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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Vocabulary and Analysis
Vocabulary
Define the following words. In order to receive credit, you must complete all parts of
each question.
1. Mar (p. 15)
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2. Wistfully/ Wistful (p. 6/ p. 10)
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3. Supercilious (p. 7/ p. 11)
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4. Compulsion (p. 11/ p. 19)
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5. Languidly/ Languid (p. 11/ p. 16)
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6. Deft (p. 10/ p. 15)
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7. Contemptuously/ Contemptuous (p. 11/ p. 15)
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8. Infinitesimal (p. 13/ p. 18)
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9. Cynical (p. 16/ p. 21)
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10. Libel (p. 19/ p. 24)
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Comprehension/ Analysis Questions:
Answer the questions in complete sentences while using and citing textual evidence to
support your responses. Incomplete answers, answers not in complete sentences, and
answers that are not cited will not receive credit.
11. How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
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12. From where did the narrator come and why?
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13. Describe the narrator’s house.
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14. Describe the Buchanans’ house.
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15. How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
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16. What kind of person is Daisy?
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17. What is Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?
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18. When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?
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19. How is Gatsby introduced in the novel?
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20. What are the recent events in Nick’s life, which have most vividly affected his
personality?
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21. How does Nick perceive himself?
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22. Describe Tom. What is your impression of him?
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23. How does Nick feel about Daisy and Tom after his first visit with him
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24. How does Nick fit into East Egg and West Egg societies?
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25. What do we know about Gatbsy at the end of this chapter?
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