued only a woman's appearance and not her intelligence. Her daughter will also
be able to find a husband a lot easier along with money.
Nick thought, "It seemed to me that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out of the house, child
in arms - but apparently there were no such intentions in her head." What prompted him to
think this? - Answer He is disgusted that Daisy won't leave Tom because of what he has done
to her. He feels this way because he thinks marriage should be filled with love and togetherness.
When Nick went home and saw Gatsby outside he wanted to introduce himself, but Gatsby was
trembling and seemed to be stretching out his arms toward what was across the Sound? -
Answer He was stretching his arms out to a green light across the water.
(T/F) Nick was one of the few invited guests to Gatsby's parties. - Answer True
(T/F) Some people went to Gatsby's parties without ever meeting Gatsby. - Answer True
Nick claimed his virtue was being "one of the few people I have ever known." - Answer
Honest
What were two things Nick found out Jordan had done that showed she was a dishonest
person? BE SPECIFIC. - Answer - She left the top down in a car she borrowed, and it was
raining. She then lied about it.
- At Jordan's first big golf tournament there was a suggestion that she had moved her ball in the
semifinals round. A caddy retracted his statement, and another witness admitted he might have
been mistaken. (Perhaps they were paid off?)
What were the two rumors Nick heard at Gatsby's party that were unfavorable to Gatsby? -
Answer - He heard that Gatsby was a German spy during the war.
- He heard that Gatsby had killed a man.
What did they call the man who was found in Gatsby's library? - Answer Owl Eyes
Questions and All Correct Answers.
What type of business had Nick Carraway's father run back in the Midwest? (Minnesota/
Wisconsin) - Answer His father ran a Wholesale Hardware business.
What advice had Nick's father given him that had to do with advantages Nick had? - Answer
The advice given to Nick by his father is to remember, "Whenever you feel like criticizing
anyone, he told me, "just remember that all people in this world haven't had the advantages
that you've had."
*Nick had advantages, Dad had successful business.*
What college did Nick attend? - Answer Yale
What college did Tom Buchanan attend? - Answer Yale
Which Egg, East Egg or West Egg, was more "fashionable" according to the narrator? - Answer
The East Egg is seen as more fashionable; born into money Daisy and Tom lived there.
On which Egg did people who had "old money" (money that had been in the family for
generations) live? - Answer The East Egg.
How are Nick Carraway and Daisy Buchanan related? Be specific. - Answer They are second
cousins, once removed.
What is your first impression of Tom, and why? - Answer My first impression of Tom was that
he is a very very rich man. I also thought he was a bad guy because he is cheating on his wife.
What is your first impression of Daisy, and why? - Answer My first impression of Daisy is that
she's a beautiful girl but annoying. She can be intelligent sometimes when she talks about
certain things, though. (Ex.) Talking about how she hopes her daughter will be a beautiful, little
fool.)
(True/False) Nick was engaged to a girl out West. - Answer False
What little secret does Jordan Baker tell Nick about Tom? - Answer She tells Nick that Tom
has some woman in New York and shushes him so she can listen to Tom and Daisy's argument.
, In what city did Daisy and Jordan grow up together? - Answer Louisville, Kentucky.
What sport had Tom excelled in that he never seemed to get past (definitely his "glory days" -
had not done anything really great since then)? - Answer Football (Played at Yale University)
Whom did Daisy hope would be a "beautiful little fool," and why might she say that? - Answer
When Daisy says that she hopes her daughter will be a "beautiful little fool" she means that she
wants her daughter to be a "fool" so that she does not understand the cruel reality that society,
at the time, valued only a woman's appearance and not her intelligence. Her daughter will also
be able to find a husband a lot easier along with money.
Nick thought, "It seemed to me that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out of the house, child
in arms - but apparently there were no such intentions in her head." What prompted him to
think this? - Answer He is disgusted that Daisy won't leave Tom because of what he has done
to her. He feels this way because he thinks marriage should be filled with love and togetherness.
When Nick went home and saw Gatsby outside he wanted to introduce himself, but Gatsby was
trembling and seemed to be stretching out his arms toward what was across the Sound? -
Answer He was stretching his arms out to a green light across the water.
(T/F) Nick was one of the few invited guests to Gatsby's parties. - Answer True
(T/F) Some people went to Gatsby's parties without ever meeting Gatsby. - Answer True
Nick claimed his virtue was being "one of the few people I have ever known." - Answer
Honest
What were two things Nick found out Jordan had done that showed she was a dishonest
person? BE SPECIFIC. - Answer - She left the top down in a car she borrowed, and it was
raining. She then lied about it.
- At Jordan's first big golf tournament there was a suggestion that she had moved her ball in the
semifinals round. A caddy retracted his statement, and another witness admitted he might have
been mistaken. (Perhaps they were paid off?)
What were the two rumors Nick heard at Gatsby's party that were unfavorable to Gatsby? -
Answer - He heard that Gatsby was a German spy during the war.
- He heard that Gatsby had killed a man.
What did they call the man who was found in Gatsby's library? - Answer Owl Eyes
