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Story
Charactors
Glosary
Analysis
Writer
100
What is the name of the narrator?
Nick Carraway
100
How is Nick and Daisy related?
They are cousins
100
Notorious
Having a bad reputation
100
Why does Gatsby need Nick?
To get to Daisy
100
What is the name of the writer?
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
200
Who is Jay Gatsby in love with?
Daisy Buchanan
200
How does Nick describe Gatsby?
Rich, mysterious, "great", friendly, understanding, confident
200
Dumbbell
Weight
200
What makes Gatsby “great”?
His money and fame. He is a Gangster
200
What was the name of FSF's wife?
Zelda
300
Who drove the car that killed Daisy's huseband's mistress?
Daisy
300
Which nickname does Gatsby have for Nick?
Old Sport
300
Straggled
To walk in a disorderly way
300
How do you spell Gatsby
G - A - T - S - B - Y
300
When did FSF write The Great Gatsby?
The 1920's
400
What is Jay Gatsby's occupation?
He is a gangster
400
How does Gatsby's butler keep his callers anonymous?
He names them after the cities (fx chicago)
400
Rowdy
Noisy and disorderly
400
Throughout the story, Gatsby has a hard time letting go of the past. Where do you find evidence of his trying to recapture the past?
When he tries to get Daisy back, and assumes that their relationship is the same.
400
Describe the era he lived in
Jazz, highlived, all night parties, gangsters, wealth
500
Who kills who at the end of the story and why?
George kills Gatsby after Gatsby takes the blame for the killing of Myrtle. George thinks Gatsy killed Myrtle and takes revenge in a blind rage
500
How are readers supposed to feel about Nick? In what ways does he come off as reliable or unreliable?
Reliable, his descriptions are not colored that much by his own opinion. He just explains what he saw and felt.
500
Hearse
Funeral car
500
The American dream is a crucial subject in this story. Would you say that pursuing the American dream is a good thing, evidenced by The Great Gatsby?
No, at the end of the day Gatsby is left alone. People only care for his wealth.
500
Where did FSF find his inspiration?
He was a part of the glamorous world he was writing about.