REVIEW AND QUIZ OVER THE GREAT GATSBY FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH
STUDENTS Julia Keller EDCI 270 Project 3
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TARGET AUDIENCE: 9 th or 10 th grade High School Students who
have read The Great Gatsby in class.
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LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: In class work. Once the unit on The Great
Gatsby is done, the class will go to a computer lab to do this
overview.
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INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: Given that a student has read The
Great Gatsby and given a PowerPoint review of the characteristics
and quotes about and by the main characters, individual students
will be able to match the characters with their characteristics and
quotes in a multiple choice format on those materials with 100%
accuracy.
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INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: Given that a student has read The
Great Gatsby and given a PowerPoint review of the vocabulary
throughout the novel with definitions and example sentences from
the novel, individual students will be able to match those vocab
words into new example sentences in a multiple choice format with
100% accuracy.
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THE GREAT GATSBY REVIEW In this review we will go over
characters and vocabulary of The Great Gatsby. After the review,
there will be a quiz, so pay attention!!
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BUTTONS: These are the main buttons that you will encounter
throughout this review. Any other buttons will be explained as they
appear. ~ Takes you back to the menu. ~will take you back to the
last page you were viewing ~will take you to the next page
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MAIN MENU:
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VIDEOS: Remember that since this is so short and uses humor it
does not cover everything, but it should remind you of some of the
big events from the novel.
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EXTRA VIDEO: This video introduces The Great Gatsby by
over-viewing the first chapter and mentioning some themes that go
throughout the book.
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EXTRA VIDEO: This video overviews various topics in The Great
Gatsby, pay special attention to what Green says about the symbols
in the book.
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CHARACTERS: Click on each character to see their page. When you
are done, take the Practice Quiz. Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Daisy
Buchanan Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker
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JAY GATSBY
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Quote: "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across
the bay... You always have a green light that burns all night at
the end of your dock." (about Daisys house)(pg 98) The green light
is a very significant symbol throughout the novel, Gatsby sometimes
watches it at night.
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Quote: Just tell him the truththat you never loved himand its
all wiped out forever (to Daisy about Tom)(pg 139) Gatsby wants
Daisy to have never loved Tom in order for his fantasy to be
perfect, but this is not the case. Daisy admits that she did love
Tom for a time.
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NICK CARRAWAY
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Quote: I was a guide, a pathfinder, an original settler. (about
himself)(pg8) This is right after Nick moves to West Egg. He is
asked directions by a newcomer and this makes him really feel like
a part of the community.
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Quote: "Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the
cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest
people that I have ever known." (pg 64) This shows that we can
trust the impressions that Nick gives us of the other characters.
Honesty is an important quality in a narrator.
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DAISY BUCHANAN
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Quote: I hope shell be a fool thats the best thing a girl can
be in this world, a beautiful little fool. (Daisy about her
daughter)(pg 21) This shows Daisys attitude toward womens place in
her society. She lives a superficial life and realizes that if a
girl is foolish she may never realize how little power she has over
her life.
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Quote: It makes me sad because I've never seen suchsuch
beautiful shirts before. (pg 98) Daisy bursts into tears in this
memorable scene where Jay is showing Nick and Daisy his huge
wardrobe. But do you think she is really crying over the
shirts?
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TOM BUCHANAN
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Quote: It was a body capable of enormous leverage a cruel body.
(Nick about Tom)(pg 11) This shows how Nick sees Tom as a human
being. Rough around the edges, Tom is not a very loving person. He
does not like to be called out on his size, as exemplified in one
of his conversations with Daisy.
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Quote: I told him[George] the truthHe came to the door while we
were getting ready to leave (pg 187) This shows the sad truth of
how George found out who supposedly hit his wife. Tom did not have
all of the information correct, however, and told George that it
was Jay Gatsby who was driving the car.
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JORDAN BAKER
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Quote: She wasnt able to endure being at a disadvantage (Nick
about Jordan)(pg 63) Jordan really likes to be the best at
everything, and is willing to cheat to do so.
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Quote: I couldnt have talked to her across a teatable that day
if I never talked to her again in this world (Nick about Jordan)(pg
163) In the end, even though Nick had liked Jordan for awhile, her
actions led to him truly disliking her.
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PRACTICE CHARACTER QUIZ:
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about how Nick describes himself at the
very beginning of the novel.
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CORRECT! Nick even goes so far as to say that he has the virtue
of honesty in his description of himself.
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PRACTICE CHARACTER QUIZ:
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Remember how George was actually misinformed
about who was driving the car that hit his wife? Who was it that
told him it was Gatsby?
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CORRECT! Tom was the one who told George that Gatsby was
driving the car that hit Myrtle. This was not actually the truth,
however, and led to some nasty consequences.
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PRACTICE CHARACTER QUIZ:
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Remember to choose the quality that does not
apply to Daisy.
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CORRECT! Daisy actually did love Tom at a point in time, and
this was a point of contention for Gatsby, who wanted the opposite
to be true. You have completed the Practice Character Quiz!
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VOCABULARY: Feign: (V.) -to imitate deceptively; to make
believe; pretend. (pg 5) frequently I have feigned sleep [] when I
realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was
quivering on the horizon Strident: (Adj.) -having a shrill,
irritating quality or character. (pg 40) each time I tried to go I
became entangled in some wild strident argument Permeate: (V.) -to
pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores;
to be diffused through; pervade; saturate. (pg 44) The bar is in
full swing and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the
garden
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VOCABULARY: Jaunty: (Adj.) -easy and sprightly in manner or
bearing. (pg 84) this clean, hard, limited person who dealt in
universal skepticism and who leaned back jauntily just within the
circle of my arm. Serf: (N.) -a slave, a person in bondage or
servitude.(pg 93) Americans, while occasionally willing to be
serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry. Laudable:
(Adj.) -deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable. (pg 103) This
was his day off and with laudable initiative he has hurried out to
see.
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VOCABULARY: Tumult: (N.) -uproar; disorder; highly distressing
agitation of mind or feeling. (pg 132) The prolonged and tumultuous
argument that ended by herding us into that room eludes me In
cahoots: (Phrase) -in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy.
(pg 162) as if wed been in estatic cahoots on that fact all the
time. Borne: (V.) carried. (pg.189) So we beat on, boats against
the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
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PRACTICE VOCABULARY QUIZ:
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about how much noise and confusion
there would be surrounding a car accident, and maybe George thought
that Nick was working with someone else to hurt Myrtle. What words
fit into those slots?
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CORRECT! Tumult is a word that is similar to uproar, and to be
in cahoots with someone is like being their partner.
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PRACTICE VOCABULARY QUIZ:
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about it this way: The people were like
slaves to their extravagant lifestyles. What is another word for
slave?
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CORRECT! A serf is like a slave or someone who is under someone
elses control.
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PRACTICE VOCABULARY QUIZ:
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! The parties annoyed Daisy, and she did not
think that the party-guests were very good people. What is another
way to say that?
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CORRECT! Strident means shrill and you would think someone was
laudable if you were proud of their actions. You have finished the
Practice Vocabulary Quiz!
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QUIZ At any time during the quiz, you can stop and go back to
the Main Menu if you need to review again, but you will have to
start the quiz over. Are you sure you want to start the Quiz??
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Pick the one that does not apply to
Gatsby.
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CORRECT! Gatsby could not have made that statement, which is So
we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into
the past. Nick wrote that as a closing statement that reflects on
the seemingly unchangeable human nature of always looking into the
past.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about which does not apply to Nick. He
states all of these things about himself except for one, which he
negates in the novel.
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CORRECT! Nick did not know Gatsby, though they did end up being
friends, and Gatsby often talked to him like he was an old
friend.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about which one does not apply to
Daisy.
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CORRECT! Daisy did say that she loved Tom for awhile, which did
not make Gatsby very happy because he only wanted her to have ever
loved him.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Which one does not apply to Tom? One of the
traits actually applies to Nick.
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CORRECT! Nick was the one who said that he was a guide, a
pathfinder, an original settler after giving directions to a man on
the road.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Which does not apply to Jordan? Think about
how Nick portrays her at the end of the novel.
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CORRECT! Jordan is actually pretty cold to people because of
her elitist attitude.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Remember when people were fighting about who
Daisy was in love with? Who would have made that statement?
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CORRECT! Jay Gatsby was trying to get Daisy to say that she
never loved Tom, but that was not true.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about when this happened in the book?
Whose shirts is the speaker talking about?
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CORRECT! Daisy started crying when Gatsby was showing her and
Nick the shirts from Gatsbys closet. Though it may not have
actually been the shirts that she was so upset about.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about who it was that was actually
misinformed about who was driving the car that hit the woman? Who
was it that told that man that it was Gatsby?
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CORRECT! Tom was the one who told George that Gatsby was
driving the car that hit Myrtle. This was not actually the truth,
however, and led to some nasty consequences.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Nick was not actually interested in the
conversations, since they annoyed him. And there were party guests
all over Gatsbys property. What vocab words fit in those
slots?
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CORRECT! Feigned is similar to faking, strident conversations
would be shrill and annoying. For guests to permeate the
atmosphere, there would have to be a lot of them, just like at
Gatsbys parties.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Gatsby acts like he is happy even though he
is not always so on the inside. Some people would be very impressed
by his actions under such circumstances even though he needs his
money in order to continue his lifestyle as it is. What vocab words
make sense in that context?
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CORRECT! Jaunty is easy and springy, laudable means worthy of
praise, and it could be said that Gatsby and some of the other
characters in the book were like serfs, or slaves, to their
money.
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN! Think about how much noise and confusion
there would be surrounding a car accident, maybe George thought
that Nick was working with someone else to hurt Myrtle, and Gatsby
took the blame for it all. What words fit into those slots?
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CORRECT! Tumult is a large amount of disorder or an uproar, to
be in cahoots is like to be a partner with someone, and borne means
to be carried.
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CONGRATULATIONS!! You have successfully completed the
Quiz!
