Background
Characters
Events
Why
100

Who is the narrator?

Nick Carraway

100

How are Daisy and Nick related?

Second cousins

100

What are the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg?

A signboard in the valley of ashes

100

Why does Nick move to New York?

To learn about the bond business

200

What year does the story take place?

1922

200

Who is Jordan?

Daisy’s best friend

200

How does Nick first meet Jay Gatsby?

They are neighbours

200

Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in NYC?

Because she taunts him about Daisy

300

In which neighbourhood do Daisy and Tom live?

East Egg

300

Who is Dan Cody?

Gatsby‘s model, a man that achieved wealth and prestige

300

When does Gatsby first show up?

At one of his parties

300

Why did Gatsby throw so many parties?

He hoped Daisy would have showed up

400

Where does Nick move to?

Long Island, West Egg

400

Who is Myrtle and who is she married to?

Tom’s mistress, married to Wilson

400

How many people show up at Gatsby’s funeral?

Nick, Gatsby’s father, Owl Eyes, the minister, and a few of the house servants.

400

Why does gatsby want to see jordan alone?

He wants to confess her the whole truth, about his love for her and his plan

500

What is the Valley of Ashes? Where is it?

Bally where New York’s ashes are dumped, halfway between West Egg and East Egg

500

What is Gatsby’s business about?

Boot legging

500

Who is the OWL EYES?

A man that Nick meets in Gatsby’s library when he attended his first party at his house

500

Why did Gatsby drop out of college?

He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.