Fitzgerald and the Roaring Twenties

Question 1

Which element of setting is present in this excerpt from The Great Gatsby?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

geography

Question 2

Which of the following is the best inference about The Great Gatsby based on the setting described in this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.

Question 3

What are some differences between the homes on East Egg and those on West Egg? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

West Egg homes imitate old styles, while East Egg homes were made when those styles were first designed.; The narrator describes his first impressions of East Egg with light, dreamy imagery and those of West Egg with dark, shadowy imagery.

Question 4

Make an inference about the story’s conflict based on the setting in this passage.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The contrast between “an eyesore” and “white palaces” suggests that the story’s conflict will be based on wealth and appearances.

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