Vocabulary (these will help you answer the test questions)
hateful
What is contemptuous?
“I’m glad it’s a girl…I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool”
Who is Daisy?
The narrator who lives in the West Egg.
Who is Nick?
The career Nick pursues when he moves to New York.
What is the bond business?
Gatsby's ticket to a new and glamourous life is __(person)___ and ____(what they did)_____.
What is Dan Cody and living luxuriously on a yacht?
nonstop; constant
What is incessant?
“Can’t repeat the past? He cried incredulously. Why of course you can!”
Who is Gatsby?
The protagonist who lives in the West Egg next to Nick.
Who is Gatsby?
The dumping ground for the ashes of coal that were used to power factories.
This quote from Tom tells us that he is
"I’d like to know who he is and what he does…And I think I’ll make a point of finding out”
What is suspicious of Gatsby?
foolish
What is inept?
“Thirty—the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning brief-case of enthusiasm, thinning hair”
Who is Nick?
The antagonist, ex-football player, married to Daisy.
Who is Tom?
The location where Nick first meets Tom's mistress.
What is George Wilson's garage?
In the ch. 7 hotel scene, we see a woman who is passive and lets others control her. This woman is _________.
infrequent; not often
What is sporadic?
"I told that boy about the ice.”
“These people! You have to keep after them all the time.”
Who is Myrtle?
Tom's mistress, lives above the garage in the Valley of Ashes
Who is Myrtle?
The purpose of the war medal and the Oxford photograph in chapter 4.
What is Gatsby's attempt to prove himself to Nick?
The character Gatsby is most concerned about.
Bonus points: tell me why
Who is Gatsby?
All his hopes and dreams are slipping away.
less than sufficient
What is scant?
“Absolutely real — have pages and everything. I thought they’d be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact, they’re absolutely real. Pages and — Here! Lemme show you.”
Who is Owl-eyes?
The man who employed Gastby on his yacht.
Who is Dan Cody?
Three examples that prove that Gatsby wanted the tea date at Nick's to be perfect. (ch. 5)
What is...
1. Gatsby had the grass cut
2. Gatsby had flowers delivered
3. Gatsby left and then made a grand entrance
The symbol that represents Gatsby's envious desire to have his life play out exactly as he imagines.
What is the green light?