The Great Gatsby
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Themes
All Themes
The Roaring Twenties
The American Dream
Class (Old Money, New Money, No Money)
Past and Future
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Daisy Buchanan
Jordan Baker
Symbols
All Symbols
The Green Light and the Color Green
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
The Valley of Ashes
East and West
Gatsby's Mansion
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Alliteration
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Foreshadowing
Frame Story
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
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What advice from Nick does Gatsby reject during their breakfast conversation the morning after Myrtle's death?
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To forget Daisy and leave Long Island
To confront Tom Buchanan about his marriage to Daisy
To find someone new to love
To win Daisy back by really showing off his wealth
Why does Gatsby ask the gardener to wait before draining the pool?
2 of 6
Gatsby wants to host another party before summer ends
Gatsby plans to use the pool for the first time that summer
Gatsby needs to clean the pool before draining it
Gatsby wants to impress Daisy with the pool
What aspect of Gatsby's life did Nick respect, despite his disapproval of Gatsby's lifestyle?
3 of 6
The way that Gatsby treated his employees
Gatsby's distaste for socializing
The purity of Gatsby's dream
Gatsby's ability to get things done
Why did Wilson suspect the man driving the car that killed Myrtle was her lover?
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Because Myrtle had mentioned the man's name before
Because the car belonged to someone he knew
Because Myrtle ran out to meet the car
Because he had seen them together earlier
What does Wilson's inability to distinguish an advertisement from God symbolize in the context of the Roaring Twenties?
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The tension between old and new money
The materialism and consumerism of the era
The decline of religious values
The rise of the advertising industry
How are Gatsby and Wilson found after Gatsby goes for a swim?
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Gatsby is found shot dead in his pool, and Wilson's dead body is close by in the grass
Gatsby is found unconscious in his pool, and Wilson is found shot dead nearby
Gatsby and Wilson are both found alive but injured near the pool
Gatsby is found shot dead in his pool, and Wilson is found hiding nearby
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