The Great Gatsby Flashcards

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1
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How does nick know daisy and tom

A

Daisy was his cousin and from caimbridge

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2
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How much does nicks rent cost

A

80c

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3
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What is tom and daisy’s daughters name?

A

Pammy

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4
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What billboard does nick look at on the train

A

Dr t j ecklburg

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5
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Who is tom’s mistress

A

Myrtle

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6
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Who is myrtles sister

A

Cathrine Wilson

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7
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Rumors about gatsby

A

Killed a man
German spy
3rd cousin to the kaiser
Oxford man

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8
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How dies Jordan baker describe large parties

A

Large parties are so intimate, there’s no privacy at small parties

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9
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Where does gatsby take nick after the 1st party

A

In his hydroplane

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10
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How many of gatsby’s party’s does nick go to

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3

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11
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What does gatsby tell nick about himself

A

He had very wealthy parents from the midwest, educated at Oxford, collected jewels and trinkets in Europe and was awarded many medals in WW1

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12
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What did Meyer Wolfshime do

A

Fix the 1919 World Series

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13
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What does wolfshiem wear on his tie

A

A human molar

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14
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What did tom by for daisy on her wedding

A

A pearl necklace

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15
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What time did daisy arrive at nick for tea

A

2 mins to 4

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16
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Who plays the piano for gatsby

A

Klipsbringer

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17
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What was gatsby’s real name

A

James gatz

18
Q

What did gatsby’s parents do?

A

Poor farmers

19
Q

Who was the millionaire that ‘raised’ gatsby?

A

Dan Cody

20
Q

How did gatsby find dan Cody and how old was he

A

Cody was drowning on his yacht. 16

21
Q

When did gatsby go to oxford and for how long and why

A

1919, 5 months, opportunity they gave to soldiers who fought in the war

22
Q

What hotel do they go to in New York

A

Plaza hotel

23
Q

How did gatsby really earn his money

A

Drug dealing stores, selling dodgy bonds

24
Q

Who killed myrtle Wilson

A

Daisy was driving but gatsby was blamed

25
Q

What car does tom drive

A

A blue coupé

26
Q

What is the only compliment nick ever paid gatsby

A

They’re a rooten crowd, you’re worth the whole bunch of them

27
Q

Who comes to gatsby’s funeral

A

Nick, the man with the owl glasses who read books at the party, the butler

28
Q

Where was gatsby when he was shot

A

In his swimming pool

29
Q

What did gatsby believe in

A

The green light

30
Q

Where was nick originally from

A

Minnesota

31
Q

Where did nick graduate from

A

Yale

32
Q

What does Jordan baker do

A

She is a professional golfer

33
Q

What does daisy want their daughter, pammy, to be?

A

“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”

34
Q

What is in between east and west egg

A

A desolate plane where ashes are dumped

35
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What is myrtles husbands name and what does he do

A

George Wilson, owns a garage in between the eggs

36
Q

Who is at the party in New York tom takes nick to with myrtle?

A

Cathrine, the McKees

37
Q

What does Tom buy for Myrtle

A

A puppy

38
Q

What is the weather on the day when daisy comes to tea at nicks house to see gatsby

A

Rainy

39
Q

What does gatsby do at nicks house

A

Knocks over a clock

40
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When does the book start

A

Summer 1922