The Great Gatsby - Chapters 1-2
How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book? ️️He reserves judgement to others
Why has Nick come to the East? ️️To learn the bond business
How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan? ️️Arrogant, wealthy, athletic
Who is Jordan Baker? What...
How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book? ✔️✔️He reserves judgement to others
Why has Nick come to the East? ✔️✔️To learn the bond business
How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan? ✔️✔️Arrogant, wealthy, athletic
Who is Jordan Baker? What does Nick find appealing about her? ✔️✔️Daisy's friend. He is attracted to
her
How does Daisy react to the phone calls from Tom's woman in New York? ✔️✔️She feels like she has
to be polite
What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him? ✔️✔️Standing in his yard, looking at a green light
Notice how many times Fitzgerald uses the words hope, or dream. Why does he do this? ✔️✔️It is the
American dream
Does Nick reserve judgement in the novel? ✔️✔️He judges Tom for his affair. He is open minded in
general
What is the day and year during the first scene at Daisy's house? ✔️✔️June 7. 1921
What facts do you know about Nick, and what do you infer about him? What kind of a narrator do you
think he will be? ✔️✔️He grew up with wealth. well bred, polite, and relatively mellow
What image does the author use to describe Jordan Baker? What does it mean? ✔️✔️She is on a
couch, buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon; she does not have a care in the world
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