The Great Gatsby Chapters 1-3

How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

• Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.

• Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.

• Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.

• Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.

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From where did the narrator come and why?

• From France to establish a vineyard in New York

• From the south to become and actor on Broadway

• From the northwest to be a fashion designer

• From the Midwest to study the bond business

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Describe the narrator's house.

• It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.

• It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.

• It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.

• It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.

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Describe the Buchanan's house.

• It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.

• It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery.

• It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.

• d. It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair.

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How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

• Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.

• Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.

• He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.

• Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.

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Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in Chapter 1?

• He is short and fat and jolly.

• He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.

• He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.

• He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.

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What kind of person is Daisy?

• Daisy is flighty and very superficial.

• Daisy is an intellectual.

• Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.

• Daisy is just plain mean.

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What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?

• Tom is terminally ill.

• Tom is in trouble with the police.

• Tom is connected with criminals.

• Tom is having an affair.

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When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?

• "She acts just like her father!"

• "Isn't she a little darling?"

• "I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."

• "I wish I had never had her."

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How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?

• He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.

• Nick meets him at a party.

• Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees him with Daisy.

• Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.

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