| rich man who followed a dream for five years | Jay Gatsby |
| narrator | Nick Carraway |
| the dream sought by Gatsby | Daisy Buchanan |
| rich, discontent ex-athlete | Tom Buchanan |
| golf player, involved with narrator | Jordan Baker |
| Buchanan’s mistress | Myrtle Wilson |
| Man who shot Gatsby | George Wilson |
| business associate of Gatsby | Wolfsheim |
| the “boarder” | Klipspringer |
| Principle witness to accident | Michaelis |
| T/F Gatsby was a decorated hero during WW1 | T |
| T/F Gatsby’s came from a wealthy Midwestern family | F |
| T/F Jordan Baker lived with her elderly aunt | T |
| T/F Jordan’s incurable dishonesty deeply troubled Nick | F |
| T/F The Narrator relates hints that Gatsby did not earn his money honestly | T |
| T/F Nick says Daisy’s voice is full of money | F |
| T/F Gatsby was disturbed by Daisy’s former affairs | F |
| T/F Myrtle ran toward Gatsby’s car because she wanted to talk to him | F |
| T/F Nick Carraway was involved with dishonest dealings with bonds | F |
| T/F Daisy Buchanan was in love with Gatsby before she married Tom | T |
| T/F Daisy admitted she was driving at the time of he accident | F |
| T/F Gatsby bought his mansion only because of its size and splendor | F |
| The Great Gatsby takes place during | the 1920s |
| The narrator showed Tom and Daisy to be | destructive, careless, and selfish (all of the above) |
| Nick was distressed after Gatsby’s death by his friends’ | apathy |
| Daisy married Tom Buchanan because | Gatsby was gone, she was flattered, she wanted a purpose for her life (all of the above) |
| George Wilson found out who owned the car through | Tom Buchannan |
| Nick first met Jordan | at the Buchannan’s house |
| Gatsby gave huge parties because | he hoped to find Daisy |
| Wolfsheim’s major accomplishment had been | fixing the world series |
| George Wilson became aware of his wife’s affair when | he found the dog collar |
| Daisy drove Gatsby’s car home from NY because | she thought it would calm her |
| The only character who knew all the details of the accident and who was involved with whom was | Nick |
| Toward Gatsby, the narrator felt | Mixed emotions |
| Daisy didn’t stop after the accident because | she couldn’t |
| Tom’s first reaction to Gatsby’s charge that Daisy didn’t love him was | disbelief |
| The “very sad” event in his life which Gatsby referred was | daisy’s marriage to another man |
| The quotation at the beginning of the book referring to the “gold-hatted lover’ was meant to be | Gatsby |
| When Myrtle saw Jordan with Tom she thought Jordan was | his wife |
| George shot Gatsby because he thought | Tom had killed Mytrle |
| Nick believed Gatsby’s story about the war because | Gatsby had a medal and photograph |
| The ash heaps | signify desolation and despair |
| “I can’t stand my husband. The only crazy thing I did was marry him.” | Myrtle |
| “Do you think everything will please her, old sport?’ | Gatsby |
| “I’m one of the few honest people I know.” | Nick |
| “He’d have killed me if I hadn’t told him who owned the car” | Tom |
| “But I did love Tom once- as I loved you!” | Diasy |
| “I’m really sorry, but I don’t get involved with my friends’ deaths.” | Wolfsheim |
| “I have a way to find out who killed my wife” | Wilson |
| “I won’t be able to get away for the funeral, but will you please send my tennis shoes?” | Klipspringer |
| Flapper | term used to describe the liberated women during the 1920’s. many had short hair, wore short dresses, smoked, danced with men in public, etc… |
| Speakeasy | a place where alcoholic drink was sold illicitly during Prohibition |
| Knock three times | example of what one would have to do to enter speak easies (secret password) |
| The Jazz age | Popular form of music during this time. Fast and loose, influenced Harlem Renaissance. |
| Gertrude Elderle | Famous female swimmer during this time who swam the English Channel |
| Gene Tunney | Famous boxer during this time. Became a Shakespearian lecturer at Yale after defeating Dempsy. |
| Helen Willis | Famous American tennis player in 1920s |
| Jack Dempsey | famous US boxer during 1920s |
| Babe Ruth | Famous US baseball player in 1920s |
| Bill Tilden | Famous US tennis player in 1920s |
| St. Valentine’s Massacre | February 14, 1929. Capone’s men dressed up as policemen and killed 7 rival gang members. |
| Sacco-Vanzetti trial | trial that showed prejudice against immigrants |
| Scopes-Darrow trial | showed importance of science and the conservative views of people |
| The Sweets trial | prejudice against African Americans. Marcus Garvey raised $10 to send blacks back to Africa |
| What effect did prohibition have on the 1920s? | increased crime. People began to produce and buy alcohol illegally (hooch). People would store it secretly. OVERALL INCREASED CRIME |
| List four expressions that came to existence during the 1920s | spiffy, swell, jalopy, gold digger, bootleg, flyboy, john, blind date, flapper. |
| list four ways we see the 1920s reflected in the novel | -illegal consumption of alcohol during prohibition-sports figures were admired and very popular (ex: Jordan=famous golfer)-Cars were a very popular form of transportation (ex: Gatsby’s car)-loos morals- Many couples cheated on each other (ex: Tom and Daisy) women became more free and rebellious (ex: Jordan and Daisy) |
| What chapter is Climax of the novel and why? | Chapter 7:Myrtle gets hit by car, we also realize that Daisy is not going to leave Tom for Gatsby. Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom all have a heated argument about how Daisy feels. Physical heat is an overall representation of how tensions are high, and heated. |
The Great Gatsby
April 2, 2020