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This character cries over dog biscuits
Tom Buchanan
Identify the speaker: “I have a way to find out who killed my wife”
George Wilson
The Great Gatsby takes place during what time period?
The 1920’s
What does “Owl Eyes” find so interesting about Gatsby’s library?
All of the expensive books are real but unread
What does Tom purchase for Myrtle in NYC?
a dog
This character rigged the 1919 World Series
Meyer Wolfsheim
Identify the speaker: “I can’t stand my husband. The only crazy thing I did was marry him.”
Myrtle Wilson
Why is Gatsby’s love for Daisy doomed to fail?
She can never live up to the idea of who Gatsby imagines she is.
Why doesn’t anyone come to Gatsby’s funeral?
None of them really knew or cared about him, Nick was his only true friend.
Who is Catherine and how does she know Gatsby?
Myrtle’s sister and she went to one of his parties Back to Game Board
This character has a voice “full of money,” dislikes Gatsby’s parties, wears white and talks quietly so that people will move closer to her
Daisy Buchanan
Identify the speaker: “I won’t be able to get away for the funeral, but will you please send my shoes?”
Klipspringer
Which characters lived in the valley of ashes?
The Wilson’s
Who tells Nick that they don’t need to be careful because it “takes two to make an accident”?
Jordan Baker
Who is Wolfsheim?
The “boarder” who always seems to be at Gatsby’s house.
Which character is striving for the green light, grew up in North Dakota but tells Nick he’s from San Francisco, wants to reverse time and is the only person from the East Nick likes at the end of the novel?
Jay Gatsby
Identify the speaker: “Do you think everything will please her old sport?”
Jay Gatsby
The only character who knows the whole truth about the accident and everything involved is who?
Nick Carraway
What is Daisy’s hometown?
Louisville
What word does Nick use to describe the Buchanans at the end of the novel?
Careless
This character wants to buy Tom’s car, and commits suicide at the end of the novel
George Wilson
Identify the speaker: “But I did love Tom once—as I loved you!”
Daisy Buchanan
The “very sad” event that Gatby refers to is what?
Daisy’s marriage to Tom
Why was Gatsby shot?
George Wilson thought he was Myrtle’s lover.
When Myrtle saw this character with Tom, she assumed she was his wife.
Jordan Baker