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Lagniappe
100
This is the section of Long Island where Nick and Gatsby live.
What is West Egg?
100
Gatsby's hope for a future with Daisy and his endless devotion to his dream are embodied in this symbol.
What is the green light at the end of Daisy's dock/across the bay from Gatsby's house?
100
Gatsby uses this short phrase to address Nick.
What is "old sport"?
100
This character is the first to reveal the history of Daisy and Gatsby's relationship to Nick.
Who is Jordan?
100
This is the social class to which Myrtle and George Wilson belong.
What is the working class (or 'middle class')?
200
The nickname of the area where you can find the billboard of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
200
At some points in the novel, Nick may seem to this kind of narrator, which causes us to question his credibility.
What is an UNRELIABLE narrator?
200
This man was Gatsby's mentor; he left an inheritance to Gatsby that Gatsby was unable to claim.
Who is Dan Cody?
200
This character is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
200
The time period in which The Great Gatsby was written and is set was known as this.
What is the Jazz Age or What is the Roaring 20s?
300
The city where Jordan and Daisy knew each other and grew up before moving to New York.
What is Louisville?
300
George Wilson thinks that the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent this.
What is God or the eyes of God?
300
Gatsby served in Europe during this war.
What is World War I?
300
This character moves to the midwest after the major events described in the novel take place.
Who is Nick Carraway?
300
This is how most people in New York know Gatsby.
What is by attending his parties?
400
The section of Long Island associated with "Old Money."
What is East Egg?
400
Repeated conversations and plot events about this subject foreshadow the way that Myrtle Wilson will be killed.
What are car crashes ('accidents')?
400
This is what Gatsby wants Daisy to tell everyone in the tense scene at the hotel in Chapter 7.
What is that she never loved Tom?
400
This party-goer is one of the few people to attend Gatsby's funeral.
Who is Owl Eyes?
400
The items that particularly impress Daisy, making her cry when she visits Gatsby's house.
What are Gatsby's shirts?
500
The state where James Gatz was born.
What is the North Dakota?
500
When describing Daisy's voice to Nick, Gatsby uses this phrase.
What is "her voice is full of money"?
500
This is how Gatsby dies.
What is George Wilson shoots him?
500
This acquaintance of Gatsby's fixed the 1919 World Series.
Who is Meyer Wolfshiem?
500
Gatsby attended this prestigious university.
What is Oxford?