Side characters in The Great Gatsby
This person wears cufflinks made from human molars. He is a gambler and the man "who fixed the World's Series back in 1924."
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
He lives at this nouveau riche area on Long Island.
What is West Egg?
This is the color of Gatsby's Rolls Royce.
What is yellow.
First sentence: "In my younger and ..... my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."
"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."
This is how many WSC students live in North Hutch.
What is 30?
Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker come across this "stout middle-aged man" in Gatsby's library. How is he refereed to?
Who is the man with Owl Eye glasses? Who is Owl Eyes?
Who is Thomas Parke D'Invilliers?
Fitzgerald occasionally uses this name as his pen name, which is also the name credited to the epigraph at the start of the novel.
The light at Daisy's house Gatsby often looks at shines in this color?
What is the color green? (Green symbolizes the American Dream, hope, and Gatsby's yearning for Daisy.)
Complete the last line of the novel: "And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the...."
"And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
This is the approx. number of Webb alumni around the world. (your answer needs to be in the neighborhood of 500 plus/minus the actual number)
What is 4600.
This is the millionaire who introduced Jay Gatsby to the lifestyles of the super-wealthy when he offered Gatsby a job as his first mate and personal caretaker aboard his yacht.
Who is Dan Cody?
This chapter is the longest chapter of the novel.
What is chapter seven.
What is the color Yellow associated with in The Great Gasby (symbolism).
Yellow is associated with wealth and decay, specifically Gatsby's new money and the corruption within the upper class.
What is Gatsby's nickname for Nick?
What is "Old Sport."
Thompson Webb was born 98 years after the French Revolution
What is 1887?
This is the name of Gatsby's real father (first and last name).
Who is Henry Gatz?
Jordan Baker plays what sport?
She plays golf.
Gatsby's garden is described as "blue". What does that mean/symbolize/stand for?
Blue signifies Gatsby's dreams and illusions, as well as sadness and loneliness, particularly in relation to his love for Daisy.
What does Daisy hope for her daughter? Complete the sentence:
"I hope she'll be a .. - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little..."
"I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool"
Student Bill Webb ('39), son of our school founder, found a peccary skull on a trip with Ray Alf this year.
What is 1936?
This is the name of Myrtle Wilson's sister, who keeps the truth of Myrtle's affair with Tom a secret even after Myrtle's shocking death.
Who is Catherine?
"Pammy" is only mentioned once in the novel by name.
Who is she?
Pammy is Tom and Daisy's daughter
What does the color Gray symbolize in The Great Gatsby?
Gray represents the moral decay of the Valley of the Ashes and the emptiness of the upper class.
Jay Gatsby says: "Can't repeat ..? Why, of course you can!"
What does Gatsby think he can repeat?
"Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can!"
This is how big the property of Webb campus is (in acres, plus/minus 50 acres)
What is 150 acres?