"The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-5

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Chapter 4: When did Gatsby first meet Daisy Buchanan?

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Chapter 4: When did Gatsby first meet Daisy Buchanan?

during the war in Louisville

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Chapter 4: What did Gatsby discuss with Nick during their drive to New York for lunch?

Gatsby’s life

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Chapter 4: Which two items does Gatsby show Nick when they ride together in Gatsby’s car?

a medal from Montenegro and a picture of Gatsby playing cricket at Oxford

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Chapter 4: What does Mr. Wolfsheim tell Nick about Gatsby?

Gatsby was the kind of man to take home to meet your mother and sister.

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Chapter 4: How do Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks, which he calls the “finest specimen of human molars,”  add to his characterization?

by making him seem dangerous

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Chapter 4: Why, according to Jordan, did Gatsby buy his current home?

so that he would be near Daisy.

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Chapter 4: At lunch, Nick and Gatsby joined Mr. Wolfsheim. According to Gatsby, what is Mr. Wolfsheim well known for?

fixing the 1919 World Series

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Chapter 5: Who is Klipspringer?

He is the "boarder" who always seems to be at Gatsby's house.

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Chapter 5: What character trait is Gatsby trying to project with his "white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie"?

wealth

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Chapter 5: What was the one thing Gatsby wanted to make sure was done prior to his meeting with Daisy?

He wanted Nick’s lawn cut.

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Chapter 5: Which word best describes the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy at Nick's house?

initially awkward

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Chapter 5: How long did it take Gatbsy to make the money to buy his mansion?

3 years

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Chapter 5: What does this line from the book mean? "The vitality of his illusion had gone beyond Daisy-beyond everything."

He had, through his years of dreaming, made her larger-than-life.

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Chapter 5: What weather element does Fitzgerald emphasize in Chapter 5 by mentioning it several times?

Rain showers.

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Chapter 5: Daisy starts to cry when she

Sees all of Gatsby's beautiful shirts.

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