Name that Character
Setting or Story
Plot
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100
Who is the host of the parties next door to Nick (first and last name)?
Who is Jay Gatsby
100
Where does Nick first meet Jordan?
Tom and Daisy's house
100
How are Nick and Daisy related?
What is they are cousins?
100
Who is the author of the book?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
100
This is the school where Gatsby is rumored to have attended
What is Oxford?
200
Who is the narrator? (first and last name)
Who is Nick Carraway?
200
When referring to her child this character says, “I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
200
What is the difference between the East egg and West Egg?
The East Egg represents old money; the West Egg represents new money, new wealth, less traditional.
200
Who is Tom's wife?
Daisy
200

Who calls during dinner in Chapter 1 and causes some obvious tension? First and last name

Who is Myrtle Wilson?

300

According to Nick, who is a dishonest character? (first and last name)

Who is Jordan Baker?

300
Which state in the US is the story taking place?
What is New York?
300
Jordan tells Nick that Gatsby is secretly in love with this person
Who is Daisy?
300
In the Great Gatsby, what place symbolizes the decay of society?
What is The Valley of Ashes?
300
During the 1920's, this law forbid the sale, manufacturing, and consumption of alcohol in America,
Prohibition
400

Tom and this woman share an apartment in New York City (first and last name)

Who is Myrtle Wilson?

400

How did Tom meet Myrtle?

On the train

400

What is the 1st speculation or rumor made about Gatsby? (HINT- people think he's related to this person)

He is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm (ruler of Germany during WWI)

400

What is unusual about Gatsby's parties? 2 possible answers

What is guests attend without invitations OR Gatsby rarely socializes at his parties?

400

Gatsby's wealth is shown through this repeated activity...

What is throwing extravagant parties?

500

According to Gatsby this character fixed the 1919 World Series. (first and last name)

Who is Meyer Wolfshiem?

500
These watch over everything and everyone in The Valley of Ashes
What are the Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?
500
This drunken man is impressed that Gatsby actually has books in his library.
Who is Owl Eyes?
500
There are two nicknames for the time period during which The Great Gatsby is written. Name one
What is The Jazz Age or The Roaring 20's?
500
What is the name of the book that Tom references about the white race?
The Rise of the Colored Empire by Goddard
600

This man lives in the Valley of Ashes and owns a struggling garage. (first and last name)

Who is George Wilson?

600

Myrtle Wilson believes she made a mistake when she married George. How did she know she made a mistake?

George had to borrow his best friend's suit for their wedding. 

600

How does Nick finally meet Gatsby?

Gatsby introduces himself at his own party

600

What does Gatsby tell nick about his past? 3 things

He claims to be wealthy, educated at Oxford, and a war hero?

600

Where does George Wilson think Myrtle is going when she sneaks off with Tom to visit their apartment?

What is he thinks that she's going to visit her sister in New York?

700

Who is Catherine?

Myrtle's sister.

700

Name something that Myrtle does differently when she is hanging out with Tom. 

Buys/wears expensive clothing, changes her behavior when she's around Tom + his people.

700

What does the green light stand for in The Great Gatsby?

It stands for Gatsby's hope/dream of winning Daisy back. 

700

What is the man Nick calls "Owl Eyes" surprised about when they meet him in the library?

That the books are real.

700

What does Nick most notice about Gatsby when he first meets him?

What is his smile?

800

These two characters graduated from New Haven.

Tom and Nick. 

800

What is Nick's job?

Bonds/bonds business

800

How does Gatsby try to prove to Nick that he was in the U.S. military during the war?

Gatsby showed Nick a medal.

800

Why does Tom Buchanan hit his mistress and break her nose?

Because Myrtle kept saying Daisy's name over and over.

800

Where was Tom when Daisy gave birth to their daughter?

"God knows where." AKA- Daisy has no idea. He was most likely running around with his mistress Myrtle.