Gatsby
Myrtle
Other Characters
Harlem Renaissance
1920s
100

How did Gatsby make his fortune?

What is bootlegging?

100

Who is Myrtle's sister?

Who is Catherine?
100

Which side of the lake is considered 'old money?'

What is East Egg?

100

What does 'R'enaissance mean?

What is a revival in art and literature?

100

What is the nickname of the 1920s?

What is the Roaring Twenties?

200

What did Gatsby mean when he said he 'went to Oxford?'

What is Gatsby quite literally only visiting Oxford as a military officer and not actually attending the college?

200

Why did Tom break Myrtle's nose?

What is Myrtle saying Daisy's name and not obeying him?

200

Where did Tom and Nick go to college?

Where is Yale?

200

Who is a Harlem Renaissance poet?

Name any, ex: Geogia Douglas Johnson, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay

200

What were underground bars called?

What is a speakeasy?

300

Why did Gatsby host so many extravagant parties?

What is hoping that Daisy will show up?

300

Who ran Myrtle over?

Who is Daisy?

300

Which girl is Nick Carraway mostly interested in?

Who is Jordan Baker?

300

What is a Harlem Renaissance poem?

Name any, ex: What is I, Too, If We Must Die, The Weary Blues

300

What were the rebellious women called?

What are flappers?

400

Who gave Gatsby's information out to Mr. Wilson?

Who is Tom Buchanan?

400

Why isn't Myrtle happy with her husband, Mr. Wilson?

What is Mr. Wilson being poor?

400

Where did Nick Carraway grow up?

Where is Minnesota?

400

What was the Harlem Renaissance also known as?

What is the New Negro Movement?

400

What amendment banned alcohol?

What is the 18th amendment?

500

Who were the people who attended Gatsby's funeral?

Who were Gatsby's father, the man in the library ('Owl Eyes'), and the servants?

500

Why did Myrtle run into the road and accidentally get herself ran over?

What is Myrtle thinking that thinking that she saw Tom?

500

Who did Nick first cheat on Daisy with?

Who is the hotel maid?

500

Who is a Harlem Renaissance musician?

Name any, ex: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller and Cab Calloway

500

Why did people have nicknames?

What is not wanting to get caught doing illegal activities?

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