"The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-5
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Chapter 4: When did Gatsby first meet Daisy Buchanan?
during the war in Louisville
Chapter 4: What did Gatsby discuss with Nick during their drive to New York for lunch?
Gatsby’s life
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
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.
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
Chapter 4: Why, according to Jordan, did Gatsby buy his current home?
so that he would be near Daisy.
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
Chapter 5: Who is Klipspringer?
He is the "boarder" who always seems to be at Gatsby's house/he plays the organ
Chapter 5: What character trait is Gatsby trying to project with his "white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie"?
wealth
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.
Chapter 5: Which word best describes the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy at Nick's house?
initially awkward
Chapter 5: How long did it take Gatsby to make the money to buy his mansion?
3 years
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.
Chapter 5: What weather element does Fitzgerald emphasize in Chapter 5 by mentioning it several times?
Rain showers.
Chapter 5: Daisy starts to cry when she
Sees all of Gatsby's beautiful shirts.
Chapter 1: Who is the narrator?
Nick Carraway
Chapter 1: From where is the narrator from and why?
from the Midwest to study the bond business
Chapter 1: How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
Daisy is Nick’s cousin; Nick knows Tom from their time together at Yale University.
Chapter 1: Give an accurate description of Tom
He has an athletic build and arrogant attitude.
He is an old-money snob (since he is from old money he shows contempt towards new money types like Gatsby)
Chapter 1: What’s is Daisy’s famous quote about her daughter?
“I hope she’ll be a fool. That’s the best thing a girl in this world can be- a beautiful, little fool”
Chapter 1: What did Jordan Baker tell Nick about Tom?
that Tom has “some woman” in New York (this implies that Tom is having an affair)
How is Gatsby introduced in the novel?
He is mentioned during a convo between Nick and Jordan. Later, Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.
What year is The Great Gatsby set in?
1922!
Chapter 1: Describe Daisy & Jordan
Jordan Baker is a professional golf player.
Daisy Buchanan spent her “white girlhood” in Louisville.
Chapter 1: Who “turned out all right in the end” according to Nick?
Gatsby
Chapter 1: What type of house do the Buchanan’s have?
A Colonial Georgian Mansion (highlights Tom’s wealth)
Who says this quote? - “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, my father said, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had?”
Nick Carraway
Chapter 1: What type of house does Nick Carraway have?
A “Weather-beaten Bungalow” squeezed in between the mansions of the “newly rich” of West Egg.
Chapter 1: How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope (he kept going and hoping in the face of adversity) & a romantic readiness
Chapter 3: Which does not represent Gatsby’s wealth?
old, family money
Chapter 3: Why did Nick Carraway go to the party?
Gatsby sent him a direct invitation.
Chapter 3: How does Nick meet Gatsby?
Nick asks a man who he is talking to about Gatsby and realizes that he is talking to Gatsby himself.
Chapter 3: Which is not one of the stories about Gatsby?
He inherited his money from his mother, a French baroness.
Chapter 3: Which word(s) describe Gatsby the best?
Well-spoken, charming
Chapter 3: Describe Nick’s relationship with Jordan.
They are beginning to get friendly.
Chapter 3: At the end of this chapter, what does Nick accuse Jordan of being?
a careless driver
Nick also describes her as dishonest
Chapter 3: At the end of the night, one of Gatsby’s party guests has trouble heading home. What happened to his car?
a wheel fell off.
Chapter 3: What does Gatsby refer to Nick as the most?
“old sport”
Chapter 3: Describe the details and events in this chapter.
The party is large, extravagant, and excessive, with loud music, dancing, and other drunken behavior.
Chapter 3: Owl Eyes is most intrigued by what and where do we first meet him?
The books in Gatsby’s library.
Chapter 3: Analyze the imagery used to describe Gatsby’s party
Chapter 2: What is the Valley of Ashes?
an industrial area between Long Island and Manhattan
Chapter 2: What are the eyes of TJ Eckleburg?
an illustration/image on a billboard
George Wilson later refers to them as “the eyes of God”
Chapter 2: Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
His mistress, Myrtle Wilson
Chapter 2: What does Myrtle Wilson buy when she enters NYC and who sells it to her?
a dog
Chapter 2: Why does Tom break Myrtle’s nose?
she mentioned Daisy’s name repeatedly
What is the irony in the fact that the people who come to Gatsby’s parties criticize and create rumors about him?
“Those of us who would sneer at Gatsby do so on the courage of his liquor, because the truth is, we all share his ambition” - John Green
Those who criticize Gatsby are more clown-like and out-of-control than Gatsby himself, who doesn’t even drink.