Great Gatsby Chapter 1-6 Flashcards
What is Jay Gatsby’s real name?
James Gatz
Where is he really from?
Lake Superior
Who are his parents?
unsussessful farmers
How old was Gatasby when he met Dan Cody?
17
What happened after Gatsby warned Cody about hte coming of bad weather?
Cody let him be his personal assisstant and they did everything together
How much did Gatsby actually receive from Cody’s estate?
Nothing
Who invites Gatsby over for dinner in chapter 6?
Tom
Who shows up at Gatsby’s party in this chapter?
Tom and Sloams
Why does Daisy offer Tom her “little old pencil”?
To take some adreesses of the famous
Why does Gastsby say he relly wants Daisy to do?
He wants Daisy to tell TOm she never loved him and marry Gatsby
Notoriety?
The state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed
Conception?
The way something is perceived or regarded
Florid?
Having red or flushed complexion
Legacy?
An amount of money or property left to someone in the will
Antecedents?
A thing or eent taht existed before or logically precedes another
Arrogant?
Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of ones own importance or abilities
Menagerie?
A collection of wild animls kept in captivity for exhibition
What time does Nick return at the start of chapter 5?
2 am
Where does Gatsby want to go?
Coney Island
Why is Nick somewhat offended by Gatsby’s buisness offer?
Gatsby insulted his money and was trying to pay Nick back for Daisy
What three colors is Gatsby dressed i for the tea party?
white silver gold
What does Gatsby almost knock off the mantle?
Clock
Where does Gatsby wnt to take Daisy and Nick after the tea?
His house
What does Daisy do when shes overwhelmed with Gatsby’s shirts?
she cries at the beauty
tom doesnt treat her like that
Who used ot be Gatsby’s best friend years ago?
Dan Cody
Peninsula?
A piece of land almost fully surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water
Coney Island?
Residental neighborhood in NYC
Lots of carnavals
Tactless?
Having or showing a lack of sensitivity in dealing with others or with diffult issues
Innumerable?
Too many to be counted
Exhilarating?
Making one feel very happy animated or elated
Counterfeit?
Made in exact imitation of something valueable or important with the intention to deceive or defend
Defunct?
No longer existing or functioning
Reproach?
Address in such a way as to express ddisapproval or disappointment
Serfs?
Agriculture laborer bound under the federal sustem to work on his lord’s estate
Jonquils?
Yellow flowers with cylindrical leavise native to southern europe and northeastern aftica
Illusion?
A thing that is wrongfully perceived or interpreted by senses
Who was the man that was Gatsby’s so often that he comes to be known as “the boarder”?
Klipspringer
What is the one nervous habit that Gatsby demostrates?
He will never be still
What color is G car?
cream
Where did G say he was from?
San Francisco
Why had he been “educated at Oxford”?
It was a family tradition
What country had awarded G a medal that he carried around with at all times?
Montenegro
Who fixed the 1919 World Series?
Wolfsheim
What were Wolfsheim’s cufflinks made of?
Human molars
How old is Daisy?
23
What present had tom given Daisy before their wedding?
String of pearls
What does G want N to do for him?
Invite Daisy to his house and let G come over and have teal
What is the name of Tom’s mistress?
Myrtile
What does Myrtile husbnd do for a living?
car mechanic and seller
Where does Myrtile live?
Valley of Ashes
above the mechanic shop
What day is when T, N, and the mistress goes to town?
Sunday
Wht oes toms mistress want him to buy for her?
a dog
Who is Catherine?
Myrtile sister
Whta is the name of the photographer who lives downstairs?
Chester McKee
What reason does Catherie give for T and his minstress being unable to marry?
Daisy is a Catholic (lie) so she doesnt believe in divorce
Why does T break his mistress nose?
Tom didnt want myritle to say Daisy’s name
tom doesnt want ot mix his lives
T can treat Myrtile however he wants
In what year does Nick come East?
1922
Which egg does Nick live on?
West
Where was D childhood spent?
Louisville
What relation is Daisy to Nick?
1st cousin
Where did T and N know one another from?
college
What sex is is T and D child?
girl
Who does J know that lives on west egg?
G
What ime of year is it at the beggining of the novel?
Spring
Where does T keep his woman?
NY
What has D heard about N frm 3 people?
he was engaged
What sprt does T particulary enjoy?
polo
How often does Gatsby have parties?
every weekend
How do most people get into Gatsby’s parties?
they walk in
With whom does Nick “hook up” at the pparty?
Jordan Baker
Where do they meet Owl eyes?
Gatsby Library
Wh;o has “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassuuance in it?
Gatsby
Is nick among the first or last guests to leave the party?
last
What company does N work for?
Bond salesman
What sport does J play?
Golf
What does N say is his best cardinal virtue?
honesty
Fortnight?
A period of 2 weeks
Harlequin?
in varied colors
Contemptous?
showing contempt
Staid?
Sedate
Respectable
unadvernturous
Oxford?
prestigious university in england
Sinister?
Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen
Virtues?
Behavior showing high moral standards
Roughneck?
Person of hard manual labor
Desolate?
Deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness
Impenetrable?
impossible to pass through or enter
Saunter?
Walk in a slow, relaxed manner
Smoldering?
Burn slowly with smoke but no flame
Indeterminate?
Not exactly known
Haughty?
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Incessant?
Continuing without pause or interruption
Ectoplasm?
The more viscous, clear, outer layer of the cytoplasm in ameboid cells
Shrill?
High pitched and piercing
Languid?
Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort
Vulnerable?
Susceptile to emotional attack or harm
Plagiaristic?
stealing another authors work
Epigram?
Apity saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way
Contour?
An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
Anticlimax?
A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Supercilious?
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Paternal
aprropriate to a father
Compulsion?
The action or state of forcing or being forced to do something
Hulking?
heavy and clumsy
Turbulent?
Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion
Intimation?
An indication or hint
Cynical?
Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
Civet?
A slender noturnal canivorous mammal with a barred and spotted coat and well developed
Native to Africa and Asia
Voltaire?
versatile writer producing plays poems novels essays and historical and science works
Endive?
edible mediterranean plant whose bitter leaves may be blanched and used in salads
Beluga?
Small white toothed whale related to the narwhal, living in herds mainly in Artic coastal waters
Baedeker?
German publisher for guidebooks for travelers
Labyrinth?
An intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find ones way or reach the end
Fey?
doomed
fated to die
Klipspringer?
small, agile African antelope
