Vocabulary
Continuing without pause or interruption (about something bad)
Incessant
Our narrator, who was born in the Midwest and moved to West Egg after World War 1.
Nick Carraway
The name of the act that banned alcohol from being consumed.
Prohibition
What college did Nick go to?
"New Haven" or Yale
What is the author of Gatsby named?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Improvise, perform or produce something without preparation
Extemporize
Racist and selfish husband cheating on his wife with Myrtle.
Tom Buchanan
The idea that anyone in the US can become rich and successful.
The American Dream
What happens at the end of the party at Tom and Myrtle's apartment?
Tom slaps Myrtle for saying "Daisy"
The T in SLATE stands for...
Thinks like...
Mess up the quality off
Marred
This character said she hoped her daughter would be a
"beautiful fool" after confessing about her unhappy marriage.
Daisy Buchanan
People who have generational wealth.
Old Money
The way Tom treats Wilson tell us that Tom:
Someone who sold illegal alcohol was known as:
A bootlegger
A synonym for this word is spoiled
Marred
Tom's mistress who lives in the Valley of Ashes.
Myrtle
What war took place before Nick moved to Long Island?
World War I
What does Daisy say she wishes her daughter will grow up to be?
"A beautiful fool"
How does Myrtle act once she arrives in NYC?
She acts like a rich woman: buying a dog, being picky about a cab, ordering people around
I had not prepared to give a speech, so I __________.
What vocab word best completes the sentence?
Extemporized
Daisy's childhood friend, who is a sportswoman.
Jordan
New money people, like Gatsby, live on ___ Egg.
West Egg
What sport does Jordan play?
Golf
What do the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent?
Judgement of immorality, directed from the poor people to the rich
Faded business billboard that represents hollow / empty consumption