Who is the narrator? Where is he from?Nick Carraway
He is from Minnesota
How does Nick know Daisy?Nick is Daisy's second cousin
How does Nick know Tom?Nick knew Tom at Yale
What is the name of the book that Tom is reading? What does this show us about his
character?The book is called, "The Ris...
Great Gatsby Reading Comprehension
Questions and Answers
Who is the narrator? Where is he from?✅✅Nick Carraway
He is from Minnesota
How does Nick know Daisy?✅✅Nick is Daisy's second cousin
How does Nick know Tom?✅✅Nick knew Tom at Yale
What is the name of the book that Tom is reading? What does this show us about his
character?✅✅The book is called, "The Rise of the Colored Empire"
This could indicate that he is potential racist
Who is Jordan Baker?✅✅A golf pro and friend of Daisy Buchanan
Who is Gatsby?✅✅Nick's neighbor in West Egg
What and where is the "Valley of Ashes"?✅✅Half way between New York City and West Egg.
It is a place where ashes are dumped - the ashes are from incinerating trash in the area.
Who is George Wilson?✅✅He owns a garage in the Valley of Ashes. Myrtle is Georg's wife.
What is the relationship between Myrtle and Tom?✅✅They are having an affair
Does Nick feel comfortable at the party in the apartment?✅✅He feels uncomfortable at the
party and wants to leave but is prevented from leaving.
How does Myrtle's nose end up broken?✅✅Tom broke her nose because he is a creep!
Really the answer is that Myrtle would not stop saying Daisy's name and so Tom hit her.
Explain the invitation process for Gatsby's parties✅✅People just showed up at Gatsby's party.
Nick received an invitation from Gatsby's chauffer
Give three details about Gatsby's parties✅✅There were many celebrities
There was a lot of food or drink
A full orchestra played music at the party
Who is the "Owl-Eyed" man?✅✅He is a man that Jordan and Nick meet in Gatsby's library.He
is looking at the books in the library.
, Does Gatsby get involved in the festivities of his parties? Give examples...✅✅Gatsby stands
apart from the festivities at his party. He tells Nick that he does not drink.
Is Jordan an honest person? Give examples...✅✅Jordan is not an honest person. There is a
rumor going around that she cheated in her first golf tournament.
Since most guests ignore him, why do they come to Gatsby's house?✅✅They come to the party
because of the free food, alcohol and gossip. In other works they came to party!
In the list of the guests, what further indication is there that the old money is in East Egg and the
new money in West Egg?✅✅The people from West Egg made their money in the entertainment
business and gambling. The East Eggers are Old Money . Doctors, good schools, very WASP =
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
Why is Nick a little disappointed with Gatsby?✅✅He is disappointed because Gatsby has very
little to say. It is difficult for Nick to get to know him.
Why does Nick have to restrain his laughter when Gatsby says he is "...trying to forget
something very sad that happened to me a long time ago?".✅✅At this point Nick doubts what
Gatsby is saying and want s to laugh at the way Gatsby is speaking. Gatsby sounds like a bad
romance novel.
What does this conversation reveal about Gatsby?✅✅It reveals that Gatsby is a phony. He lies
about the stories. He tells Nick he is from Midwest which Nick followed up and asked where he
was from and he said "San Francisco" which is by the Pacific Ocean in California.
Why does Nick say that listening to Gatsby "was like skimming hastily through a dozen
magazines"?✅✅He is telling Nick his life story. He went on and on and was not specific and
sounded as if it was made up.
What changes Nick's mind about the truthfulness of Gatsby's stories?✅✅The proof he carries
with im. The medal from Montenegro and the photo of him at Oxford University in England.
Who is Myer Wolfsheim, and what do we know of him?✅✅He is a gangster who fixed the 1919
World Series. He and Gatsby are in business (illegal) together.
With the line, "One October day..." Jordan recalls that time in 1917 that she saw Gatsby and
Daisy together. What indication is there that Daisy really likes Gatsby?✅✅Daisy was so into
Gatsby that she did not notice Jordan until Jordan was five feet from the car. After Gatsby left
Daisy attempted to go after him, but her mother stopped her. She only dates men who are not in
the army. Then meets Tom and agrees to marry him.
How does Daisy behave the night before her wedding? Why?✅✅Daisy receives a letter from
Gatsby and she gets drunk. She says she is not going to marry Tom, but she does anyway.
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