Vocabulary
Nina wore ________ earrings that flashed on and off.
What is gaudy?
The fish smell ________ the kitchen long after dinner was over.
What is permeated?
"Incurably dishonest" professional golfer
Who is Jordan?
"Eyes of God" in the Valley of Ashes
What is Dr. T J Eckleburg?
Gatsby's "green light."
Who is Daisy?
"Beautiful fool"
Who is Daisy?
Sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
What is privy?
George is the ______ of a gas station and auto repair shop.
What is proprietor?
"Boarder" who played the piano for Gatsby and guests
Who is Klipspringer?
Myrtle's sister
Who is Catherine?
In what "age" does the story take place?
What is the Jazz Age?
"Civilization's going to pieces."
Who is Tom?
Gatsby is _______ that all his guests have a good time at his parties.
What is punctilious?
On the weekend, Esperanza _________ among the redwood trees in Muir Woods.
What is sauntered?
Drunk patron in Gatsby's library
Who is Owl Eyes?
Where Tom and Nick attended college
What is Yale?
Nick and others find this quality of Daisy's extraordinarily alluring (attractive).
What is her voice?
"Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!"
Who is Myrtle?
Calm is to peaceful as prove is to ______.
What is ascertain?
The drunk man ______ as he walked home.
What is lurched?
According to Tom, "He's so dumb he doesn't know he's alive."
Who is George?
In describing a book he is reading, Tom makes it clear he is _______.
What is racist?
By her reaction when the phone rings during dinner, we can tell Daisy knows Tom is ______________.
What is having an affair or cheating on her?
"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice...."
Who is Nick?
If your breathing is like this, you should seek medical help right away.
What is sporadic?
Weak is to strong as calmly is to ________.
What is vehemently?
The Daisy character is based on this person.
Who is Fitzgerald's wife or Zelda?
This part of Jay Gatsby has a powerful, almost hypnotic, effect on Nick.
What is Gatsby's smile?
The Meyer Wolfsheim Character is based on this gangster.
Who is Arnold Rothstein?
"They're real."
Who is Owl Eyes?
Feeling or showing little emotion
What is apathetic?
uncertain; indefinite
what is indeterminate?
I forgot to wipe my face after shaving.
Who is McKee?
Reason Jordan invites Nick to tea.
What is to ask Nick if he will invite Daisy to tea?
How Jordan knows Daisy.
What is both grew up in the same city (Louisville)?
"I hate careless people."
Who is Jordan?
an indirect remark or gesture that carries some hint of impropriety
What is innuendo?
This word is a fitting description of the Valley of Ashes
What is desolate?
My cufflinks are made from human molars.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
Where Gatsby says he went to college.
Where is Oxford?
Nick's job
What is selling bonds?
"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired."
Who is Nick?