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How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

• a. Gatsby was brilliant, although smug and self-centered
• b. Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness
• c. Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man
• d. Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics

From where did the narrator, Nick Carraway, come and why?

• a. From France to establish a vineyard in New York
• b. From the south to become an actor on Broadway
• c. From the northwest to be a fashion designer
• d. From the Midwest to study the bond business

Describe Nick Carraway’s living arrangements.

• a. It’s one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.
• b. It’s a newly renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.
• c. It’s a weather beaten bungalow squeezed between mansions
• d. It’s roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.

Describe Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s house.

• a. It’s a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.
• b. It’s a low and modernistic home, designed to blend in with the scenery.
• c. It’s a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.
• d. It’s an enormous mansion, although in a state of disrepair

How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

• a. Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
• b. Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
• c. He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
• d. Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.

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

• a. He is short, fat, and jolly
• b. He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.
• c. He is tall and slender. His is a grumpy middle-aged man.
• d. He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.

What kind of person is Daisy?

• a. Daisy is flighty, very superficial. She acts this way to cover her pain.
• b. Daisy is an intellectual
• c. Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naïve young woman.
• d. Daisy is mean and cold-hearted.

What does Jordan Baker reveal to Nick about Tom when he takes his phone call at dinner?

• a. Tom is terminally ill.
• b. Tom is in trouble with the police.
• c. Tom is connected with criminals.
• d. Tom is having an affair.

When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?

• a. “I hope she’ll be a fool - that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
• b. “I wish I had never had her!”
• c. “I suppose she talks – and eats and everything.”
• d. “Isn’t she a little darling?”

How is Gatsby introduced into the novel at the end of the chapter?

• a. He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later, Nick sees him mysteriously on lawn in the moonlight.
• b. Nick meets him at one of Gatsby’s parties.
• c. Everyone talks about him at the Buchanan’s. Later Nick sees him with Daisy.
• d. Jordan tells Daisy about Tom’s affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.