Party One
the story of the summer of 1922 begins here
What is a dinner party at Tom and Daisy Buchanan's East Egg mansion?
where it transpires
What is a top-floor apartment on 158th street in Harlem?
borough of the valley of the ashes
What is Queens?
"This was untrue. I am not even faintly like _______."
What is a rose?
its silhouette wavers in moonlight vs. $10 impulse purchase
What is cat vs. dog?
pointlessly lit
What are four candles?
when it transpires
What is a few days before the 4th of July?
where Nick lives
What is West Egg village?
"I tried to show by my expression that I had played no part in HER past."
Who is Myrtle?
stands with legs apart on porch vs. stands securely on his lawn but reaches and trembles
Who are Tom and Gatsby as first seen by Nick?
where Tom never takes Nick
What are the stables?
worries Nick but he eventually wipes it off
What is a white spot of lather on Chester McKee?
what the eggs symbolize
What is conception or rebirth?
"The whole TOWN is desolate. All the cars have left the rear wheel painted black as a mourning wreath..."
What is Chicago's reaction to missing Daisy?
bondsman vs. trust-fund baby
What are Nick vs. Tom's occupations?
Jordan thinks everyone knows about it
What is Tom's affair?
writing style echoes what Nick experiences here for just the second time
What is inebriation?
location of two of Chester McKee's paintings is on this easternmost tip of Long Island
What is Montauk?
"Evidently SHE had reason TO BE."
What is Daisy being cynical?
bungalow vs. mansion
What are Nick and Gatsby's adjacent residences?
reason Daisy might push Nick and Jordan out to sea in a boat
What is to arrange a marriage?
deft action that finally breaks up the party
What is Tom's breaking of Myrtle's nose?
Gatsby's rumored country of origin, according to Catherine
What is Germany?
"That's WHY I came over tonight."
What is the secret of the butler's nose?
Myrtle at the gas station vs. Myrtle in her and Tom's love-shack
What is vitality vs. hauteur?