Characters
Quotes
Literary Devices
Themes
The Author
100
Goes by a fake name; poor boy from North Dakota
Who is Jay Gatsby (James Gatz)?
100
"Her voice is full of money." Who is this quote ABOUT?
Who is Daisy?
100
The best teacher at Baldwin Park High School
Who is Mr. Caballero?
100
Both Nick and Gatsby try to make something of themselves by moving to New York; both are searching for a better life. To most Americans this was called living the _________ __________.
What is the American Dream?
100
The author of The Great Gatsby.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
200
Young man from Minnesota who moves from the Midwest to New York City to learn the bond business
Who is Nick Carraway?
200
"But I didn’t call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—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, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for ______ he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness."
Who is Nick is talking about Gatsby?
200
The synbol of the green light in the novel.
What is Gatsby's dream(Having Daisy)?
200
Prohibition, bootlegging, jazz music, party lifestyle, and New York City were part of this time period in the novel.
What is the 1920s?
200
The year the Great Gatsby written.
What is 1925?
300
A racist, hulking man
Who is Tom Buchanan?
300
"I see it as a night scene by El Greco: a hundred houses, at once conventional and grotesque, crouching under a sullen, overhanging sky and a lustreless moon. In the foreground four solemn men in dress suits are walking along the sidewalk with a stretcher on which lies a drunken woman in a white evening dress. Her hand, which dangles over the side, sparkles cold with jewels. Gravely the men turn in at a house—the wrong house. But no one knows the woman’s name, and no one cares." This quote describes the East and New York City. Who says it?
Who is Nick?
300
The idea or symbol of God watching over the world in the novel.
What is the Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg billboard?
300
One place represented destruction and wealth, the other represented a more pure place to live.
What is the East and West Egg?
300
What character does Fitzgerald use to tell the story? (the narrator)
Nick Carraway
400
Professional golfer, dates Nick
Who is Jordan Baker?
400
“I made the pleasure of his acquaintance just after the war. But I knew I had discovered a man of fine breeding after I talked with him an hour. I said to myself: ‘There’s the kind of man you’d like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister.’.” He paused. “I see you’re looking at my cuff buttons.” Who is speaking?
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
400
What could the Valley of Ashes symbolize?
destruction, evil, all of the bad things that happen in life
400
Gatsby is "great" because ________.
What is he does not care about his wealth but his love for Daisy?
400
Many people think that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby mainly due to his experiences in life with his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald, who was a fabulously wealthy woman from the South and was never satisfied with Fitzgerald's small income from writing. Fitzgerald was always trying to please her but never seemed to be able to. What character is probably modeled after Zelda?
Who is Daisy?
500
Gangster and gambler
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
500
“Civilization’s going to pieces,” broke out _____ violently. “I’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read ‘The Rise of the Colored Empires’ by this man Goddard?”... “Well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.” Who is speaking?
Who is Tom Buchanan?
500
The color yellow's meaning in the book, so far.
What is wealth and money?
500
How is weather a theme in The Great Gatsby?
The weather reflects the mood of the story. When something sad happens, it rains. When things get tense and heated, the day is really hot.
500
What is Fitzgerald saying about the American Dream in the 1920s in the book?
People are going after the wrong dream
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