Characters
Cheated in their first golf tournament.
Who is Jordan Baker?
Where Nick moves to be neighbors with Gatsby.
What is the West egg?
You have to invite Daisy to tea. She absolutely is not to know that Gatsby will be there"
Jordan Baker
How long ago did Daisy and Gatsby fall in love?
5 years ago
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A mysterious man who is famous for his glamorous and luxurious parties.
Who is Gatsby?
Where do Tom and Daisy live and what group of people live there?
East Egg/ Old Money
"Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."
Who is Nick Carraway?
Why do Tom and the Sloanes visit Gatsby?
Tom wants to find out who Gatsby is.
How do Tom and Daisy view the partygoers?
they act superior, snobby, look down on them
The woman Gatsby is in love with.
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
The college Nick attended.
What is Yale?
"Well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.”
TOM BUCHANAN
Why does Daisy cry when Gatsby shows them his shirts?
Because he has acquired wealth too late and she's married with a baby already
What does Gatsby offer Nick?
a sketchy or shady job
Exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes.
Who is George Wilson?
Places Gatsby talks on the phone to
Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia
"I'm going to fix everything just the way it was before," he said, nodding determinedly. "She'll see."
Who is Gatsby?
What does Nick learn about Tom at the dinner in Chapter 1?
He is racist and he is having an affair
How does Nick know Meyer Wolfsheim is shady or dangerous?
He has human molars on his cuff links.
Poor, lower class woman who pretends to have money and despises her husband.
Myrtle Wilson
Where did Gatsby and Daisy meet?
Louisville, Kentucky
"I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Who is Daisy?
How does Tom treat the people at Gatsby's party/what is his attitude toward the party in general?
he acts superior and too good for the party; he is a snob and looks down on West Eggers and Gatsby
What does Gatsby want Daisy to tell Tom?
that she never loved him