Characters
Narrator of The Great Gatsby
Who is Nick Carraway?
Nick first meets Gatsby at this type of social event in Chapter 3
What is a party?
"I thought you knew, old sport. I'm afraid I'm not a very good host."
Who is Jay Gatsby?
This is a common nickname for the 1920's
What is The Roaring Twenties?
This area of Long Island is associated with new money.
What is West Egg?
Tom Buchanans lover
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
Gatsby asks Nick to arrange this event with this character.
What is tea with Daisy?
“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
This nationwide ban on the sale, production, and transportation of alcohol began in 1920 and lasted until 1933.
What is Prohibition?
This is where George and Myrtle Wilson live
The Valley of Ashes
This character is described as “incurably dishonest”
Who is Jordan Baker?
Gatsby tells Nick he is from this wealthy Midwestern City.
What is San Francisco?
"I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe."
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
This music genre, characterized by improvisation and syncopation, became the soundtrack of the 1920s.
What is Jazz?
Gatsby’s mansion is located next to this important body of water, which separates East Egg and West Egg.
What is the Long Island Sound?
Nick's neighbor in West Egg
Who is Jay Gatsby?
Tom breaks this body part of Myrtle Wilson
What is her nose?
"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."
Who is Nick Carraway?
This was the name given to the fashionable young women of the 1920s
What is Flappers?
This is a symbolic landmark within the Valley of Ashes
What is the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg?
Who is Meyer Wolfshiem?
Gatsby shows these two items as proof of his past.
What is a medal from Montenegro and a picture from Oxford?
"Finest Specimens of human molars."
This term describes the fear or hatred of foreigners, which led to restrictive immigration laws like the Immigration Act of 1924 during the 1920s.
What is xenophobia?
Daisy and Tom Buchanan live on this egg.
What is East Egg?