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What is the West Egg?
The side of Long Island where Nick Carraway lived.
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Who is James Gatz?
This was Jay Gatsby's original name.
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What is the dinner at the Buchanan house?
This was the first time Nick Carraway met Jordan Baker.
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What is "old sport"?
This was the phrase Gatsby used, in place of Nick's name.
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What is Doctor T.J. Eckleburg?
This is the sign/advertisement that appears to provide a sense of judgment over those struggling in the Valley of Ashes.
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What is the Valley of Ashes?
Besides the two eggs, this is the other area near New York.
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Who is Dan Cody?
This was the name of Gatsby's role model.
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What is Nick Carraway's home?
This is where Gatsby arranged to reunite with Daisy, after five years apart.
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Who is Nick Carraway?
This is the name of the only person Gatsby gave an invitation to, for his party.
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What is the East/West Egg?
These are the two sides of Long Island that represent the different wealthy or upper classes.
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What is mid-west America?
This is the region in America where Nick originally grew up.
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Who is the owl-eyed man?
This was the character excited over the real books in Gatsby's library and one of very few who attended Gatsby's funeral.
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What is Myrtle Wilson's death?
While driving home from the argument at the Plaza Hotel, this event took place.
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What is the green light?
This was the object Gatsby used to feel close to Daisy.
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Who is the owl-eyed man?
This person represented a sense of wisdom and curiosity toward Jay Gatsby & the wealthy class.
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What is Chicago?
This is the name of the city where Tom Buchanan was from.
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Who is Catherine?
This was the name of Myrtle Wilson's sister.
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What is Daisy and Tom's fried chicken dinner?
This is when Daisy had decided to stay with Tom over Gatsby.
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What is 8 or 9?
(Henry C. Gatz- Gatsby's father, Nick, the minister, the owl-eyed man, and four or five servants)
This was the total number of people that came to Jay Gatsby's funeral (including the minister officiating the funeral).
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What is Gatsby's mansion?
This object symbolized how Gatsby's dishonest work had allowed him to fulfill his past imagination of becoming successful (and distant from his poor parents).
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What is North Dakota?
This is the name of the state where Gatsby was originally from.
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Who is Michaelis?
This was the name of the man that helped George Wilson cope with his wife's death.
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What is the restaurant Nick, Gatsby, and Wolfshiem were eating at?
This is where Gatsby sees Tom Buchanan for the first time in person, after finding out Daisy had married him.
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What is living in a mansion in the West Egg (across from the Buchanan house), setting up a secret reunion with Daisy through Nick, fighting for Daisy's love over Tom (at the Plaza Hotel), finding out more information from Jordan Baker at his party, and becoming a wealthy man (being able to support Daisy)?
These are five ways Gatsby tried to rekindle his relationship with Daisy.
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What is the weather?
This element is used in the novel to emphasize the intensity of the plot and convey the tone/mood during the specific event at hand. Hint: This element was extremely important during Gatsby & Daisy's reunion.
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