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In what city does the story take place?
New York City
Who says the following:
“Civilization’s going to pieces...It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things.”
Tom Buchanan
This character moves to NYC to try his hand at building his own fortune by working in the bond business.
Nick Carraway
Name at least one of the 2 colors that are associated to Daisy Buchanan in the book.
white & yellow
Where does Nick formally gets introduced to Gatsby for the first time?
At Gatsby's party in Ch. 3
In what decade is the story set?
1920s
Who says the following:
“All right...I’m glad it’s a girl...And I hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
Daisy
This is Daisy's childhood friend who is now a professional golfer
Jordan Baker
To Nick, it symbolizes the 'eyes of God' watching over everything.
T.J. Eckleburg's roadside banner
Why does Jordan say that she likes Nick?
Because he is not careless
What is the name of the neighborhood where Gatsby has his house?
West Egg
Who says the following:
“Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I’ll say it whenever I want to.”
Myrtle
We briefly see this character at the party in Tom & Myrtle's secret apartment in New York City. He is a professional photographer.
Mr. McGee
What important symbol that represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams of a life with Daisy do we get to see in Chapter 1?
The green light on Daisy's dock
Why wasn't Nick at Daisy's wedding?
He was still fighting in the war at the time.
What does Nick call the neighborhood where George & Myrtle live?
The Valley of Ashes
Who says the following:
“It’s really his wife that’s keeping them apart. She’s a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce.”
Catherine
What's the name of Myrtle's husband?
George Wilson
What does the puppy represent?
Myrtle's high expectations of her affair with Tom, and how little Tom is really willing to give her.
When Mr. McGee asks Tom to help him obtain entry to Long Island's Eggs to take some pictures of the bay what does Tom answer him?
To tell Myrtle to ask her husband if he is willing to help him with his photographs.
In what part of modern New York City are The Valley of Ashes, East Egg, and West Egg located?
Long Island
Who says the following:
“I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.”
Owl Eyes
This shady business associate of Gatsby is rumored to have fixed the 1919 World Series
Meyer Wolfsheim
What does the ringing phone at the Buchanan's represent?
How Tom's infidelities (namely Myrtle) is intruding into his family's peace
Where does Gatsby claim to have seen Nick before?
in the battlefronts of the Great War (WW1)