Final Test Study Guide

ENGLISH III The Great Gatsby Final test study guide

Multiple-choice and matching questions:

 The setting of the novel (the year and geographical locations, including the Valley of Ashes)  Nick’s personality traits and what he and his father consider to be a great virtue in a person  Details about Nick’s and Tom’s past  Details about Gatsby’s and Daisy’s reunion and Nick’s tea party  Gatsby’s true history (including his past with Daisy), the persona he has created for himself, and some of the rumors about him  Gatsby’s dream and everything he has done to try to fulfill that dream (including his attempts to impress Daisy)  Indications of Tom’s personality and behavior  The confrontation at the Plaza Hotel in chapter 7 as well as who is riding in which cars that day and why that is important  Tom’s relationship with Myrtle  The following possible symbols: the green light, the billboard  Indications at the end of the novel that the people in Gatsby’s life were not true friends  Nick’s final assessment of what happens that summer and his decision at the end of the novel

 Be able to identify which characters are being described in key quotes

 Be able to identify which characters speak certain key quotes

Be able to cite examples from the text to support the following themes: (short-answer responses)

 Decay  Gender roles  Violence (and disregard for others)  Class differences  Honesty  The ability to achieve the American Dream

Essay (extended) response:

 Provide a definition of the American Dream, based on the article you annotated before you read the novel. Then using details from the novel, explain how this dream was or was not available to the major characters and why (more specifically focusing on Gatsby, the Buchanans, and the Wilsons)