The Great Gatsby Chpts 3-5 Vocabulary

Jordan Baker could be described as a __________ person. She seems only concerned with herself and has no difficulty lying when it suits her purposes. She has no empathy or concern for others.

• vacuous

• vehemently

• poignant

• gaudy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Based on Fitzgerald's description that on Mondays "eight servants [and] an extra gardener toiled all day with mops and scrubbing brushes and hammers...reparing the __________ of the night before," it is clear that Gatsby's guests had little respect for his property.

• elicit

• rendering

• ravages

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Within Tom and Myrtle's apartment was a copy of famous inkblot image. Nick described that it sometimes looked like a "hen sitting on a blurred rock;" then "resolved itself into a bonnet, and the countenance of a stout lady" (Fitzgerald 29). Such a ___________picture gained popularity in the 1920s when Sigmund Freud's psychological theories were becoming accepted.

• obstinate

• nebulous

• punctillious

• gaudy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Nick's recounts the excessive preparations for Gatsby's weekend parties: "five crates of oranges and lemons," "several hundred feet of canvas and ...colored lights," an entire orchestra, and a main bar with "gins and liquors and cordials" (Fitzgerald 40). While Nick describes these steps, it is not done with flattery. He seems to criticize Gatsby's ________.

• jauntiness

• obstinance

• punctiliousness

• prodigality

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

While Myrtle sees herself as someone who is refined and cultured, in reality she is loud and __________. Her tastelessness is probably best displayed by the vulgar comment she makes concerning her husband, George.

• gaudy

• vacuous

• tantalizing

• poignant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Tom's __________ becomes quite clear as he slaps Myrtle during the house party and breaks her nose. The fact that he displays no concern for the incident reinforces his ___________ attitude that he is right above anyone else.

• innuendo; obstinate

• somnambulist; malevolence

• malevolence; obstinate

• innuendo; punctillious

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The lights, the music, the alcohol, and the anonymity of a large party makes a Gatsby party _________ to individuals from all aspects of society.

• jauntily

• punctilious

• nebulous

• tantalizing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

While at first read Daisy's comment that she hope her daughter will be a "beautiful little fool" elicits a negative reaction, after considering the harshness of Daisy's life with Tom, some argue that it is a ____________ commentary on the view of women in the 1920s. The wife of a wealthy man had no recourse if he cheated on her other than to turn a blind eye, like a fool, and a woman who was not beautiful had little hope of marrying a wealthy man.

• obstinate

• nebulous

• punctilious

• poignant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fitzgerald relies heavily on __________ for the house party scene at Tom and Myrtle's apartment: people "disappear and reappear" and Nick ends up in Mr. McKee's bedroom.

• innuendo

• somnambulist

• muster

In Gatsby's library, Owl Eyes ________ proclaims "They're real....Absolutely real -- have pages and everything" (Fitzgerald 45).

• gaudily

• vacuously

• vehemently

• malevolently

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4