The Great Gatsby Flashcards

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Dr. TJ Eckleburg

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Fictional oculist who advertised in the Valley of Ashes

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Klipspringer

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Harp player and welcomed guest at Gatsby’s mansion

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Meyer Wolfsheim

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Gambler, bootlegger and owns drugstores with Gatsby

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Myrtle Wilson

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Tom’s mistress, sister of Catherine, George Wilson’s wife

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George Wilson

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Myrtle’s husband and wants to buy Gatsby’s yellow car

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Owl Eyes

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Opposite of the American Dream, shocked that Gatsby owns books and attended Gatsby’s funeral

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Catherine

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Younger sister of Myrtle Wilson

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Michaelis

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Witness Myrtle’s death, worked at a restaurant by Wilson’s garage

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Dan Cody

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Needed Gatsby’s help when he was drunk

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10
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Meyer Wolfsheim was involved in fixing the…

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World Series

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Gatsby’s yellow car was manufactured by…

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Rolls Royce

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12
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The desolate plain between East and West Egg was called the…

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Valley of Ashes

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13
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Nick and Tom were educated at…

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Yale

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14
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Gatsby was once educated at…

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Oxford

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15
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The 1920’s are often called…

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The Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age

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16
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When Myrtle was killed, Nick turned…

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30 years old

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As a boy, Jay Gatz wrote a rigid schedule in a copy of…

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Hopalong Cassidy

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Daisy says that the best thing a girl can be in this world is a beautiful little…

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What piece of advice does Nick’s father give him and does he follow it?

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Not to judge anyone; Nick does and doesn’t follow it

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What’s the major difference between East and West Egg?

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East Egg is old money that was inherited, West Egg is new money that was earned

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What was Gatsby looking at when Nick saw him standing by the water late at night?

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The green light

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What are Gatsby’s parties like?

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Luxurious, people dancing, drink, and live music performed.

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What does Myrtle buy on the way to Tom’s apartment in the city?

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What does Tom do to Myrtle at the end of the party in the city and why?

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Tom punches Myrtle because he mentions Daisy’s name

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What are three rumors shared about Gatsby?
Gatsby went to Oxford, Gatsby is German spy, Gatsby killed a man
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Why does Nick feel that Jordan Baker is an immoral person?
Because she likes to gossip
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What evidence does Gatsby use to prove his life story?
A picture of him at Oxford, and a piece of metal
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Why does Gatsby insist on meeting Daisy at Nick's house instead of his own?
Daisy would come to Nick's house if he asked
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How is Gatsby's actual childhood
Gatsby had poor parents and lived in North Caroline and was "Jay Gatz"
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Why doesn't Gatsby drink?
He was traumatized from helping Dan Cody's drinking problems
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Why did Gatsby fire all his servants?
To prevent gossip
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Who was Myrtle Wilson staring at from the window upstairs?
Jordan who she thought was Daisy
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What was the purpose of the drugstores that Tom and Meyer purchased?
To sell alcohol
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How did Myrtle's death happen?
Myrtle walked up to the car and thought Tom was driving but Daisy lost control of driving Gatsby's car and ran over Myrtle.
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How did George Wilson know that the yellow car belonged to Gatsby?
Tom snitched and told George
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Where did Gatsby die and what happened after?
Gatz died in the pool and George killed himself after
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Who attends Gatsby's funeral?
Nick and Owl Eyes
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What is an iconoclast?
Challenges the ideal of society. The Great Gatsby challenges the belief in the American dream.