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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Jordan Baker
Myrtle Wilson
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
What Does the Green Light Mean?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Class
The American Dream
Love and Marriage
Quotes By Section
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Quotes By Character
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Jordan Baker
Myrtle Wilson
Quotes By Symbol
The Green Light
The Valley of Ashes
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
Further Study
Context
Gatsby and the Jazz Age
Modernism and Realism in The Great Gatsby
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapter 8 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 8 Quiz
1
of 5
What reasons does Gatsby give for Daisy's original decision to marry Tom?
She thought Gatsby had died in the war.
She didn't think Gatsby would wait for her.
Deep down, she had always loved Tom.
Tom has good social standing and was acceptable to her parents.
2
of 5
Why does Gatsby want the gardener to wait to drain the pool?
He has never used it and wants to take a swim.
He plans on drowning himself in it.
He is planning to throw a party that evening.
He likes the way the moon reflects off of it.
3
of 5
What does Nick tell Gatsby before leaving him?
Daisy never loved Gatsby.
Gatsby is better than Daisy and her friends.
He wishes he'd stayed in Minneapolis.
Gatsby will always be his friend.
4
of 5
Why does Wilson conclude that Myrtle was killed by her lover?
Tom tells him.
Myrtle whispers this to him before she dies.
The Dr. Eckleburg billboard reveals this to him.
He is told this in a dream.
5
of 5
Who kills Gatsby?
Meyer Wolfshiem
Tom Buchanan
George Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
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