The Great Gatsby

Explain what the West Egg and East Egg are.

• Extravagant, lavish, and wild

• They are very laid back and lazy

• The West Egg were the people with new money and the East Egg were people with old money

• Charming, witty, and kind; not afraid to stand up to her husband

What gossip about Gatsby does Nick learn at the party?

• He started cheating on Daisy

• He may be related to a German ruler

• He is not what Nick expected; he thought Gatsby was fat and old

• He wants Daisy

Discuss how the statement, "Money can't buy happiness" is applicable so far.

• He is not what Nick expected; he thought Gatsby was fat and old

• He's working as a bootlegger; an illegal money-maker

• It is creating suspense, and we want to know about Gatsby

• He can buy everything in the world, but not Daisy

What crime does Gatsby say Wolfsheim committed? What is Nick's reaction?

• He just crash the party; Nick said that he is never invited

• He's working as a bootlegger; an illegal money-maker

• He fixed the 1919 World Series; Nick was shocked

• He wants Daisy; Nick was depressed

Explain Nick's comment, "So we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight."

• Myrtle was killed on the road

• He's disgusted with everyone

• That he knows Daisy

• He can buy everything in the world, but not Daisy

Who did Myrtle think was driving the car? Who was really driving?

• Tom; Daisy

• Jay; Nick

• Daisy; Nick

• Nick; Tom

The details of Gatsby's funeral are left to Nick. Why?

• Gatsby did it by mistake

• Nick wanted to be greedy with the plans

• No one had time in their schedule

• Nobody else cared about Gatsby; they just used him for his money