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The Great Gatsby
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16
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09/03/2005

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When does this story take place?
Definition
1920's (1922)
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Where does Nick move from and where to?
Definition
from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island
Term
Why does Nick move East?
Definition
To find fortune as a bond salesman
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Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
Definition
His mistress Myrtle Wilson
Term
What ends the drunken night at Tom's and Myrtles apartment?
Definition
Tom and Myrtle fight about Daisy and then Tom breaks Myrtle's nose
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Who does Nick run into his first time at one of Gatsby's parties?
Definition
Jordan Baker and Gatsby
Term
Who does Nick meet when Gatsby takes him to the city, and what is revealed about Gatsby?
Definition
Meyer Wolfsheim and that Gatsby is linked to organized crime
Term
Why didnt Gatsby and Daisy be together when Gatsby was in the army?
Definition
Gatsby did not have the means to support her
Term
Where are Gatsby and Daisy first reintroduced?
Definition
at Nicks house
Term
Who was Jay Gatsby's first mentor?
Definition
Dan Cody
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When does Tom discover Gatsby and Daisy's affair?
Definition
When Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan are at their house and Daisy shows her love from Gatsby
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Why does Wilson (Myrtle's husband) become sick?
Definition
He learns of his wife's secret life
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What does Gatsby want Daisy to admitt to Tom?
Definition
That she never loved Tom and was always in love with Gatsby
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Who killed Myrtle and how?
Definition
Daisy did, she hit her while driving Gatsby's car
Term
What does Wilson do about the death of this wife?
Definition
He goes out to find the own of the car who hit his wife, and then discovers it is Gatsby's car and kills Gatsby and then himself
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Before returning to the West Nick runs into Rom, what does Nick think of Tom now? Why?
Definition
He is disgusted with him because he was the drive behind Gatsby's death
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