Historical Context
The decade the novel takes place in
The 1920s- or the 20th Century
This color is representative of purity
White
This person is Tom's mistress
Myrtle Wilson
"It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me."
Gatsby
The real name of Jay Gatsby
James Gatz
Where does Daisy live
East Egg
Why does Nick not judge Gatsby
He is attracted to his personality/interested in him --and/or- because his father told him not to judge
Who does Nick meet before Gatsby's funeral?
Henry Gatz, Gatsby's father
This war has just happened
What is World War I
This symbol represents Gatsby's hopes & dreams about Daisy
The Green Light
How does Nick feel about Jordan?
She is dishonest
"Tom's got some woman in New York."
Jordan
Where was Gatsby when he was murdered?
His pool
Daisy's view of Gatsby's mansion
does not understand how he could live there all alone, overwhelmed
What is unique about the way Nick meets Gatsby
He doesn't know it's him when he meets him
How does Nick learn about Tom's affair
Jordan tells him after Myrtle calls during dinner
Name one of the nicknames for this decade?
The Roaring ‘20s
The Jazz Age
The Flapper Era
What do the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg represent
God/moral judgement on society
The couple that live downstairs from Tom & Myrtle's love nest.
Mr. and Mrs. McKee
“Tom’s getting very profound...he reads deep books with long words in them.”
Daisy
Gatsby stands out from his party guests. How?
He does not drink and just watches the going ons
Daisy wants this for her daughter
To be a beautiful little fool
What business does Nick work in?
Selling bonds.
"It takes two to make an accident. I don't like careless people. That's why I like you."
Jordan
The 18th amendment that stopped the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic beverages
Prohibition
This location represents the moral decay of society
Valley of the Ashes
What is the relationships between Wolfshiem & Gatsby
Shady business partners
"Civilization’s going to pieces..."
Tom
Gatsby kept tabs on Daisy by
getting a newspaper every day in hopes of seeing her name
Asking around about her
What makes Daisy cry at Gatsby's mansion
his European silk shirts
How does Nick feel about the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy
Gatsby over dreamed her, put her on too high of a pedestal
"Jimmy was bound to get ahead."
Gatsby's dad
What year was the World Series fixed?
1919
An object that is almost broken during the tea party that represents the passing and/or stopping of time. It can also symbolize the idea of wanting the something from the past.
Clock
Why does Catherine say Tom can't leave Daisy
She doesn't believe in divorce. She's catholic.
"He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn't keep my eyes of him..."
Myrtle
Gatsby stops throwing parties and fires his workers. Why?
He is wrapped up in Daisy, does not want gossip spreading
Why is Daisy allowed to drive home with Gatsby?
Tom knows she will never leave him for Gatsby
At the end of the novel Nick concludes Tom and Daisy are
careless and selfish
"By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me."
Tom
This term was originally coined to refer to the rise & power of extremely rich businessmen, who displayed their wealth in ostentatious houses & extravagant behavior.
New Money
Who said: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past..."
Nick
Who said: "It was on the two little seats facing each other...I was going up to New York to see my sister."
Myrtle
"Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
Wolfsheim
In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby's yellow car, shirts and mansion best represent:
His tangible, "showy" signs of wealth
Why did Daisy marry Tom?
He was of an acceptable social standing to her family, well to do
What is Nick's advice to Gatsby after the accident?
Stop covering for Daisy, leave
“I don’t understand why you won’t come out frankly and tell me what you want.”
Nick to Gatsby