Theme: Love (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What does viewing Gatsby as 'tragic romance' represent according to the note?
What does viewing Gatsby as 'tragic romance' represent according to the note?
A superficial reading
What backgrounds do Daisy and Gatsby represent respectively?
What backgrounds do Daisy and Gatsby represent respectively?
Old money and nouveau riche
What does Tom's observation about Gatsby's pink suit reveal?
What does Tom's observation about Gatsby's pink suit reveal?
His working-class origins
What does Tom and Daisy's marriage represent according to the note?
What does Tom and Daisy's marriage represent according to the note?
Union of mutual social advantage
What false belief does Myrtle hold about why Tom won't marry her?
What false belief does Myrtle hold about why Tom won't marry her?
Daisy is Catholic
What violent act does Tom commit against Myrtle in Chapter 2?
What violent act does Tom commit against Myrtle in Chapter 2?
Breaks her nose
What defines 'selfless love' in the novel?
What defines 'selfless love' in the novel?
Sacrificing interests for lover
How does Gatsby ultimately sacrifice himself for Daisy?
How does Gatsby ultimately sacrifice himself for Daisy?
Refuses to reveal her as driver
What metaphor does Gatsby use about Daisy's voice in Chapter 7?
What metaphor does Gatsby use about Daisy's voice in Chapter 7?
Full of money
What does Gatsby's false persona attempt to achieve?
What does Gatsby's false persona attempt to achieve?
Woo Daisy and appear upper-class
What does the green light represent for Gatsby and Daisy?
What does the green light represent for Gatsby and Daisy?
Physical and mental distance
Who represents the 'flapper' in the novel?
Who represents the 'flapper' in the novel?
Jordan
What basis does Nick and Jordan's relationship have?
What basis does Nick and Jordan's relationship have?
Curiosity, free of finance
Which relationship is the only one to survive by the novel's end?
Which relationship is the only one to survive by the novel's end?
The Buchanans' marriage
What four categories of lovers does Nick identify?
What four categories of lovers does Nick identify?
Pursued, pursuing, busy, tired