Great Gatsby Study Guide

What is Gatsby's explanation for how he got rich?

His family all died and he came into money.

Nick dislikes Gatsby in chapter 4

False.

Why does Gatsby drift toward strangers?

To forget his sadness.

What does Daisy want her daughter to grow up to be?

A beautiful little fool.

What does Myrtle Wilson buy from an old man in a taxi in chapter 2?

Puppies.

What does the narrator hope to never see again after returning from the East?

Glimpses into the human heart.

How does the narrator describe Tom Buchanan's body?

A cruel body.

Why does the police officer apologize to Gatsby after stopping him?

Gatsby is a friend of the commissioner.

What does Gatsby ask Nick in the beginning of chapter 4?

What’s your opinion of me anyhow?

How do Tom and Mrs. Wilson remain anonymous on the train together in chapter 2?

They sit in different cars.

What is one of the rumors about Gatsby that his guests talk about in chapter 3?

That Gatsby killed someone.

What happened just before Daisy married Tom?

She got drunk and broke her expensive necklace.

What are Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks made of?

Human molars.

What do Gatsby and Nick discuss as they drive to the city?

Gatsby is the son of a wealthy family from San Francisco

Gatsby attended Oxford University.

After Nick meets Gatsby. Gatsby has to have a private meeting with.

Jordan Baker.

What happens at the end of chapter three?

A man gets in a car accident and the wheel comes off.

What well-known college did both Nick and Tom attend?

None of these (Yale).

What did Meyer Wolfsheim fix back in 1919?

The World Series.