Short Answer 1
Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who narrates The Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
What is Gatsby's signature phrase?
Old sport
What items in Gastby's mansion make Daisy start to bawl?
His shirts
Where is Gatsby when he is killed?
The pool
What color is Gatsby's car?
Yellow
What does Gatsby want Daisy to say to Tom?
She never loved him
How does Nick know Gatsby?
Gatsby is Nick's next door neighbor.
How is Gatsby so wealthy?
Gatsby is involved in a bootlegging operation.
How does Daisy know Nick?
They are cousins.
What does Daisy say she hopes her daughter will grow up to be?
A fool
What is the desolate industrial territory in Queens referred to?
The Valley of Ashes
Why does Tom hit Myrtle in the apartment in New York City?
She taunts him about Daisy.
What favor does Gatsby request of Nick?
He wants Nick to arrange tea with Daisy at his house.
Why does Gatsby want to show Daisy his house?
How does George find out that it was Gatsby's car who hit Myrtle?
Tom tells him.
How does George initially react when he learns that Myrtle has been unfaithful?
He plans to move west and take Myrtle away.
What is Gatsby doing when Nick sees him for the first time?
He is staring at the dock across the bay, reaching out to something.
Why does Gatsby buy a mansion in West Egg?
He wants to live across the bay from Daisy.
How did Gatsby and Daisy first meet?
They met when Gatsby was stationed at Camp Taylor.
What group of words best describe Gatsby's parties?
opulent, wild, extravagant
Tom was having an affair.
What does Nick learn about Jordan and her golfing career?
She allegedly cheated in a golf tournament.
What evidence does Gatsby show Nick to prove his background story?
A medal of valor and a picture from Oxford
What word does Nick use to describe Tom and Daisy at the end of the novel?
Careless