Characters
This character is the narrator of The Great Gatsby.
Who is Nick Carraway?
This represents Gatsby's hope.
What is the green light?
This is Gatsby's phrase he uses often throughout the novel.
What is "Old sport"?
Myrtle Wilson buys this before going to the apartment.
What is a puppy?
This is the place where Gatsby tries to convince Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him.
Where is the Plaza Hotel?
These two characters die at the end of the novel.
Who are Jay Gatsby and Myrtle Wilson?
This character's eyes represent the eyes of God watching over the Valley of Ashes.
Who is Dr. T. J. Eckleburg?
Gatsby's quote, "He’s dead now. He used to be my best friend years ago" refers to this character.
Who is Dan Cody?
Nick receives this that convinces him to go to one of Gatsby's parties.
What is a handwritten invitation?
This year's World's Series was the one Meyer Wolfsheim fixed.
When was 1919?
This is the name of the man who owns a coffee shop next to George Wilson's shop.
Who is Michaelis?
The puppy Myrtle buys represents this.
What is carelessness and irresponsibility?
This character says, "This is much too polite for me." in reference to Gatsby's party she is attending.
Who is Jordan Baker?
The women at Gatsby's party say that he is the nephew of this person.
Who is Von Hindenburg?
This is the first thing Nick notices about Gatsby at the party.
What is his smile?
This character's nose is mentioned repeatedly.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
This character (not Gatsby) is fixated on the past, specifically his college days.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
Tom's quote, "He’s so dumb he doesn’t know he’s alive" refers to this character.
Who is George Wilson?
This is how long Gatsby tells Tom he was at Oxford.
How long is five months?
Chapter nine takes place this long after the murder of Gatsby.
How long is two years?
The man who sells Myrtle a puppy bears "an absurd resemblance" to this prominent man.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
These four colors are represented often throughout the novel.
What is white, grey, green, and gold?
(purity, sorrow, hope, wealth)
Gatsby's car is refered to as this in the newspapers after the death of Myrtle Wilson.
What is a "death car"?
This is the reason Gatsby fired and replaced all of his butlers.
What is 'he wanted somebody who wouldn't gossip'?
How fast does a witness Daisy was driving when she hit Myrtle?
What is 50-60 mph?