Vocab
Pungent
Having a sharply strong taste or smell
The 1920s was known by two other names. What were they?
- Jazz Age
-Roaring 20s
What is the name of Fitzgerald's first book?
This Side of Paradise
Jordan Baker (who is this?)
- Daisy's friend
- Golfer
- Daisy wants to "push" her and Nick together
Francis Scott Key wrote what famous song?
Star-Spangled Banner
Sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
Privy
What was Prohibition?
A nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933
How did Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald die?
Zelda = died in a fire (building burned while she was inside)
F. Scott = heart attack
TRUE OR FALSE: Nick is Gatsby's cousin.
FALSE.
Nick is Daisy's cousin.
Under what Amendment was Prohibition enacted?
18th Amendment
Feign
Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)
Name ONE prominent writer of the Harlem Renaissance:
Answers will vary but will take any of the following:
- Langston Hughes
-Zora Neale Hurston
-Countee Cullen
-Nella Larsen
-Claude McKay
-W.E.B. Du Bois
-Jean Toomer
-Arna Bontemps
What part of Europe did F. Scott and Zelda relocate to?
French Riviera
What two ways is Nick connected to the Buchanans?
- Daisy Buchanan is his cousin
- Nick went to college with Tom
Name an invention from the 1920s:
(HINT: Think of some positive changes in the 1920s...)
- Toaster
- Hair Dryer
- Stop Light
- Car
- Electric shaver
- Band-aid
.....
Slow and relaxed
Languid
Why did the flapper era come to an end?
-The stock market crashed, which ushered in the Great Depression
F. Scott is originally from what state?
Minnesota
Examples of moral decay in chapter 1:
Will accept any of the following:
- Tom cheating on Daisy
- Drinking during Prohibition
- Daisy's lack of "connection" to her daughter
- Tom's racist comments
- When Daisy infers that Tom is violent
- Tom's criticism of Jordan
What are the differences between East and West Egg?
East Egg:
-Where Tom and Daisy live
-"Old Money"
-Extreme wealth
West Egg:
-Where Nick lives
-Where Gatsby lives
-"New Money"
Supercilious
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
What happened on October 28, 1929?
Stock market crashed, ending the "Roaring 20s." This is also known as Black Monday. This began the Great Depression.
TRUE OR FALSE: F. Scott wrote the short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
TRUEEEEE
Name ONE example of color in chapter 1.
Answers will vary but will accept the following:
-The green light
-Daisy and Tom's house (red and white)
-Daisy and Jordan's dresses (white)
-Daisy and Jordan's "girlhood" (white)
-Daisy's hair color (gold)
Name an allusion in chapter 1 of Gatsby:
(HINT: Allusion is an implied or indirect reference )
Will take any of the following:
- East Egg/West Egg = Great Neck, LI and Little Neck, LI
- Dukes of Buccleuch
- Midas, Morgan and Maecenas
- Hotel de Ville
- Cunard/White Star Line
- The Great War (WWI)