Chapter 1
Where did Nick grow up, and where does he move to for college?
Grew up: Middle Western City
Moved to: West Egg
Tom is having an affair with what person?
Myrtle
What is interesting about Nick being at the party compared to the other guests?
Nick was invited
Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What word means disorderly?
Riotous
What characters are introduced in Chapter 1, and how do they correspond with one another?
Hint: There are four names
Nick: Protagonist/ narrator
Tom: Married to Daisy
Daisy: Second cousin to Nick/ married to Tom and has a three-year-old daughter
Gatsby: mysterious man who lives next to Nick
What does Tom do to Myrtle?
Hits her
Who was the author married to?
Zelda Fitzgerald
What word means empty?
Devoid
Which character thinks they are higher than everyone else?
Tom Buchanan
Why doesn't Nick want to meet Tom's mistress?
Because of Daisy
What was Fitzgerald not good at?
Spelling
What word means endless?
Perpetual
What do we find out about Tom at the dinner?
That he is having an affair
What was inspired by the Norona Dumps/ What do Nick and Tom pass through while in NYC?
“The Valley of Ashes”
What did his wife accuse her husband of?
Plagiarism
What word means nostalgia?
Wistfulness
Who does Nick see at the end of the chapter?
What are they doing?
Gatsby
Reaching out to a green light towards West Egg.
What symbol represents the moral and spiritual decay of American society
The Billboard
What was Fitzgerald’s last royalty check made out for?
$13.13
What word means hateful?
Contemptuous