Historical Context
The year the novel takes place in.
1922
This location represents the old money/wealthy of society.
What is East Egg?
This person is Tom's mistress
Myrtle Wilson
This person kills Myrtle
Daisy Buchanan
What causes Tom to punch Myrtle in the nose?
She says Daisy's name after being told not to
The real name of Jay Gatsby
James Gatz
Tom was a very successful ________ player in college.
Football player - he reached his climax in college.
Nick says that he is an ___________ person.
Honest
What does Wilson decide to do when he finds out about Myrtle's affair.
He locks up his wife and decides to move west with her.
Gatsby had an "extraordinary gift for _________"?
Hope
This war has just happened
What is World War I?
This symbol represents Gatsby's hopes & dreams about Daisy
The Green Light
How does Nick feel about Gatsby when he starts telling him about his past (driving into town)?
He thinks Gatsby is lying, but he's also fascinated.
The only person who attends Gatsby's funeral
Nick
2 rumors about Gatsby that actually end up being true.
He went to Oxford, he is a bootlegger
Where was Gatsby when he was murdered?
His pool
What makes Daisy cry at Gatsby's mansion
his European silk shirts
What is unique about the way Nick meets Gatsby
He doesn't know it's him when he meets him
Why does Wilson kill Gatsby?
He is told by Tom that Gatsby was driving the car and Wilson believes that Gatsby was also having an affair with his wife.
Who says this: " “Go on. He won't annoy you. I think he realizes his presumptuous little flirtation is over.”
Tom
Name one of the nicknames for this decade?
What is the Roaring ‘20s?
What is the Jazz Age?
What is the Lost Generation?
What do the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg represent
God/moral judgement on society
What is the relationship between Wolfshiem & Gatsby
shady business partners
Wolfsheim is a professional ___________.
Gambler.
Nick remembers that Jordan was involved in what type of controversy?
She was accused of cheating in a golf tournament.
Gatsby stands out from his party guests. How?
He does not drink and just watches the going ons
What changes Daisy's mind about leaving Tom for Gatsby?
When she finds out that Gatsby is a bootlegger and involved in criminal activity.
What business does Nick work in?
Selling bonds.
What are Tom’s feelings toward Gatsby’s death?
Gatsby deserved to die because he was having an affair with Daisy
Gatsby says that Daisy's voice is "full of _______."
Money - this shows that Gatsby is shallow and partly loves Daisy because of her wealth and status.
What is the 18th amendment?
What is Prohibition?
This location represents the moral decay of society
Valley of the Ashes
Gatsby makes most of his money through counterfeit ______.
bonds (stocks)
This character is the only character that Nick says he will not judge.
Gatsby - “Only Gatsby, was exempt from my reaction - Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.”
What does Daisy say she hopes for her daughter?
That she's a beautiful little fool.
Gatsby stops throwing parties and fires his workers. Why?
He is wrapped up in Daisy, does not want gossip spreading
After Gatsby is killed, how do Tom and Daisy react?
They leave town to avoid any connection to Gatsby.
What is Nick's advice to Gatsby after the accident?
Stop covering for Daisy, leave
What does Gatsby hope to achieve in his pursuit of wealth?
Daisy's affection
Tom finds out that Daisy loves Gatsby when she tells Gatsby "________________"
“You always look so cool.”
What historical event happens at the end of the decade?
What is the stock market crash?
An object that is almost broken during the tea party.
Clock - represents the impact of time on Daisy and Gatsby's relationship.
Why did Daisy marry Tom?
He was wealthy and of the same social class.
Gatsby says that he won a medal from all the allied countries, including ______________.
Montenegro.
Nick disagrees with Gatsby about
the ability to recreate the past
Why does Gatsby buy his mansion?
It is across the bay from Daisy's house.
What does Daisy throw in the trash the night before her wedding?
A $300,000 pearl necklace given to her by Tom Buchanan.
At the end of the novel Nick concludes Tom and Daisy are
careless, rotten people
Why doesn't Wolfsheim attend Gatsby's funeral?
It would be suspicious for him to show up at the funeral of a murdered man. They were involved in illegal dealing
“You don't have to tell me what kind of car it was! I know what kind of car it was!”
George Wilson
This term was originally coined to refer to the rise & power of extremely rich businessmen, who displayed their wealth in ostentatious houses & extravagant behavior.
What is New Money?
When does it stop raining in Chapter 5?
After Daisy and Gatsby have reunited - clear skies ahead - the sadness has stopped.
At the end of the novel, Nick says that Tom and Daisy are what type of people?
They are careless people. They are a rotten crowd.
Who says this? "You look so cool... You always look so cool."
Daisy
He calls him the polo player - a slight because Tom is trying to be more intelligent - yet he is reading stale, racist books.
A rich man Gatsby works for and learns from.
Dan Cody
What is Daisy doing after the accident when Nick checks in on them?
Conspiring with Tom over an uneaten supper
After Gatsby's death, Nick says that the east _______
haunts him
What does Meijer Wolfsheim use as cuff links?
human molars
During the argument, this line from Daisy catches Gatsby off guard and makes him question her love.
"I did love him once, but I loved you too."