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Setting
Narrator
Characters
Vocabulary
Inferencing
100
Long Island, New York
Where is the novel set?
100
Nick Carraway
What is the narrator's name?
100
Football star
What was Tom Buchanan's finest moment?
100
This word means to be "haughty"
What is supercilious?
100
Purpose of telling the reader he went to Yale, is non-judgmental, trusted by all and served in the army.
What is establish his ethos (credibility as narrator)?
200
The Roaring '20's
What time period was the novel set?
200
"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
What was Nick's father's advice to him?
200
Nick's cousin
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
200
Levity
What is lightheartedness?
200
It is a mysterious symbol at the end of the dock
What is the green light?
300
Alcohol
What major substance is illegal in the novel?
300
Yale University
What school did the narrator graduate from?
300
The man standing with his arms reaching out to the water
Who is Gatsby?
300
Privy
What is to be in on a secret?
300
They are meant to draw a contrast between old money and new money
What is East Egg and West Egg?
400
The Stock Market
How did most people gain instant wealth?
400
The Middle West
Where did Nick move from?
400
She goes to bed early because she has a golf game next day
Who is Jordan (Miss Baker)?
400
Elation
What is feeling high or great?
400
The reason Tom Buchanan is portrayed as a racist
Why is to focus on the illusion of The American Dream
500
Old money vs. new money
What is the major conflict between the wealthy?
500
East Hampton, New York
What is fictional "East Egg" supposed to be?
500
Goddard
Who wrote "The Rise of the Colored Empire"?
500
Intimation
What is having a hint or suspicion?
500
In chapter 2, the haunting eyes of the eye doctor may symbolize this
The disapproval of God looking down on moral decay