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THE GREAT GATSBY TRIVIA

1) Who wrote The Great Gatsby?


Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale.

2) How many copies of The Great Gatsby were sold in the first year of publication?


In its first year, the book sold only 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure, but The Great Gatsby experienced a revival during World War II. Today it is considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.

3) What is the setting of The Great Gatsby?


Fitzgerald's masterpiece follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922.

4) Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?


If Gatsby represents one part of Fitzgerald's personality, the flashy celebrity who pursued and glorified wealth in order to impress the woman he loved, then Nick Carraway represents another part: the quiet, reflective Midwesterner adrift in the lurid East.

5) Where did Gatsby's wealth come from?


His fortune, we are told, is the result of a bootlegging business. He bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores and sold grain alcohol over the counter.

6) What is Gatsby's real last name?


Gatsby was born James "Jimmy" Gatz.

7) What color is the light at the end of Daisy's dock?


Gatsby stares obsessively at the green light, knowing that the object of his desire is just across the water.

8) What are Meyer Wolfsheim's cuff-links made from?


One of Gatsby's underworld connections, Wolfsheim wears cuff-links made from human molars.

9) Which Egg does Gatsby live in?


Tom and Daisy Buchanan are married and live in East Egg. Gatsby and Nick live in West Egg.

10) Who arranges the reunion between Daisy and Gatsby?


Nick invites Daisy to have tea at his house without telling her that Gatsby will also be there.

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