Characters
Who is Nick?
narrator, neighbor to Gatsby
What can you infer about Nick paying $80 per month to live in the bungalow?
It is expensive, but he doesn't consider it to be so.
What is privy?
knowing a secret
What's the difference between East and West egg?
East is old money, West is new money
Name one brand that popped up during the 1920's.
Wonder Bread, Baby Ruth candy bars, Kool-Aid, Welch’s Grape Jelly, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Wheaties, Hostess Cakes… Sound familiar? These all popped up during the 1920s.
What is the first word Jordan says?
Absolutely!
What can you infer about Tom considering himself stronger, more of a man, and states that he has a "nice place."
He has a large ego.
What is a bungalow?
cottage
What is considered one of the strangest communities in North America, according to Mr. Carraway?
West Egg
Who was buried in Arlington and is now continually watched?
On March 4, 1921, Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American soldier from World War I in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
second cousin once removed
What can you infer about the house with the "frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling"?
The home is expensive, fancy, and elaborate.
What is supercilious?
arrogant
What is Nick running away from?
a fake engagement
The first moving and talking picture came out in 1927. It's called _______.
Hint: T-- J---- S-----
The Jazz Singer
Who is Thomas Parke D'Invilliers?
What can you infer about Nick's neighbor with the home that immitates "some Hotel de Ville"?
He's going for French class and possibly trying too hard.
What is languidly?
slowly
What time does Jordan go to bed?
10 pm
Charles Lindbergh lands "Spirit of St. Louis" in _____ on May 21, 1927, successfully completing the first trans-Atlantic flight.
Hint: European nation's capital, popular in 20's
Paris
Who's the mysterious caller?
Tom's mistress
What do we learn about Jordan having been at "the sporting life" of Asheville, Hot Springs, and Palm Beach?
She's involved with something athletic on the professional level.
What is anon?
shortly
What is Mr. Gatsby reaching for?
green light
How many states were there in the U.S. in the 1920's?
Hint: less than 50
48 states