Why me!?
The reason Nick gives for going East after the war.
What is his restlessness and to learn the bond business?
"Now [Tom] was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a ________ manner."
What is "supercilious"?
In the opening pages, Nick describes himself and Gatsby as having this virtue.
What is hope?
This character says, "I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life."
Who is Nick?
Rumor has it that Gatsby's wealth comes from this illegal practice.
What is bootlegging?
The reason Gatsby gives for why his big request must come through Jordan Baker.
What is because she is "a great sportswoman, you know, and she'd never do anything that wasn't all right"?
"There was a _______ about her movements as if she had first learned to walk upon golf courses on clean, crisp mornings."
What is "jauntiness"?
Gatsby's first communication with Nick takes this unusual form.
What is an invitation to Gatsby's party?
This character says, "I hate careless people. That's why I like you."
Who is Jordan Baker?
Despite having a casual affair with a woman at work, Nick at first avoids a relationship with Jordan for this reason.
What is because of his pre-existing relationship with an old friend back home?
The reason Gatsby gives for telling Nick his life story.
What is "I didn't want you to think I was just some nobody"?
"This is a valley of ashes--a _______ farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and ______ gardens."
What are "fantastic" and "grotesque"?
Nick uses these words to describe the way Gatsby's smile makes him feel.
What is understood, believed in, and giving a good impression?
This character says, "Gatsby's very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend's wife."
Who is Mr. Wolfshiem? BONUS Q: What reaction from Gatsby later in the scene suggests that Wolfshiem's endorsement is not accurate?
This first story from Mr. Wolfshiem gives us reason to question Gatsby's taste in friends.
What is the night Rosy Rosenthal was shot?
The reason that Gatsby's "count of enchanted objects had diminished by one."
What is because Daisy's presence makes the green light irrelevant?
Gatsby's upper class formality and manners could be expressed by this vocab word.
What is "punctilious"?
This impressive and respectable but alleged aspect of Gatsby's life is mentioned by Jordan, Gatsby, and Mr. Wolfshiem.
What is, that he went to Oxford?
Complete the following quote: "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that . . ."
What is "all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had"?
Nick enters a relationship with Jordan despite describing her with these two terms.
What are incurably dishonest and careless?
The reason Nick gives for turning down Gatsby's job offer.
What is "because the offer was obviously and tactlessly for a service to be rendered"?
"[Gatsby] stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a _______ way, and [. . .] I could have sword he was trembling."
What is "curious"?
This observation from Nick gives Gatsby the courage to go back into the living room and talk with Daisy alone.
What is that Daisy is embarrassed too?
The context in which Nick says, "under different circumstances that conversation might have been one of the crises of my life."
What is Gatsby offering him a shady job (quick, easy money in a confidential side hustle)?
DAILY DOUBLE! When Gatsby says it took three years to earn the money to buy his mansion, Nick's response prompts this incoherent explanation.
What is that he lost his inherited wealth in "the panic of the war" and then earned it back in the drug and oil businesses?