A,B & E The Great Gatsby Chapters 1 - 4

Why does Nick move out of the Middle West?

• To start a business with his college fraternity brother, Tom

• To spend the Summer with his second cousin Daisy

• To establish himself independent from his family

 Nick boasts of being tolerant and .......?

• romantic

• generous

• honest

• smart

Nick's family is financially...?

• poor

• well-off

 Nick's father advises his son to...?

• Remember that money means be careful who your friends are.

• Remember that he shouldn't judge based on status.

• Remember that he is privileged and use that to his advantage.

All of the following are true EXCEPT

• Nick is best friends with Tom

• Nick has not yet met Gatsby

• Nick is intrigued by (curious about) Jordan

• Nick is second cousins with Daisy

Where do Tom and Daisy live?

• West Egg

• East Egg

• North Egg

True or False: Tom and Daisy have a healthy marriage.

• True

• False

Where does Nick live?

• West Egg

• East Egg

• North Egg

• New York City

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.

Fitzgerald asserts that ___ is needed to achieve the American Dream.

• Ambition

• Money

• Persistence

• Opportunity