The Great Gatsby Flashcards

Flashcards for The Great Gatsby review

West Egg

Where Nick Carraway lives.

Daisy and Tom Buchanan

The reason Nick visits East Egg.

Tom's Mistress

Who interrupts dinner at the Buchanan's with a phone call.

Mysterious Figure

How Nick first perceives Gatsby.

Valley of Ashes

An industrial wasteland.

Eyes of God

What the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg symbolize.

Tom hits Myrtle

What happens when Myrtle mentions Daisy's name.

Myrtle's Husband

Who George Wilson is.

Invited

Why Nick attends Gatsby's party.

By accident during the party

How Nick finally meets Gatsby.

He is a German spy, He killed a man, He is a bootlegger

Rumors that circulate about Gatsby.

Dishonest and Careless

Nick's impression of Jordan Baker.

Gatsby's business associate

Who Meyer Wolfsheim is.

He inherited his wealth, He was educated at Oxford, He is from a wealthy family

What Gatsby reveals about his past.

To rekindle their past love

Why Gatsby wants to meet Daisy.

Represents his wealth, Symbolizes his status, A symbol of the American Dream

Significance of Gatsby's car.

Nervous and Anxious

How Gatsby feels before meeting Daisy.

His mansion and clothes

What Gatsby shows Daisy to impress her.

Gatsby's hope for the future

Significance of the green light.

James Gatz

Gatsby's real name.

Gatsby's mentor

Who Dan Cody is.

To spy on Daisy

Why Tom attends Gatsby's party.

He wants to be with Daisy

Why Gatsby stops hosting parties.

Tom reveals Gatsby's past

What happens during the confrontation at the Plaza Hotel.

Daisy Buchanan

Who kills Myrtle Wilson.

They were deeply in love

What Gatsby tells Nick about his past with Daisy.

He is shot by George Wilson

How Gatsby dies.

Believes Gatsby killed Myrtle

Why George Wilson kills Gatsby.

Only Nick, Gatsby's father, and a few others

Who attends Gatsby's funeral.

A place of moral decay

What Nick concludes about the East.

Supercilious

Arrogant

Incredulous

Skeptical

Vehemently

Passionately

Apathetically

Indifferently

Permeate

Filled

Erroneous

False

Corpulent

Fat

Punctilious

Precise

Nebulous

Vague

Laudable

Praiseworthy

What is known about Gatsby’s parents?

They were poor farmers from North Dakota

What does Gatsby tell Nick about his background and wealth?

That he is the son of wealthy people in the Midwest and educated at Oxford

What is the truth about how Gatsby earned his fortune?

He was a bootlegger and involved in illegal businesses

What does Gatsby’s mansion symbolize?

His dream of winning Daisy back

How is Gatsby’s social status perceived by East Egg residents?

New Money

Who was Dan Cody in Gatsby’s life?

A wealthy copper magnate who mentored Gatsby

Why did Gatsby not inherit money from Dan Cody?

Cody’s mistress blocked Gatsby from getting the inheritance