1920s History
The name of the high society woman who married F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Who is Zelda Fitzgerald?
Detail that can be seen on the Gatsby book cover underneath one of the eyes on the face.
What is a teardrop?
The part of Long Island where Tom and Daisy live.
What is East Egg?
Name of the man whose billboard looms over the Valley of Ashes.
Who is Dr. TJ Eckleburg?
Person owns the car repair shop that Tom and Nick stop into on their way to NYC.
Who is George Wilson/Mr. Wilson?
Event that involved 8 baseball players who "fixed" the World Series for their own benefit.
What is the Black Sox Scandal?
The year The Great Gatsby was published.
What is 1925?
The place where Tom and Nick first became acquainted.
What is Yale/New Haven?
“...everything that happened has a dim, hazy cast over it…” (29)...is showing that Nick is ____.
What is drunk?
Color best describes the Valley of the Ashes
What is grey?
The term for the illegal manufacture, distribution, or sale of goods, especially alcohol.
What is bootlegging?
Soldiers were given copies of The Great Gatsby to read during this war.
What is World War II?
The type of business Nick works in.
What is the bond business?
The false reason Catherine gives for why Tom won't divorce Daisy.
What is because Daisy is a Catholic?
Where the party takes place in NYC in ch. 2
Where is Tom and Myrtle's shared apartment?
Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
Supposedly, this is the number of copies of the Great Gatsby that the English department owns here.
What is 181?
Fill in the the missing word: "That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big _________ physical specimen of a..."
What is hulking?
When this happened, Myrtle knew she made a mistake in marrying her husband.
What is borrowing someone else's suit?
When Tom and Nick exit the train heading towards NYC, this is the business Tom has with the repair shop owner (but it's really an excuse to see Myrtle)
What is George Wilson selling him a car?
Leader of the Harlem Renaissance movement was known for his poetry, fiction, and plays, and was an early adopter of "jazz poetry."
Who is Langston Hughes?
The grade Ms. Michaels was in when the Great Gatsby film (the Leo one) came out in theaters.
What is 9th grade?
The object that Daisy compares Nick to when they are seated at her dinner table.
What is a rose?
Name of the magazine Myrtle buys at the news stand in NYC.
What is Town Tattle?
The word used to describe Myrtle's outfit change(s)
What is a costume?