Characters
Goes by a fake name; poor boy from North Dakota
Jay Gatsby (James Gatz)
The all-seeing being
What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?
A nickname for the 1920's is The ______ Twenties.
What is "Roaring"?
The relationship between Nick and Daisy
What are cousins?
"Her voice is full of money." Who is this quote ABOUT?
Who is Daisy?
Young man from Minnesota who moves from the Midwest to New York City to learn the bond business
Nick Carraway
What form of narration or point of view does Fitzgerald use to tell his story?
First-person (as told the way Nick experienced it)
Who portrays Jay Gatsby in the live action film rendition
Who is Leonardo Dicaprio?
How did Gatsby make his money?
Opening "drug stores" with Meyer Wolfsheim and selling bootleg alcohol over the counter
Gatsby's old friend and mentor
Who is Dan Cody?
A racist, hulking man
Tom Buchanan
What does the green light symbolize?
Gatsby's hopes and dreams
The illegal sale and manufacturing of alcohol
What is Prohibition?
The driver of the yellow car that hit and killed Myrtle.
Who is Daisy?
What college did Nick attend?
What is Yale?
Gangster and gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series
Meyer Wolfsheim
How does the American Dream play a part in the story?
Both Nick and Gatsby try to make something of themselves by moving to New York; both are searching for a better life.
What year did the novel come out?
What is 1925?
Where the Wilson's live
What is the Valley of Ashes?
“You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver? Well, I met another bad driver, didn’t I?"
Who is Jordan Baker?
The boarder living in Gatsby's house
Ewing Klipspringer
How is weather used in The Great Gatsby?
The weather reflects the mood of the story. When something sad happens, it rains. When things get tense and heated, the day is really hot.
Gatsby served in Europe during this war
What is WWI?
Name the people in attendance at Gatsby's funeral.
Nick, Henry Gatz & Owl Eyes
What is the last line of the novel?
"And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."