| Describe Tom Buchanan | Married to Daisy. Large, athletic body; very wealthy; racist; bully; unfaithful |
| Describe Nick Carraway | Narrator; sees himself as non-judgmental; Gatsby’s neighbor; dates Jordan Baker |
| Describe Daisy Buchanan | Nick’s cousin; beautiful; rich; silly; once dated Gastby |
| Describe Myrtle Wilson | Tom’s mistress; unhappy; poor; married to George Wilson |
| Describe Jay Gatsby | Rich; Possibly shady; throws huge parties; in love with Daisy |
| Identify the speaker of this quote: “They’re a rotten crowd. You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” | Nick |
| Identify the speaker of this quote: “…I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.” | Nick |
| Identify the speaker of this quote: “I didn’t want you to think I was just some nobody. You see, I usually find myself among strangersbecause I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me.” | Gatsby |
| Identify the speaker of this quote:”Oh, you want too much! I love you now- isn’t that enough?” | Daisy |
| Identify the speaker of this quote: “By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me.” | Tom |
| Identify the speaker of this quote: “He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn’t told him who owned the car.” | Tom |
| Identify the speaker of this quote:”Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!” | Gatsby |
| What is Gatsby’s real name? | James Gatz |
| What did both Gatsby and Carraway participate in? | The Great War |
| What is “West Egg”? | The more fashionable (and tacky) of the two eggs |
| Why does Gatsby buy his mansion on the West Egg? | To be near Daisy |
| Which character invents a false, romantic story about his background? | Gatsby |
| What kind of evidence does Gatsby show Nick? | A medal from the war; picture of himself at Oxford |
| Which character shoots Gatsby? | George Wilson |
| Who takes the blame for driving the car in the hit-and-run accident? | Gatsby |
| Who attends Gatsby’s funeral? | Nick and Gatsby’s dad |
| What is Gatsby’s business? | Bootlegging |
| What college Nick Carraway attend? | Yale |
| Does Gatsby want Daisy to admit her part in Myrtle’s death? | No |
| Nick arranges a meeting with which 2 characters? | Daisy & Gatsby |
| Who is driving the car when Myrtle is hit? | Daisy |
| What details does Catherine give at the inquest? | She claims that Myrtle loved Wilson and never got into any trouble or extramarital affairs |
| Describe the guests at Gatsby’s parties | They often don’t know Gatsby and they are uninvited. Gatsby spends lots of $$ to entertain his guests |
| Why does Gatsby love Daisy? | He has preserved a memory of her from when they were young and in love |
| What kind of woman is Myrtle Wilson? | Poor, simple, desperate to belong to a different class; selfish |
| What is the time period of the story? | The “Roaring Twenties” |
| What does Nick learn about Jordan and her golfing? | She cheats at golf |
| What college did Gatsby attend for a short time? | Oxford |
| When did Daisy meet Gatsby? | Before the war, when they were much younger |
| When does Nick leave the party in Tom & Myrtle’s apartment? | After Tom breaks Myrtle’s nose |
| Where is the Wilson’s garage located? | The Valley of Ashes |
| Why does Tom tell Myrtle that they cannot be married? | Daisy is Catholic- she doesn’t believe in divorce |
| How does George Wilson find out about his wife’s affair? | He finds the dog collar |
| When Myrtle sees Jordan with Tom, what does she assume? | That Jordan is Tom’s wife |
| How does George react when he learns that Myrtle has been unfaithful? | He wants to take her away |
| What color is Gatsby’s car? | It is yellow and also very unique |
| Why is Nick distressed after Gatsby’s funeral? | Gatsby’s friends show their disregard for him; they don’t seem to care that he is dead, or even care to attend the funeral |
| Who calls during the Buchanan dinner? | Myrtle |
| What does Gatsby look across to in his backyard? | Daisy’s dock |
| When Nick attends his first Gatsby party, what transpires? | Nick meets Gatsby and befriends him; asks Jordan to arrange a meeting with Gatsby & Daisy |
| When does Daisy begin to cry? | When she tours Gatsby’s house |
| When is Daisy finally able to meet Gatsby? | Nick has Daisy over for lunch (Gatsby shows up) |
| Gatsby seems surprised when he meets what character? | Pammy; Tom & Daisy’s daughter |
| What transpires when Tom and Gatsby have a confrontation in the hotel? | Tom gets Daisy to admit to Gatsby that she loves Tom and reveals to Daisy that Gatsby has earned his fortune through dishonest means |
| The book takes place in what state in the USA? | New York |
| Why did Myrtle run? | She thought Tom would be in the yellow car |
| Why does George believe that Gatsby killed Myrtle? | He thinks they were having an affair |
| How is Gatsby introduced in the novel? | As a mysterious character; rumors circulating about him |
| What does Myrtle buy when she is out with Tom and Nick? | A dog |
| What character is also known as “The Boarder”? | Klipspringer |
| Who is a business associate of Gatsby’s? | Meyer Wolfsheim |
| Who is a principal witness to the accident that killed Myrtle? | Michaelis |
| Who narrates the story? | Nick |
| What does Gatsby want from Daisy? | He wants her to tell Tom she never loved him and leave him for Gatsby |
| Where was Gatsby when he was killed? | The pool |
| Who is in the funeral procession for Gatsby? | Nick, Gatsby’s dad, and Owl Eyes |
| What does Mr Gatz show Nick? | Gatsby’s list of ambitions |
| What does Daisy say when she is asked about her daughter? | That she was upset to learn she had a daughter; that if she had to have a girl, she hoped she’d be a “beautiful fool.” |
| The body of which character is near by the pool? | George Wilson |
| How does the narrator describe Gatsby? | He is everything he detests, and yet, he feels that Gatsby is worth much more than the other people in the book |
| Who is the one character that has actually been invited to a party at Gatsby’s? | Nick |
| What does this quote from the book mean? “The vitality of his illusion had gone beyond Daisy- beyond everything.” | It means that his memory of Daisy is unrealistic; she can’t possibly live up to it. |
| What character fits Gatsby’s dream? | Daisy |
| Who is a rich, discontented athlete? | Jordan Baker |
| Gatsby’s father shows Nick a novel. Why is the novel important? | It shows that Gatsby worked very hard to become who he was |
| How does Nick know Daisy and Tom? | Daisy is Nick’s cousin. Tom went to college with Nick. |
The Great Gatsby–REVIEW– (Entire book)
March 24, 2020