Explain howanycharactertries to eludeblame.Explain how anidea orinfluencepermeatesGatsby’sparties.Describe howMyrtle triggersTom’sfractiousness.Identify apoignantmomentfrom Chapter7.Identify anydenizen ofEast Egg orWest Egg.Identifyjuxtapositionin anyscene.DescribecircumstantialevidenceGatsby givesNick.Explain amoment whenTom behavessuperciliously.Use“menacing”to describe acharacter orsituation.Explain whyDaisy andTom leftprecipitately.ExplainGatsby’sineffablefeelings forDaisy.Use“commensurate”in describing oldvs. new money.Identify anexample ofprodigalityin the novel.Explain amoment thatacts as aportentoussign.Use“dilatory” todescribe acharacter’sbehavior.Give anexample of agravemomentfrom the plot.Describe anintermittentdetail orbehavior.Explain howsomething inGatsby’sworld ismeretricious.Describesomething orsomeoneredolent ofthe 1920s.Explain a timewhensomeone actstactlessly at aparty.Describe adeft actionperformedby anycharacter.Describehow Wilsonbecomesmenacing.Describe anunscrupulousactcommitted inthe novel.DescribeJordanactingpunctilious—or not.Explain wheretwo contiguoussettingsappear in thenovel.Explain howanycharactertries to eludeblame.Explain how anidea orinfluencepermeatesGatsby’sparties.Describe howMyrtle triggersTom’sfractiousness.Identify apoignantmomentfrom Chapter7.Identify anydenizen ofEast Egg orWest Egg.Identifyjuxtapositionin anyscene.DescribecircumstantialevidenceGatsby givesNick.Explain amoment whenTom behavessuperciliously.Use“menacing”to describe acharacter orsituation.Explain whyDaisy andTom leftprecipitately.ExplainGatsby’sineffablefeelings forDaisy.Use“commensurate”in describing oldvs. new money.Identify anexample ofprodigalityin the novel.Explain amoment thatacts as aportentoussign.Use“dilatory” todescribe acharacter’sbehavior.Give anexample of agravemomentfrom the plot.Describe anintermittentdetail orbehavior.Explain howsomething inGatsby’sworld ismeretricious.Describesomething orsomeoneredolent ofthe 1920s.Explain a timewhensomeone actstactlessly at aparty.Describe adeft actionperformedby anycharacter.Describehow Wilsonbecomesmenacing.Describe anunscrupulousactcommitted inthe novel.DescribeJordanactingpunctilious—or not.Explain wheretwo contiguoussettingsappear in thenovel.

The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Review - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Explain how any character tries to elude blame.
  2. Explain how an idea or influence permeates Gatsby’s parties.
  3. Describe how Myrtle triggers Tom’s fractiousness.
  4. Identify a poignant moment from Chapter 7.
  5. Identify any denizen of East Egg or West Egg.
  6. Identify juxtaposition in any scene.
  7. Describe circumstantial evidence Gatsby gives Nick.
  8. Explain a moment when Tom behaves superciliously.
  9. Use “menacing” to describe a character or situation.
  10. Explain why Daisy and Tom left precipitately.
  11. Explain Gatsby’s ineffable feelings for Daisy.
  12. Use “commensurate” in describing old vs. new money.
  13. Identify an example of prodigality in the novel.
  14. Explain a moment that acts as a portentous sign.
  15. Use “dilatory” to describe a character’s behavior.
  16. Give an example of a grave moment from the plot.
  17. Describe an intermittent detail or behavior.
  18. Explain how something in Gatsby’s world is meretricious.
  19. Describe something or someone redolent of the 1920s.
  20. Explain a time when someone acts tactlessly at a party.
  21. Describe a deft action performed by any character.
  22. Describe how Wilson becomes menacing.
  23. Describe an unscrupulous act committed in the novel.
  24. Describe Jordan acting punctilious—or not.
  25. Explain where two contiguous settings appear in the novel.