Setting and Symbolism
This weather condition is emphasized throughout the chapter to reflect the mounting tension.
What is the extreme heat?
Tom, Nick, and Jordan drive to New York in this person’s yellow car.
Whose is Gatsby’s?
Tom mocks Gatsby by questioning his habit of using this two-word nickname for everyone.
What is "Old Sport"?
This character is killed in a hit-and-run while running toward Gatsby’s yellow car.
Who is Myrtle?
Gatsby says this character's voice is "full of money"
Who is Daisy?
While stopping for gas, Tom discovers that this man plans to move his wife out West.
Who is George?
Gatsby admits he only attended this prestigious university for five months after the war.
What is Oxford?
Although Gatsby is blamed, this person was actually behind the wheel during the accident.
Who is Daisy?
To help cool down in the suite, the group decides to drink this minty, iced alcoholic beverage.
What is a Mint Julep
This character is described as being "ashen" and physically ill during the stop, contrasting with Tom’s aggressive energy.
Who is George
Daisy delivers this crushing blow to Gatsby by admitting she loved him, but she also loved this person.
Who is Tom?
On this same day, Nick realizes he has reached this milestone age.
What is thirty?
This "solemn dumping ground" serves as the setting for the chapter’s tragic climax, where the "eyes" of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg look on.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
This character mistakenly believes Jordan Baker is Daisy Buchanan after seeing her in the car with Tom during the stop at the garage.
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
Gatsby demands that Daisy tell Tom these specific words to erase their entire marriage.
What is "I never loved you"?
Myrtle runs out into the street because she mistakenly believes this person is behind the wheel of the oncoming yellow car.
Who is Tom
While Gatsby and Tom argue in their hotel suite, this celebration is heard occurring on the floor below, mocking the characters' romantic failures.
What is a wedding?
Tom mocks Gatsby by calling him this, a term typically used to describe someone who is overly proper or morally narrow-minded.
What is a prig?
This character remains mostly detached and "composed" throughout the suite scene, occasionally using sarcasm to lighten the mood.
Who is Jordan baker?
Nick describes Myrtle’s death with graphic detail, noting that this specific part of her body was "swinging loose like a flap."
What is her left breast?