Great Gatsby

What are the themes of The Great Gatsby?

death of the American dream, the consequences of living in the past, the inability to get over first love, the differences between the rich and the poor

Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?

A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime

Who is Ewing Klipspringer?

A boarder who lives in Gatsby's house

Who is Dr. Eckleburg?

An eye doctor whose billboard overlooks the road to West Egg

The road between West Egg and East Egg is

A "valley of ashes"

Myrtle Wilson is

Tom's lover

Why do Nick and Tom go to the "valley of ashes"?

Tom wants Nick to meet his mistress

Who claims to be in the "artistic game"?

Mr. McKee

Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose?

She says Daisy's name

What reason does Myrtle give for having an affair?

"You can't live forever."

Jay Gatsby is a

Bootlegger

Which of these details is true about Gatsby's past?

He fought in the war

Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made from

human molars

Why does Gatsby throw extravagant parties?

He believes that Daisy may come to a party some night.

Why does Nick think that Gatsby may be disappointed with Daisy?

Daisy could not possibly live up to the dreams that Gatsby had about her.

How does Gatsby dress for his first meeting with Daisy?

In gold and silver

When Gatsby and Daisy meet in Nick's home, Gatsby almost breaks Nick's

clock

Which of these is a reminder of the issues of money and class in the novel?

The song that Klipspringer plays on the piano

When did James Gatz change his name to Gatsby?

age 17

How is the true story of Gatsby's life revealed?

A reporter comes to Gatsby's home and interviews him. Thereafter, the rumors about Gatsby's past are compared by the narrator to the true events of Gatsby's life.

Who changed Gatsby's life forever, inspiring him to become rich and powerful?

Dan Cody

Where is Gatsby's mansion located?

West Egg

Where does Gatsby's reunion with Daisy take place?

At Nick's house

What does Nick acknowledge is one of Jordan's worst qualities?

She cheats and lies

Where was Tom educated?

Yale

What is Jordan Baker's occupation?

Golfer

What is Nick's home state?

Minnesota

Why did Gatsby drop out of college?

He was humiliated by having to work as a janitor to pay his tuition.

Which millionaire hired the young Gatsby as an assistant?

Dan Cody

Where is the valley of ashes?

Between West Egg and New York City

Who among the following comes to Gatsby's funeral?

Gatsby's father

Which woman is Tom's extramarital lover?

Myrtle

Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?

Daisy

How are Daisy and Nick related?

They are cousins

Where did Daisy meet Gatsby?

Louisville

Where did Gatsby study after the war?

Oxford

On the day after the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby in New York City, what does Gatsby instruct his gardener not to do?

Drain the pool

At the end of the novel, Daisy chooses to be with

Tom

What are the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg?

A signboard in the valley of ashes

Why does Nick move to New York?

To learn about the bond business

What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s?

The Jazz Age

Why does Gatsby throw his weekly parties?

To impress Daisy

What is Meyer Wolfshiem's claim to fame?

He rigged the 1919 World Series.

Where does Gatsby recognize Nick from?

Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I

Who are neighbors in this book?

Nick and Gatsby

Why did Gatsby choose a house across the lake?

To be closer to Daisy

Who shot Gatsby?

Mr. Wilson

"I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library."

Owl Eyes

"God knows what you've been doing...You may fool me, but you can't fool God."

George Wilson

"Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."

Meyer Wolfshiem

"Civilization's going to pieces...It's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things."

Tom Buchanan

"All right...I'm glad it's a girl...And I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

Daisy Buchanan

"And now she's going whether she wants to or not. I'm going to get her away."

George Wilson

"It takes two to make an accident. I don't like careless people. That's why I like you."

Jordan Baker

"I'd like to get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around."

Daisy Buchanan

"It's really his wife that's keeping them apart. She's a Catholic, and they don't believe in divorce."

Catherine

"Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can."

Jay Gatsby

"Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to"

Myrtle Wilson

"Tom's got some woman in New York."

Jordan Baker

"I'd like to get one of those police dogs."

Myrtle Wilson

"When I saw the box of dog biscuits...I sat down and cried like a baby..."

Tom Buchanan

"It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me."

Jay Gatsby

"He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn't keep my eyes off him..."

Myrtle Wilson

"I decided to go east and learn the bond business. Everybody I knew was in the bond business, so I supposed it could support one more single man."

Nick Carraway

"I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated-God, I'm sophisticated!"

Daisy Buchannan

"He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?"

Meyer Wolfshiem

"Jimmy was bound to get ahead."

Henry Gatz

"He wants her to see his house...and your house is right next door."

Jordan Baker

"I'm sorry about the clock."

Jay Gatsby

"...You're rude. Daisy's sitting in there all alone."

Nick Carraway

"When are you going to sell me that car?"

George Wilson

"I married him because I thought he was a gentleman."

Myrtle Wilson

"You remind me of a - of a rose, an absolute rose."

Daisy Buchanan

"Now it was again a green light on the dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one."

Nick Carraway

"Yeah, Gatsby's very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend's wife.

Meyer Wolfshiem

"In the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun -"

Ewing Klipspringer

"He's the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919."

Jay Gatsby

"An Oxford man! Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit."

Tom Buchanan

"So we beat on boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Nick Carraway

"They're a rotten crowd... You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."

Nick Carraway

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

Allusion

"It's a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella's a regular Belasco. It's a triumph." This quote from Owl Eyes mentioning Gatsby references David Belasco

Allusion Example

The use of the same consonant or vowel at the beginning of each stressed word

Alliteration

A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Anecdote

An event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work

Flashback

To show or indicate beforehand

Foreshadowing

An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally

Hyperbole

Visually descriptive or figurative language. Usually relates to the five senses.

Imagery

The opposite of what is expected

Irony

A term or phrase that is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

Metaphor

When a word is formed from a sound

Onomatopoeia

Giving non-human subjects human characteristics

Personification

A comparison of two things using like or as

Simile

When a Daisy admits that she loved Tom, why does Fitzgerald write, "It looks like Gatsby killed a man"?

Gatsby realizes that no matter how hard he tries, Daisy doesn't view him as good enough

Why is Gatsby so unsettled by Daisy's daughter?

He forgot she existed and realizes she's a complication

"They're a rotten crowd. Your worth the whole damn bunch of them put together."

Nick Carraway

Why does Gatsby throw such huge parties?

In the hopes that Daisy comes and sees his wealth

Why does Nick not tell Gatsby the cops are on to him?

He's too disgusted with his behavior in protecting Daisy

What does Gatsby not have the heart to tell Mr. Gatz?

That his son made his fortune from bootlegging.

"The \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*ed coward! He didn't even stop his car."

Tom Buchanan