| A | B |
|---|
| deft | dexterous; skillful |
| fractious | quarrelsomeness |
| languidly | slowly and at a leisurely pace |
| supercilious | arrogant; haughty; contemptuous |
| contiguous | adacent; next to each other |
| incessant | constant; perpetual |
| saunter | to stroll; wander; drift |
| strident | harsh sounding; piercing; shrill |
| staid | very proper and conservative in behavior |
| vacuous | vacant; empty |
| disconcerting | upsetting; confusing |
| fluctuate | to vary; to change |
| defunct | completely broken; dead |
| nebulous | vague; indistinct |
| vestige | trace; remnants; remains |
| dilatory | tardy; slow moving; procrastinating |
| laudable | praiseworthy; commendable |
| turgid | inflated in language; bombastic, pompous |
| meretricious | characteristic of a prostitute; cheap and gaudy |
| portentous | ominous; extraordinary |
| forlorn | forsaken; abandoned |
| fortuitously | by chance |
| redolent | fragrant; imbued with an oder; aromatic |
| adventitious | accidental |
| commensurate | equal; proportionate |
| What is Gatsby's view of the past? | He thought you could repeat the past. |
| Who tells Nick that Gatsby loves Daisy? | Jordan |
| Who says "I'm inclined to reserve all judgments"? | Nick Carroway |
| What is the time period called that the story took place in? | Jazz Age |
| Who is the coffee shop owner that is near the Wilson's garage? | Michealis |
| Who is Dan Cody's girlfriend who cheats Gatsby out of his inheritance? | Ella Kaye |
| At what age did James Gatz change his name? | 17 |
| Who says"I'd like to find out who he is and what he does and I think I'll make a point of finding out"? | Tom Buchanan |
| Daisy and Gatsby were sweethearts how many years ago in the story? | 5 |
| What does the green light symbolize? | The green light is at the end of Daisy's dock and it symbolizes Gatsby's "dream" about him and Daisy getting back together. |
| Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose? | She keeps saying Daisy's name. |
| What is Gatsby's borders name that plays the piano for Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick? | Klipspringer |
| Why does Nick call Gatsby a little boy? | Gatsby is all nervous and excited about seeing Daisy. |
| What does Gatsby almost knock over because he is so nervous? | An already broken clock. |
| Gerorge Wilson sees the eyes of Dr. T.J. Ekleberg as the eyes of who? | GOD |
| Nick Carroway is a graduate of what college? | YALE |
| George Wilson learns about Myrtles affair when he finds what? | An expensive dog collar. |
| Who does Nick attend college with? | Tom |
| What is the New York hotel called that is mentioned several times in the book? | The Plaza |
| Who says " It's juat a crazy ole thing, I just slip it on when I don't care what I look like."? | Myrtle Wilson |
| Of the Eggs, which is the more fashionable? | East Egg (Older money) |
| The only picture in Tom and Myrtles apartment looks like what? | A hen sitting on a blurred rock. |
| Who carries her excess fat sensually? | Myrtle Wilson |
| Where does Gatsby say all his family was educated? | Oxford |
| Who doesn't give all the answers to her sister's death? | Kathrine |
| What is Jordan Baker's profession? | Professional golfer/ tenis player. |
| According to Gatsby the 1919 World Series was fixed by who? | Wolfshien |
| What is Gatsby father's name? | Henry Gatz |
| Tom tells George that it is Gatsbys what that killed Myrtle? | Yellow Rolz Rois |
| Where does Gatsby say he's from at first? | San Francisco |
| What does Gatsby keep referring as Tom to, and Tom doesn't like it? | A polo player |
| Why does Gatsby throw parties? | To build his reputation of wealth and mystery. Also to reconnect with Daisy. |
| Who plucks her eyebrows and then draws them back on? | Kathrine |
| What color eyes does T.J. Ekleberg have? | Blue |
| To Gatsby, Daisy was the first what he had ever known? | Nice girl |
| Who said "You cant relive the past! Of course you can!"? | Gatsby |
| Who said "You weren't so nice to me last night."? | Jordan Baker |
| What does Nick's dad tell him? | That not everyone has had the advantages that he had. |
| Who says "What will we do with ourselves this afternoon, after that, the next 30 years?"? | Daisy |
| The story takes place right after what war? | WW1 |
| How much did the string of pearls Tom bought Daisy cost? | 350,000 dollars |
| What is Daisy voice full of? | Money |
| Who is Michealis? | A young greek who ran a coffee shop next to the Wilson's garage. |
| Why does Gatsby stop giving parties? | Daisy dissaproves of them. |
