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The Great Gatsby Chapters 1-6 Questions
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Who is the narrator?
Ans: Nick
Where is he from?
Ans: Minnesota
When did Nick arrive in New York?
Ans: the summer of 1922
Why?
Ans: to work in the bond business
Where did he rent a house?
Ans: a part of Long Island called West Egg
Who is his neighbor?
Ans: Gatsby
How is Nick different from his West Egg neighbors?
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Ans: he has graduated from Yale and has connections on the East Egg
Why does Nick travel to the East Egg?
Ans: to have dinner with his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom
How do Nick and Tom know each other?
Ans: Tom was a member of Nick's social club at Yale
Who is Daisy sitting inside with?
Ans: her friend, Jordan Baker
What is her job?
Ans: a competitive golfer
What is her attitude?
Ans: she seems bored
What book does Tom bring up to interest the others?
Ans: The Rise of the Colored Empires
Who wrote it?
Ans: Goddard
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What is the book about?
Ans: racist, white-supremicist attitudes
When Tom leaves to answer his phone, who does Jordan tell Nick it is?
Ans: his lover in New York
Why does Jordan want to go to bed?
Ans: she has a golf tournament the next day
What do Tom and Daisy hint at Nick as he tries to leave?
Ans: to start dating Jordan
When he arrives home, who does Nick see?
Ans: Gatsby
What is he doing?
Ans: standing on the lawn with his arms reaching out towards the water
What does Nick see when he looks at the water?
Ans: a distant green light
Why does Daisy want her daughter to be a fool?
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The Great Gatsby Chapters 1-6 Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers (100%
Correct Answers) /Already Graded A+
Who is the narrator?
Ans: Nick
Where is he from?
Ans: Minnesota
When did Nick arrive in New York?
Ans: the summer of 1922
Why?
Ans: to work in the bond business
Where did he rent a house?
Ans: a part of Long Island called West Egg
Who is his neighbor?
Ans: Gatsby
How is Nick different from his West Egg neighbors?
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Ans: he has graduated from Yale and has connections on the East Egg
Why does Nick travel to the East Egg?
Ans: to have dinner with his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom
How do Nick and Tom know each other?
Ans: Tom was a member of Nick's social club at Yale
Who is Daisy sitting inside with?
Ans: her friend, Jordan Baker
What is her job?
Ans: a competitive golfer
What is her attitude?
Ans: she seems bored
What book does Tom bring up to interest the others?
Ans: The Rise of the Colored Empires
Who wrote it?
Ans: Goddard
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What is the book about?
Ans: racist, white-supremicist attitudes
When Tom leaves to answer his phone, who does Jordan tell Nick it is?
Ans: his lover in New York
Why does Jordan want to go to bed?
Ans: she has a golf tournament the next day
What do Tom and Daisy hint at Nick as he tries to leave?
Ans: to start dating Jordan
When he arrives home, who does Nick see?
Ans: Gatsby
What is he doing?
Ans: standing on the lawn with his arms reaching out towards the water
What does Nick see when he looks at the water?
Ans: a distant green light
Why does Daisy want her daughter to be a fool?
