Characters
Who is Mayor Wolfsheim, and what do we know about him?
What is:
1. An acquaintance of Gatsby's and a gambler
2. He "fixed" the 1919 World Series / he is not a reliable person
What is the importance of the green light at the end of Daisy's dock that Gatsby reaches out to?
What is:
1. Gatsby's unattainable dream to win Daisy back?
2. The unattainability of the American Dream?
3. Hope?
"insidious"
What is proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects?
What does Tom give Daisy before they are married?
What is a string of pearls?
What is Jay Gatsby's birth name?
What is James Gatz?
How does Nick feel about Gatsby after going to the party in Chapter 4?
What is Nick believes him, even though he notes they seem contrived?
What does Dan Cody's yacht symbolize to young Gatz?
What is all the beauty and glamour in the world?
Who in the book thinks you can't change the past and who thinks you can?
Who is Nick; who is Gatsby?
What is the weather like on the day Daisy and Gatsby meet up in Chapter 5?
What is rainy?
What does Gatsby want Daisy to do with him?
What is he wants Daisy to divorce Tom so that they can be together?
Why does Gatsby throw all of his shirts on the table in Chapter 5?
What is his shirts, like his cars, house, and his parties, represents his wealth--Gatsby throws the shirts on the table because he his proud of them.
"vehement"
What is fervid; intensely emotional about something?
Why is Gatsby surprised at the reaction of Tom and Daisy at his party?
What is he thinks they will enjoy his party because it is lavish, but in reality it does not have the old money values the Buchannan's favor?
What is a bootlegger? Why is it important to the Roaring 20s?
What is:
1. A person that sells alcohol illegally
2. Prohibition was popular and the 18th Amendment were passed in the 20s.
What does Daisy think of Gatsby's party?
What is she does not like the party even though she likes the time she spent with Gatsby?
Why does Nick say that listening to Gatsby is like "skimming hastily through a dozen magazines"?
What is Nick's conversation with Gatsby covers a number of topics, all too briefly--they seem a bit made up to him.
"poignant"
What is to make an impression; impactful?
Why did Gatsby buy his house in West Egg?
What is he wanted to impress Daisy with his wealth?
After crossing paths with Gatsby, Tom says, "I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me." What's interesting (and hypocritical) about this line?
What is Tom has a mistress himself?
Why does Daisy cry over the shirts in Chapter 5 even though she is extremely wealthy?
What is she realizes that she could have both the wealth she wanted and her first lover?
What does it mean when Nick mentions that the ""count of enchanted objects had diminished by one"?
What is the green light at the end of the dock is no longer needed now that he is back together with Daisy
"punctilious"
What is showing great attention to detail; precise?
What is Gatsby's super specific answer for Nick asking how long it's been since Daisy and Gatsby have seen eachother?
What is "five years in November"?
Nick says, "There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired." Match Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby to their descriptions.
What is: Tom is tired and busy, Daisy is pursued, and Gatsby is pursuing?