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Chapter 6: Whose ship did 17 year old Gatsby save?
Dan Cody’s ship; he is a wealthy billionaire
Chapter 6: Why does 17 year old Gatsby take the chance to escape on the ship he saved?
He is unhappy with his current life and has always had vivid dreams of a life of glamour and wealth. Since he saved Dan Cody, he talked and learned from the billionaire and took the first step into his new life.
Chapter 6: Who gave Gatsby his new name, “Jay Gatsby”, and why did Gatsby gladly accept the new name?
Dan Cody; Gatsby accepted his new name because he was desperate to live a new life and be rid of anything tying him to his old life
Chapter 6: Who does 17 year old Gatsby pick up his “no drinking” habit from and why?
He picks it up from Dan Cody; this is because he notices how women used alcohol to manipulate Cody (who is already described as gullible)
Chapter 6: Who cheated 17 year old Gatsby out of his inheritance?
Ella Kaye; it is insinuated that she may have used some legal tactics to take away the 25,000 Cody left for Gatsby and the rest of Cody’s money; she may have also killed Dan Cody (it’s stated that he died but not how he died)
Chapter 6: What is Gatsby’s legal name?
James Gatz
Chapter 6: Where is Gatsby originally from?
North Dakota (though he once told Nick he was from San Fransisco)
Chapter 6: Where did Gatsby actually attend college?
St. Olaf in Minnesota
Chapter 6: Why did Gatsby drop out of college?
He loathed the janitorial work he had to do
Chapter 6: Who comes to interview Gatsby after hearing the rumors about him?
Some reporter comes to interview Gatsby to see if the rumors about him are true
Chapter 6: Who does Nick run into at Gatsby’s house?
Tom Buchanan & Mr. and Mrs. Sloane; he hasn’t seen Gatsby and Daisy for weeks and goes to check on Gatsby, only to be alarmed at seeing Tom there
Chapter 6: Why is Tom and gang at Gatsby’s house?
They were riding and stopped at Gatsby’s house for a drink; Tom may be there to finally see who Gatsby is
Chapter 6: Describe Gatsby’s emotions during this interaction with Tom, The Sloanes, and Nick:
Gatsby seems nervous and agitated.
Chapter 6: What does Gatsby tell Tom?
Awkwardly, Gatsby mentions to Tom that he “knows” Daisy
Chapter 6: Who invites who to dinner?
Gatsby invites Tom and the Sloanes to stay for dinner, but they refuse. They in turn invite him, and he doesn’t notice the insincerity of the invitation.
Chapter 6: Why does Mr. Sloane not want Gatsby to come to dinner?
The rumors about Gatsby/he has alcohol (there are rumors that he is a bootlegger)
Bootlegger
a person who makes or sells alcoholic/liquor illegally
Chapter 6: Why does Tom come to Gatsby’s party despite the fact that he’s not interested in coming?
He dislikes (low-key hates) Gatsby and wants to keep an eye on Daisy after Gatsby’s earlier comment (where he told Tom he “knows” Daisy)
Chapter 6: Why does Nick find the party this time to be “unfavorable”?
He finds the revelry and the drunken behavior of the partygoers oppressive and ludicrous; even Daisy isn’t enjoying herself
Chapter 6: What do Tom and Daisy bicker about?
Tom upsets Daisy by stating that Gatsby’s fortune comes from bootlegging. Daisy angrily retorts that it actually comes from a chain of drugstores Gatsby owns.
Chapter 6: Why does Gatsby seek Nick out after Daisy and Tom leave the party?
Gatsby is unhappy that Daisy didn't enjoy the party; he wants everything to be like how it was in Louisville. Nick tells Gatsby that he cannot recreate the past. Gatsby dislikes his answer, protesting that he can.
Chapter 6: What does Gatsby believe his money can do?
Gatsby believes his money can accomplish anything as long as Daisy is concerned; this notion once again shows that Gatsby equates wealth to happiness and that he makes majority of his decisions with Daisy in mind (which she doesn’t reciprocate)
Chapter 6: What does Gatsby want Daisy to do?
Gatsby wants Daisy to leave Tom so that they can be together again
Chapter 6: What does Nick reflect about at the end of the chapter?
Nick thinks about the first time Gatsby kissed Daisy, and how, from that moment on, his dream of Daisy became the dominant force in Gatsby’s life, influencing every decision and action he took. Now that they have reunited, that dream has now dissipated.
Flashback to Chapter 4: Where did Gatsby and Daisy first meet?
Daisy and Gatsby first met in Louisville, where he was stationed during WW1.
Chapter 7: What 2 actions does Gatsby do at the beginning of this chapter?
He has called off his parties and has fired all of his servants
Chapter 7: Why does Gatsby call off his parties?
He is preoccupied by his love for Daisy; the parties were primarily a means to lure Daisy so that Gatsby could see her again
Chapter 7: Who does Gatsby replace his old servants with?
Sketchy people related to Meyer Wolfsheim
Chapter 7: Why did Gatsby fire his servants?
He doesn’t want gossip, especially now that he’s seeing Daisy
Chapter 7: What is the significance of the hot weather?
The hot weather represents the tension throughout the rest of the chapter
Chapter 7: Whose house is the gang at for lunch?
The Buchanan’s house
Chapter 7: Who does Gatsby meet and how does he react? How does Daisy react?
Gatsby meets Pammy Buchanan, who is Daisy’s daughter. Gatsby appears stunned, not believing the child is real. Daisy seems uninterested in her daughter, however.
Chapter 7: Describe Gatsby and Daisy in the lunch scene.
Gatsby and Daisy can’t hide their feelings for eachother.
Chapter 7: Why does the gang go into town and what does Tom notice about Daisy and Gatsby?
Daisy complains of boredom and that its too hot; she insists they go to town. Tom finally notices that Gatsby and Daisy have feelings for each other.
Chapter 7: Why does Tom decide they should go to town?
He is itching to confront Gatsby and Daisy
Chapter 7: The Cars (!!)
Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby’s car, and Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom’s car. On the way back, Myrtle is it by Gatsby and Daisy when they were driving back from the city in Gatsby’s big yellow automobile.
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