People
Places
Gatsby
Symbols and Themes
Misc.
100

The Narrator of this novel and cousin to Daisy Buchanan

Who is Nick Carraway

100

The "new money" area where Nick and Gatsby live

what is West Egg

100

The short phrase used by Gatsby to refer to Nick through out the novel

What is "Old Sport"

100

Symbolizes Gatsby's dream and hope of a future with Daisy

What is the green light

100

The things that Gatsby has sent over to Nick's house in to large a quantity when Daisy came over for tea

What are flowers

200

They lend their name to the title of the novel, Nick's neighbor and is in love with Daisy

Who is Jay Gatsby

200

The "old money" area where Tom and Daisy live

What is East Egg

200

How Gatsby dies

What is being shot while in his swimming pool

200

their owl eyes watch over the Valley of Ashes

Dr. TJ Eckelburg

200

Jay Gatsby's real name

Who/What is James Gatz

300

Short, voluptuous, and sensual, Tom Buchanan's mistress

Who is Myrtle Wilson

300

small and filled to the brim with stuff, Tom bought it for his mistress

What is Myrtle's apartment

300

This is who kills Gatsby

Who is George Wilson

300

Representative of Gatsby's emotions changing many times throughout the novel

What is the Weather

300

The kind of car Gatsby drives

What is a Duesenburg

400

A professional golf player, briefly dated Nick and is childhood friends with Daisy Buchanan  

Who is Jordan Baker

400

cloudy, full of factories, where Myrtle and her husband live.

What is the Valley of Ashes

400

The state where Gatsby was born

What is North Dakota

400

Symbolism changes through out the book going from representing wealth and money to death and destruction

What is the color yellow
400

The party-goer plays the piano and lives in Gatsby's house

Who is Ewing Klipspringer

500

Is a mechanic by trade and is married to Myrtle with no idea she's cheating on them

Who is George Wilson

500

The greater city area that the whole novel takes place in

New York City

500

The mentor to Gatsby, whose money Gatsby was unable to claim after their death

Who is Dan Cody

500

The belief that anyone can achieve success, prosperity, and upward mobility though hard work, determination, and perseverance.

What is the American Dream

500

The city where Jordan and Daisy grew up before moving to New York

What is Louisville, Kentucky

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