Great Gatsby Test Study Guide Graded A+

What time period does the great gatsby take place? {Ans: 1920's}Why does Nick return west after Gatsby's death? {Ans: He misses his family, he wants to change jobs, and he is disgusted with the east.}What do the colors associated with Myrtle symbolize? {Ans: Her lack of taste;power}Why did George shoot Gatsby {Ans: Gatsby had killed Myrtle(so he thought)}Why is Gatsby's love for Daisy doomed to fail? {Ans: She can never live up to the idea of who Gatsby thinks she is.}Why doesn't anyone come to Gatsby's funeral? {Ans: No one really knows him}