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1. Review Chapter 2 (and the other chapters following) until you have found at least four separate
explanations for Gatsby's identity, including which characters say so. FIRST: Name these fake identities
and who states them. NEXT: What is Fitzgerald saying about us as people and our need to gossip? With
Jay, why does he work so hard to sustain the mystery surrounding him? CREATE A COMPLETE RESPONSE
OF TWO PARAGRAPHS -- ONE FOR THE IDENTITIES AND ONE FOR THE SECOND PART. (4 points)
2. We learn in the first complete scene of the novel that Jordan knows Gatsby, and that Daisy seems to
recognize the name "Gatsby." (2 points)
True
False
3. CLICK MORE THAN ONE ANSWER TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTION. We are introduced to several of the key
characters in the first complete scene of the book...several appear in person; one is just referred to.
Identify ALL. (2 points)
Meyer Wolfsheim
Jordan
Tom
Jay
Daisy
"Tom's girlfriend"
4. Chapter 3 ends this way: "Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this one is
mine: I am one of the few honest people I have ever know." First, who is speaking here? Next, what does
this tell us about the character...specifically, given the nature of the other characters described in the
book, why is this honesty a significant "vice" to have? Finally, do you agree with this character's
assessment of himself? WRITE A COMPLETE RESPONSE...PARAGRAPHS COMPOSED OF COMPLETE
SENTENCES. (3 points)
5. One theme of the novel is that some of us "have" and some of us "have not." As related at the beginning of
Chapter 1, what is the thing that Nick Carraway has been told that he has but others may not? (2 points)
advantages
courtesy
pride
season tickets to the Red Sox
intelligence
6. Review the way the characters Daisy and Myrtle are introduced and developed in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.
Consider physical description, mannerisms, language, personal history...anything that you can think of that
is significant. Now compare these two women in terms of their relationship with Tom Buchanan. In what
ways are they similar, and in what ways are they different? WRITE TWO TO THREE PARAGRAPHS, USING
COMPLETE SENTENCES. (4 points)
7. Who is described in this passage: "She was in her middle thirties, and faintly stout, but she carried her
surplus flesh sensuously as some women can...there was a perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of
her body were continually smoldering." (2 points)
Mrs. McKee
Nick's wife
Daisy
Myrtle
Jordan
8. CLICK MORE THAN ONE ANSWER TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTION. These are the people who show up at
the impromptu party that starts in Myrtle's secret New York apartment. Choose all that apply. (2 points)
Meyer Wolfsheim
Tom
Catherine
Nick
Myrtle
Jordan
The Village People
the McKees
9. In the novel, where is Gatsby when Nick speaks with him for the first time? (2 points)
at the cottage with Daisy
sitting at a table at his own party, just like one of the guests
staring out across the sound at that small green dock light
up in his study, away from the noise of the crowd.
flying the hydroplane...yikes, look out for those geese!
10. In three sentences or more, describe the thing that Nick Carraway sees Jay Gatsby looking at from the
lawn in front of his house. In your opinion, what does it symbolize? (3 points)
11. The "valley of ashes" (see the beginning of Chapter 2) is a depressing area covered by ashes from burning
trash. It's also the home of Myrtle Wilson and a place that is constantly watched over by the eyes of...
(TYPE CORRECTLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS LIKE THIS -- spell correctly!)
(2 points)
12. Near the end of chapter 6, who says the words, "Can't repeat the past...Why of course you can! USE
CAPITAL LETTERS AND SPELL CORRECTLY.
(2 points)
13. CLICK MORE THAN ONE ANSWER TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTION. The physical setting for the novel is
primarily East Egg and West Egg island, fictitious places that are similar to the Hamptons, which is an
actual geographical location. West and east are obviously opposite, but there is another big difference
between them. What is it? Choose all that apply. (1 point)
one is the home of Jay Gatsby, and one is the home of Daisy Buchanan
one is for the wealthy and socially elite, one is "less fashionable"
one is for the rich; one is for the poor
one is scrambled and one is fried...everyone knows that!
Nick lives on East Egg right next to Gatsby.
14. CHAPTER FOUR What do Clarence Endive, Cecil Roebuck, Ernest Lilly, George Duckweed, James Ferret -and about a dozen others with strange sounding names -- have in common? (2 points)
they are characters who are referred to but never seen
they are among the moneyed elite that meet at the Buchanans
they are among the wild party-goers (not the elite!) that gather at Gatsby's house
they tried out for the Step Team but they couldn't dance a step
I don't care, as long as they don't show up at my house.
15. Find the passage in which Gatsby takes Daisy for a walk around his huge mansion, winding up in his
personal "apartment." Explain what it is Daisy really means when she complements Jay Gatsby's wardrobe,
saying, "They're such beautiful shirts...it makes me sad because I have never seen such -- such beautiful
shirts before." (Hint -- it helps to review everything that happens in the chapter to understand what it is
that makes Daisy finally erupt with this unusual phrase. WRITE A COMPLETE RESPONSE -- A PARAGRAPH
OF FOUR SENTENCES OR MORE. (4 points)
16. Re-read the section of the story in Chapter 4 when Gatsby takes Nick to New York in the car and explains
his "true" life story. Track Nick's reaction from disbelief to belief. What is it that makes him sure that
Gatsby is lying...and then, suddenly, what is it that makes him sure that he is telling the truth? Also,
express your opinion: Is Nick easily fooled, or is Gatsby just good at lying? WRITE A COMPLETE RESPONSE
-- ONE OR TWO PARAGRAPHS AND COMPLETE SENTENCES. (3 points)
17.
is the man who thinks his wife goes to see his sister in New York, when really she is
seeing Tom. (2 points)
18. At the beginning of the novel, Nick Carraway talks about how Jay Gatsby represented everything for which
he had an "unaffected scorn." As you read, it takes a while to get a sense for Gatsby, but you get a sense
for Tom Buchanan right away. (Talk about unaffected scorn!) What details does Fitzgerald supply about
Tom that make you dislike him from the start? Name/describe at least three, and use complete sentences
in your response. (4 points)
19. At Nick's cottage, Gatsby is so nervous that he wants to leave even before the clock says it's four o'clock.
(1 point)
True
False
20. The meeting with Daisy is at Nick's cottage so that she can see Gatsby's house and for the tour of the
house to occur. (1 point)
True
False
21. Jay Gatsby asks Jordan if she will ask Nick to invite Daisy over for tea...just the way he asks suggest to
Jordan that Gatsby is nervous and even afraid. (1 point)
True
False
22. This character is Gatsby's mentor -- a famous gambler with "perfect examples of human molars" for cuff
links. TYPE NAME IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, SPELLED CORRECTLY
(2 points)
23. Tom Buchanan breaks Myrtle's nose just for repeating his wife's name (saying "Daisy, Daisy, Daisy...")
(2 points)
True
False
24. Where in the first two chapters does Jay Gatsby first show up in person? (2 points)
in Nick's cottage
in New York, with Meyer Wolfsheim
at his own party
nowhere, except as a dark, ghostly figure in the night
at the Buchanans
25. The affected (phony) knickname that Gatsby uses repeatedly with Nick...the phrasing bothers Tom (TWO
WORDS...SPELL OUT CORRECTLY IN ALL CAPITALS)
(1 point)