Characters
This narrator came from the Midwest but is learning the bond business in New York.
Who is Nick Carraway?
The "less fashionable" of the two peninsulas; home to Nick and Gatsby.
What is West Egg?
This is the reason that Tom breaks Myrtle's nose.
What is she won't stop saying "Daisy?"
This is what Gatsby is holding his arms out toward, trembling; it represents his dreams.
What is the green light?
There are more than 1800 types of this.
What is cheese?
This character has an enchanting murmur, passed her "white girlhood" in Kentucky, and has gotten "quite cynical about everything."
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
The main setting of Chapter 2, where Tom and Myrtle meet for their trysts.
What is Tom and Myrtle's New York apartment?
This person is on the phone when Tom takes a call at dinner in Chapter 1.
Who is Myrtle?
These "eyes" look over the Valley of Ashes, watching and judging, and yet they're faded and obsolete.
What is the billboard of Dr. TJ Eckleburg?
This artist won Best Album at the 2025 Grammys.
Who is Beyonce?
This "thickish" and "stout" character loves to use others' money to buy dogs, cosmetics, and reading material.
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
The "more fashionable" of the two peninsulas, where the Buchanans live.
What is East Egg?
Nick is the only one actually invited to this.
What are Gatsby's parties?
These items in Gatsby's house are real and yet unused.
What are library books?
This Roman bishop ministered to persecuted Christians, including marrying lovers in secret.
Who is Saint Valentine?
Who is Tom Buchanan?
The "gray, powdery" and "crumbling" area between New York and West Egg; the Wilsons live here.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
This event at the end of Chapter 3 demonstrates the careless behavior of the wealthy.
What is the car accident outside of Gatsby's?
This advice from Nick's father have given him the basis for his behavior for the rest of his life.
This body part burns 400-500 calories every single day.
What is your brain?
This wealthy character has many rumors told about him and throws lavish parties every weekend, but his past and motives are unknown.
Who is Gatsby?
The time period in which the story is set--include season and year.
What is the summer of 1922?
What is money?
Tom and Daisy are both unhappy and have no real basis for their existence; their presence in the books demonstrates the attitudes of this time period.
What is Modernism or the Roaring 20s or the Jazz Age?
President's Day began as a celebration of these two presidents, who both have birthdays in February.
Who are Washington and Lincoln?