The Great Gatsby chapter 1 - 3 Questions and Answers
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 - 3
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How does the narrator describe Gatsby? - Answer- Everything the narrator hates but he somehow likes Gatsby above everything else. Feels Gatsby had a promise in life. Hopeful. A romantic. He turns out OK but there is something that preys upon him
From where did t...
The Great Gatsby chapter 1 - 3
How does the narrator describe Gatsby? - Answer- Everything the narrator hates but
he somehow likes Gatsby above everything else. Feels Gatsby had a promise in life.
Hopeful. A romantic. He turns out OK but there is something that preys upon him
From where did the narrator come from and why? - Answer- He came from the mid-
West. He came to New York to learn the bond business
Describe the narrator's house - Answer- It's a weather beaten cardboard bungalow
Describe the Buchanan's House - Answer- The house is seen as gold, the color of
money
How does Nick know Daisy and Tom? - Answer- He is Daisy's cousin and went to
school with Tom
What is our impression of Tom Buchanan in Chapter 1? - Answer- He is a jerk
What kind of person is Daisy? - Answer- Sad and lovely
What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom? - Answer- That he has a woman in New
York
When asked about her daughter, what does daisy say? - Answer- She hopes her
daughter grows up to be a lovely fool
How is Gatsby introduced into the novel? - Answer- He is standing there
daydreaming and looking out at a green light
What is the "valley of ashes"? - Answer- It is dirty and run down. The ashes could
symbolize previous hopes.
What are the "eyes of DR. T.J. Eckleburg"? - Answer- It is an ad for the Doctor and it
symbolizes someone watching (God)
Who did Tom take Nick to meet? - Answer- His mistrees
Identify Myrtle Wilson - Answer- Myrtle is heavy-set and in her middle thirties. She is
not beautiful but has an air of excitement and life.
Identify George Wilson - Answer- George is a mechanic but also buys and sells cars
and is unaware of the affair.
Identify Myrtle and George's relationship - Answer- They are married but Myrtle does
not love George.
What did Mrs. Wilson buy while she was out with Tom and Nick? - Answer- a puppy
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