Setting
The "less fashionable of the two, this is the place Nick and Gatsby call home for the summer.
West Egg
What is the full name of the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
Where does Nick go in this chapter?
To Tom and Daisy's mansion on East Egg for dinner.
"The middle west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe."
This is an example of what literary device?
Simile
This is the word used for the ban on the sale and production of alcohol:
Prohibition
Who is Nick's next door neighbor, and what is his house like?
Gatsby. The house is a gigantic, excessively lavish mansion
How does Nick know Tom and Daisy?
Daisy is his cousin, and Tom he met in college.
Where had Tom and Daisy been living before moving to New York?
Chicago
"The lamp light, bright on his boots" is an example of this literary device:
Alliteration
This is the word used for the "New Women" of the 1920s:
Flappers
What is more "fashionable" about East Egg than West Egg?
What is the full name of Daisy's friend, who joins her, Tom, and Nick for dinner?
Jordan Baker
How did Nick get his cottage in West Egg?
A coworker suggested renting it together, but then backed out at the last minute.
This condiment is compared to the image of stars dotting the night sky in chapter one.
Pepper
This is the global historical event that influenced the Roaring Twenties and in which Nick and Gatsby both participated
The Great War (WW1)
What is the name of the New York burrough where Tom, Daisy, Nick, and Gatsby all live.
Long Island.
Where did Daisy meet Jordan?
They grew up together in Louisville.
Which unnamed character is the "shrill metallic urgency" referring to?
The woman Tom is allegedly having an affair with.
The sound imagery used to describe the character's voice makes them seem alluring, engaging, and mysterious.
Daisy
This is the name of the invention that became a status symbol in the 1920s - even flashier versions serve the same purpose in modern times.
The Automobile
During what year and season does this novel take place? (By season, I mean Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter?)
The Summer of 1922
What does Daisy reveal about about Tom on the day her daughter was born? What were her hopes for her daughter?
Tom wasn't even there on the night she was born. She hopes her daughter will be a fool.
At the beginning of the book, Nick tells us that Gatsby has an amazing gift. What is that gift?
A gift for hope.
What inanimate object is being personified as running, jumping, and climbing in chapter one?
The Buchanans' Lawn
This is the industry that Nick comes to NYC to participate in:
The "bond business" or stock market.