"Suddenly one of these gypsies, in trembling opal, seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down for courage and, moving her hands like Frisco, dances out alone on the canvas platform."
What is a simile?
100
The color of the dresses that Daisy and Jordan wore at the dinner in chapter 1.
What is white?
100
Before Myrtle's death, George Wilson does this to her.
What is locks her in a room?
100
The man who wrecks a car outside of Gatsby's house after the first party that Nick attends.
Who is Owl Eyes?
100
It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the __________ was complete."
What is holocaust?
200
"The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walls and burning gardens..."
What is personification?
200
The color of the car that hits and kills Myrtle.
What is yellow?
200
Once Daisy begins to visit Gatsby's house, he no longer does this.
What is have parties?
200
The man who plays piano and lives with Gatsby for a short time.
Who is Klipspringer?
200
"______________ - God, I'm ____________________"
What is sophisticated?
300
"By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me."
What is irony?
300
The color of the suit that Tom says Gatsby wears when Nick suggests that Gatsby is an "Oxford man."
What is pink?
300
The reason Myrtle's sister says that Tom can't get a divorce.
What is Daisy is Catholic?
300
He sits with George Wilson for many hours after the death of Myrtle.
Who is Michaelis?
300
"He had intended, probably, to take what he could and go-but now he found that he had committed himself to the following of a _________."
What is grail?
400
"I glance seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light..."
What is symbolism?
400
The color of the hat Daisy wears to Nick's house when she is reunited with Gatsby.
What is lavender?
400
This is why Gatsby wants Nick to arrange for his reunion with Daisy rather than have Jordan Baker do it.
What is so that Daisy will see his house?
400
The man who crashes Tom and Daisy's wedding and later stays at Jordan Baker's house for 3 weeks.
Who is Biloxi?
400
"Please, __________! I can't stand this any more."
What is Tom?
500
"You can't live forever. You can't live forever," Myrtle said.
"Perhaps their refusal took the heart out of his plan to Found a Family - he went into an immediate decline. His children sold his house with the black wreath still on the door. Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry."
What is foreshadowing?
500
The color of the uniform the chauffeur wears who brings Nick the invitation to Gatsby's party.
What is robin's egg blue?
500
The number of years Gatsby lives aboard a yacht working for his rich mentor.
What is 5?
500
The photographer who invites Nick up to his apartment to look at photos.
Who is Mr. Mckee?
500
"Plenty of gas," said Tom boisterously. He looked at the gauge. "And if it runs out I can stop at a ____________. You can buy anything at a _____________ nowadays."