Colors#1
Identifying Facts
Interpreting Meanings
Mixed
Bonus
100
Blue: Gatsby: *"In his BLUE gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars" (39). Lucille: *"It was gas BLUE with lavender beads" (43).
Gatsby: *This represents a distortion of reality because when drunk, it portrays the unrealistic fantasy of being happy. Lucille: *Possibly relationship (fantasy of being with Gatsby).
100
Describe the two ways in which Nick differs from the other guests at Gatsby's party.
Nick was actually invited, unlike the other guests. During the party he tried looking for Gatsby to introduce himself.
100
How does Nick characterize the guests at Gatsby's party? What do his characterizations tell us about how Nick feels about most of these people? What sense of life in the Jazz Age do we get from the description of this party?
He characterizes them as very ill-mannered, self-indulgent, rude and impolite to each other, and very drunk. He hates their behavior. The party portrays the satirical ways of the rich people during the Jazz Age.
100
Grey: *"...wet, GREY little villages in France" (47).
*This represents low class and lack of desire of dreams coming true due to being poor.
100
Why was the owl-eyed man in the library so shocked that the books were real?
He was drunk.
200
Yellow: Gatsby: *"...while his station wagon scampered like a brisk YELLOW bud to meet all trains" (39). Gatsby house: *"...now the orchestra is playing YELLOW cocktail music" (40).
Gatsby: *This shows wealth of Gatsby. Gatsby House: *This shows wealth within a large party.
200
What does Nick think of Gatsby when he first meets him?
Nick thinks that Gatsby is mysterious. He also thinks that Gatsby is hiding something and wants to find out what it is.
200
Describe two incidents involving automobiles in this chapter. What role do automobiles seem to play in the novel so far?
1. The incident with the owl-eyed man driving drunk at the end of the party. 2. Jordan left a borrowed car out in the rain and then lied about it. Automobiles are dangerous, especially when in the hands of careless people.
200
Name a rumor that was going around about Gatsby.
He was a German spy during the war. He murdered someone.
200
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300
White: Nick: *"...in WHITE flannels I went over to his lawn..." (41).
Nick: *This shows the innocence of being a first-time member of the Gatsby party.
300
Describe the events and atmosphere of the party.
The party is crowded with wealthy people, many of which who were not invited by Gatsby. The people have been spreading rumors, for example: Gatsby being a murderer. There is a lot of drinking and dancing (the Jazz era).
300
Why does Fitzgerald describe the party (in the passage beginning "By seven o'clock orchestra has arrived") in the present tense?
To show how all of his parties start the same and are all over the top.
300
Who went into a room alone with Gatsby?
Jordan Baker
300
During the party, what was happening with Gatsby?
He was getting told by his secretary time and time again that he has calls coming in from Chicago and Philadelphia.
400
Gold: Jordan and Nick: *"With Jordan's slender GOLDEN arms resting in mine..." (43).
Jordan and Nick: *The exchange of wealth within one's company.
400
What does the owl-eyed man in the library find extraordinary about Gatsby's library?
The books are real.
400
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400
Who bought a hydroplane? Who did he/she invite to go with him/her?
Gatsby bought the hydroplane and invited Nick to go with him.
400
What is the root word for "gats" in Gatsby?
Gun
500
Brown: Mrs. Sigourney: *"...her BROWN hand waved a jaunty salute..." (52).
Mrs. Sigourney: *The waving is signaling friendliness.
500
What does Nick learn about Jordan Baker after he has spent some time with her?
Nick learns that she can't be trusted, being that she doesn't tell the truth.
500
Describe the ambiguity in Gatsby's character that strikes Nick.
Gatsby acts very confident but he isn't that way, he throws parties that he doesn't enjoy to satisfy his loneliness, and he wears very formal and expensive clothing that he doesn't care for.
500
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500
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