Characters
The narrator of our novel; believes he is, if anything, "honest" and non-judgemental. (First & Last)
Who is Nick Carraway?
Called this as if viewed from above, these are the two places that are the main setting for our story--Nick lives on one of them.
BONUS POINTS: If you can place ALL the following characters with which one they live on: Daisy/Tom, Gatsby, Nick, Jordan
What is West Egg & East Egg?
Daisy/Tom : East Egg
Nick : West Egg
Gatsby : West Egg
Jordan : Doesn't!
This is the reason Myrtle gives her husband for going to the city.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is "she plans to see her sister"?
This best describes Gatsby's parties.
What is lavish, expensive, and wild?
This is where Tom and Myrtle met.
What is a subway train?
The namesake for our title! He is described as having "a gift of hope, a romantic readiness such as [Nick has] never found." (First & Last Name)
DAILY DOUBLE
Who is Jay Gatsby
Other than physically intimidating and "hulking", Tom can be described as this. (as evident by the book he read and his thoughts he shares at the dinner party)
What is racist?
This is what is on the billboard at the beginning of Chapter 2 that Nick thoroughly describes.
What are (Dr. T.J. Eckleberg's) enormous pair of eyes?
What are books/his library?
This is the show that Trinity is putting on the week after spring break and this is the name of a main character pirate that has a fast food chain named after him.
What is Treasure Island and who is Long John Silver?
This large, "hulking" man who is aggressive and insecure. He compensates his internal troubles with his large, intimidating presence and $$$! (First & Last)
Who is Tom Buchanan?
This describes Nick's new residence, especially compared to this man's house, who is his neighbor.
What is "small, shabby" and who is Gatsby?
This is how Myrtle's nose gets broken and this is why it occurs.
What is Tom hits her because she was talking about Daisy.
This sport is what Jordan Baker is famous for and this action in that sport is what she is infamous for.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is golf and moving her ball to a more favorable lie out of the rough?
These are the names of the chemicals with these symbols: Au / Ag / Al.
What is Gold, Silver, Aluminum?
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
This is what Gatsby was staring at longingly at the end of Chapter 1. It is a powerful piece of symbolism in the novel.
What is the green light?
This is what Nick calls the place that him and Tom visit to go to George Wilson's garage and he describes on his train ride.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the "Valley of Ashes"
Nick says this is an important difference between himself and Jordan.
What is he is honest and she is dishonest?
These are the two 'magazines' and/or 'books' that Tom & Myrtle had in their apartment.
What is "Town Tattle" and "Simon Called Peter"?
The mistress of another character; she is described as 'not quite intelligent' and likes to party. Hates her husband. (First & Last)
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
This is why Nick doesn't bother Gatsby when he firsts see him out on his front lawn at the end of Chapter 1.
This describes the relationship between Nick Carraway and Tom Buchanan, who have known each other since college.
What is: "the two men have an apparent friendship, but the friendship is a sham. They went to college together, run in the same circles, and spend time together. However, we know that Nick secretly loathes Tom. For his part, Tom uses Nick as a mere social accessory. Tom likes to impress Nick and boss him around, but that is all."
This is what Gatsby remembers Nick Carraway from.
What is the Army?
In Chapter One, this is what Nick says is the most limited of all specialists.
DAILY DOUBLE
But, to get this double: Finish the quote that Nick says is not "just an epigram--life is much more successfully..."
What is "the 'well-rounded' man"?
The complete quote:
"This isn't just an epigram--life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all."