Characters
Who is the drunk man Nick meets in Gatsby’s library, amazed that the books are real?
Who is Owl Eyes
The Buchanans' mansion is located in this fictional town, symbolizing “old money” and aristocracy.
What is East Egg
Gatsby uses this short phrase to address Nick.
What is "old sport"
When Gatsby first meets Daisy again at Nick’s house, the weather can best be described this way.
What is rainy
Nick Carraway moves to West Egg to start a career in this field?
What is bonds, bond sales
Tom Buchanan is having an affair with this woman.
Who is Myrtle Wilson
This setting acts as a physical separation between the luxurious and the impoverished worlds in the novel.
What is the Valley of Ashes
Gatsby claims he inherited his wealth from this vague source
What is the death of his family members.
The billboard with eyes in the Valley of Ashes is often seen as representing this.
What is God or moral judgement
Before he was Jay Gatsby, what was Gatsby’s real name?
What is James Gatz
This man was Gatsby’s mentor; he left an inheritance to Gatsby that he was unable to claim
Who is Dan Cody
At the end of the novel, Nick decides to return to this part of the country, which he feels is morally superior.
What is the Midwest
At his parties, Gatsby is often seen doing this, showing he is different from his guests.
What is standing apart and not drinking or dancing
The contrast between East Egg and West Egg symbolizes this social divide.
What is the divide between new money and old money
How long exactly did Gatsby and Daisy’s love affair last before he went to war?
What is one month
Who is the only character that Nick claims to admire by the end of the novel?
Who is Jay Gatsby
Much of the novel’s social life happens in this real-life city, symbolizing excitement, temptation, and corruption.
What is New York City
This is what Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom
What is "That she never loved Tom"
Besides the green light, this luxurious object symbolizes Gatsby’s material success meant to win Daisy.
What is his house or his car
This event ultimately leads to Gatsby’s death.
What is Daisy killing Myrtle in Gatsby’s car?
This shady character is rumored to have fixed the 1919 World Series.
Meyer Wolfshiem
The Valley of Ashes is based on a real industrial wasteland located between which two boroughs?
What is Queens and Manhattan
Gatsby’s "Oxford man" story is partially true; how long did he actually attend Oxford?
What is five months
The novel presents Gatsby’s dream as flawed from the beginning because it was based on this.
What is an illusion or an unattainable dream
This is the real reason Gatsby throws huge parties.
What is to impress/lure Daisy to come to his house