Gatsby Chapter 1
Where does Nick live?
West Egg
What object is referred to as "the eyes off Dr. TJ Eckleburg?" (23) and who put it there?
A billboard advertisement along the road, put there by an eye doctor.
Who arrives by seven o'clock at Gatsby's house, that is "no thin five-piece affair, but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos..." (40)?
The orchestra.
In Chapter Four, Gatsby takes Nick to NYC for lunch and tells him "I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West--all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at _________" (65).
Oxford
Who lives in East Egg?
Tom and Daisy
Where do George and Myrtle Wilson live? (Be specific; answer must have two details).
In Wilson's garage in the Valley of Ashes.
What did Nick get in this passage: "A chauffeur in a uniform of robin's-egg blue crossed my lawn early that Saturday morning with a surprisingly formal note from his employer" (41) and who gave it to him?
An invitation to Gatsby's party from Gatsby.
When Nick asked what part of the Mid-West Gatsby was from, Gatsby replied? This made Nick suspicious.
San Francisco
Which character is a professional athlete and what is that character's sport?
What is the name of the newspaper Myrtle Wilson buys, and what does Tom buy her after that?
The Town Tattle, and Tom buys her a dog.
What happens when Nick is leaving the party?
He sees a car crash including two drunk passengers.
Gatsby tells Nick that he had arranged a tea-sipping date later on for Nick and ________________.
Jordan Baker
From whom does Tom take a phone call during Chapter One while they are socializing with Nick?
His mistress.
Who does Myrtle invite to the party at the NYC apartment? (Three people total).
Mr. and Mrs. McKee and her sister, Catherine.
What did the Owl Eyed man tell Nick and Jordan about Gatsby's collection of books, as if he were surprised? (45)
The books were real.
What character wears human teeth for cufflinks?
*Cufflinks are the buttons on a shirtsleeve.
Meyer Wolfsheim
Name the character who says this:
"Gatsby?" demanded ______. "What Gatsby?" (10)
Daisy
For saying his wife name: "Daisy, Daisy, Daisy!"
Nick says of Gatsby, "I wondered if the fact that he was not _________ helped to set him off from his guests..." (50).
"not drinking"
Who doesn't take accountability when they left a car with its top down in the rain?
Jordan Baker