Who said that?
"When are you going to sell me that car?"
Who is: Mr. Wilson
"I had no sight into Daisy's heart but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking a little _______ for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game."
What is: "wistfully"
"On Sunday morning, while church bells rang in the villages along shore, the world and its mistress returned to______________ house and twinkled hilariously."
What is: "Gatsby's" in West Egg
Tom's affair with Myrtle (and other women) is a repeating theme that is central to this story. His continued disloyalty has resulted in a broken nose, a car accident in Santa Barbara, and a strained marriage.
What message do you think the author is trying to relay about Tom's behavior?
What is: the consequences of infidelity
"-a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens,.."
What is: the valley of ashes
"Civilization is going to pieces!"
Who is: Tom Buchanan
"'You live in West Egg,' she remarked____________."
What is: "contemptuously"
"On a chance, we tried an important-looking door, and walked into a high Gothic library, panelled with carved English oak, and probably transported complete from some ruin overseas."
What is: West Egg - Gatsby's mansion
So far, we continue to observe the characters in the story drinking a lot of alcohol. This results in arguments, destruction of property, strange encounters, and drunk driving.
What does this reckless over-imbibing symbolize?
What is: The wealthy only care about having a good time and do not value nice things or other people.
"The only picture was an over-enlarged photograph, apparently a hen sitting on a blurred rock."
"Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I will say it whenever I want to!"
Who is: Mrs. Wilson
"..I made an attempt to find my host but the two or three people of whom I asked his whereabouts started at me in such an amazed way and denied so ________ any knowledge of his movements that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table."
what is: "vehemently"
"His family were enormously wealthy- even in college, his freedom with money was a matter for reproach-...: For instance he'd brought down a string of polo ponies from Lake Forest."
What is: East Egg - Tom's mansion
"-he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily, I glanced seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light."
pg. 26
What is: Gatsby's longing for Daisy
"Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing brushes and hammers and garden shears, repairing the ravages of the night before."
What is: Gatsby's mansion
"Gatsby bought that house so Daisy would be right across the bay."
Who is: Jordon Baker
"...; the cars from New York are parked five deep in the drive, and already the halls and salons and verandas are _______ with primary colors and hair shorn in strange new ways..."
What is: "gaudy"
"It was a matter of chance that I should have rented a house in one of the strangest communities in North America."
What is: West Egg - Nick's house
"At least once a fortnight, a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby's enormous garden. On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors d'oevres, spiced baked hams crowded against salads..."
What is: Gatsby's giant parties symbolize the new wealth of West Egg and the desire to fit in.
"The interior was unprosperous and bare; the only car visible was the dusk-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner."
What is: Mr. Wilson's garage in the valley of ashes.
"I never care what I do, so I always have a good time. When I was here last, I tore my gown on a chair, and he asked me my name and address-inside of a week I got a package from Croirier's with a new evening gown in it."
Who is: Lucille
"..Jordan Baker came out of the house and stood at the head of the marble steps, learning a little backward and looking with _______________ interest down into the garden."
What is: "contemptuous"
"Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red and white Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay."
What is: East Egg - Tom's mansion
The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg (faded billboard in the valley of ashes)
What is God's judgment (eyes of God)
"My own house was an eye-sore, but it was a small eye-sore and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn and the consoling proximity of millionaires-all for eighty dollars a month."
What is: Nick's house