Pre-Knowledge
Potpourri #1
"The Meeting" (Pt 1)
"The Meeting" (Pt 2)
Potpourri #2
100
When the author alludes to the name "Kant," what literary device is he employing?
Allusion--Immanuel Kant, a famous German philosopher
100
Gatsby implies that something is wrong with Nick's landscaping. What is it?
Nick's lawn needs mowing.
100
Nick gives explicit instructions to Daisy when he invites her over for tea. What are they?
"Don't bring Tom!"
100
What time has elapsed since Gatsby and Daisy last saw each other?
5 years
100
An "abortive attempt at a laugh" is a laugh that . . .
a. is more of a gurgle.
b. is a full laugh.
c. isn't a laugh.
d. is contagious.
C. isn't a laugh
200
When the author writes that Gatsby's house "had winked into the darkness," he is employing what literary device?
Personification
200
At the beginning of the chapter, Gatsby is not so subtle about implying that Nick needs more _________; thus, he offers Nick a job.
Income, Money
200
The weather "the day of" was . . . .
Rainy
200
What is the initial emotion between Daisy and Gatsby when they meet again?
Awkwardness, Unease, Nervousness
200
Who is the "demoniac Finn"?
Nick's Finnish maid.
300
Daisy is surprised as she sees an old picture of Gatsby. He's got a "pompadour." What is a "pompadour"?
300
"There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams — not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion." (Who said this, and what does it mean?
Nick----I.e., Gatsby's dream of Daisy was larger than reality, thus he must have felt a little disappointed.
300
a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie
What Gatsby wore to meet Daisy
300
To impress Daisy, Gatsby first does what?
He invites Daisy to his mansion.
300
What is ironic about Gatsby's actions as he reunites with Daisy at Nick's house?
A man of such apparent "sophistication" sure did act like a "rookie"! Bumbling around and such!
400
Nick says at the beginning of Ch 5, "The evening had made me light-headed and happy; I think I walked into a deep sleep as I entered my front door." (Who had Nick been with that evening?)
With Jordan...he's attracted to her.
400
Who says this to whom? “Are you in love with me,” (he/she) said low in my ear, “or why did I have to come alone?”
Daisy says this to Nick.
400
During "the meeting," who was in "a strained counterfeit of perfect ease"?
Gatsby
400
Daisy cries when she sees this? What is it?
Gatsby assortment of extravagant shirts.
400
What had the previous owner of Gatsby's mansion planned to do with the house?
To establish a commune/community, with the house at the center. (p 68)
500
A large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations--Nick compares Gatsby's "light show" to this at the beginning of Ch 5.
________'s Fair
The World's Fair
500
As Gatsby meets Daisy, he leans his head back on a "defunct mantelpiece clock." What kind of clock is a "defunct" clock:
a. a heavy clock
b. a decorative clock
c. a non-working clock
e. an old clock
c. a non-working clock
500
What odd thing does Gatsby do right after he comes to Nick's house?
He panics and says that he's leaving!
500
During the visit, as they stroll around the mansion's grounds, Gatsby mentions something across the bay. What is it?
The "green light" that shines at the end of Daisy's dock.
500
Who "smiled like a weather man, like an ecstatic patron of recurrent light" when it stopped raining?
Gatsby (p. 69)