Character Background
This character moved to NY to work in the bond business
Who is Nick Carraway?
Gatsby did this to keep tabs on Daisy during their years apart
What is reading the newspaper?
“Tom’s got some woman in New York.”
Who is Jordan Baker?
The author of The Great Gatsby
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Gatsby spent about 5 months here as part of a program for American soldiers after WWI
Where is Oxford, England?
This character played football in college
Who is Tom Buchannan?
The entire story takes place during this season
What is summer?
“I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated— God, I’m sophisticated!”
Who is Daisy Buchannan?
The real-life war both Gatsby and Nick served in
What is World War I?
This is the area halfway between the Eggs and NYC, the wasteland between wealth
What is The Valley of Ashes?
This character received a letter the night before his or her wedding
Who is Daisy?
Gatsby takes this precaution to keep his affair with Daisy private
“It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me.”
Who is Jay Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby takes place during this decade
What are the 1920's?
Nick says that despite them all living in New York, the story of he and the other main characters (Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Jordan) is actually a story of people from this region
Where is "The West"?
This character is an infamous gambler
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim
Nick finds Gatsby hiding here after the accident
Where is "Tom and Daisy's bushes"?
“And now she’s going whether she wants to or not. I’m going to get her away.”
Who is George Wilson?
This was the artistic movement that preceded Modernism, in which people and places were depicted as they truly are.
What is realism?
DAILY DOUBLE
The residents of East Egg, such as Tom and Daisy, are described as having this type of wealth.
This character taught Gatsby how to conduct himself as a “wealthy” man
Who is Dan Cody
This unexpected family member shows up for Gatsby’s funeral
Who is James Gatz (Gatsby's father)?
“Yeah, Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife.”
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
Nickname for the generation of disillusioned writers, one of whom wrote Gatsby?
What is The Lost Generation?
Daisy and Gatsby originally met in this southern city
Where is Louisville?