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Who is Daisy Buchanan?
This is the name of Nick's cousin.
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What is West Egg?
This area symbolizes and contains the newfound wealthy citizens of New York.
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To yield respectfully in judgment or opinion to another
Define Defer
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Who is Daisy Buchanan?
The quote "That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool" is spoken by which character?
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What is Softball/Baseball?
Mr. Colle plays this sport in the summer.
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Who is Myrtle Wilson?
This is the name of Tom Buchanan's mistress.
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What is East Egg?
This area symbolizes and contains the old money citizens of New York.
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To beg urgently
Define Implore
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What are Speakeasys?
These secretive types of bars exclusive to the 1920s held alcohol-rich parties that the cops would not know about.
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What is Squash?
Played with a racquet and a rubber ball, this is Mr. Colle's favourite indoor sport.
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What is professional golfer?
This is Daisy's friend Jordan Baker's career, and the primary way she receives money.
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What is The Valley of Ashes?
This area symbolizes and contains the poor and working class citizens of New York.
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Liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor
Define Vitality
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Who is Myrtle Wilson?
This character gets their nose broken in Chapter 2.
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What is Two Years?
How many years has Mr. Colle been working at Loretto Abbey?
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Who is Tom Wilson?
This character represents the down-and-out lower class of the 1920's. He works in an auto body shop.
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What is God and/or Consumerism?
Within the Valley of Ashes is a billboard that symbolizes these TWO potential ideas?
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A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will
Define Compulsion
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Abusive towards Myrtle, cheats on Daisy, racist, physically dominating towards people
Tom sucks. Give me three reasons why.
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What is 436?
This is the Room Number for this room.
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Who is Owl-Eyes?
This character is responsible for showing Nick all of Gatsby's real books, which we learn are actually unread
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What is Manhattan?
Going west after East Egg, West Egg, and Valley of Ashes is this popular borough of New York City, and also where the part in Chapter 2 took place.
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Quick and skillful
Define Deft
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Unsustainable economic prosperity, general liveliness and constant entertainment, prohibition and illegal alcohol trading, etc..
Please list TWO unique characteristics of The Roaring 20s.
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What is Macbeth?
Mr. Colle just finished this Shakespearean play with his Grade 10s. It is a tale about a woeful Scottish general.
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