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CHAPTER 1
How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
Ans: He says he is an extraordinary man with an extraordinary gift for hope.
Where did the narrator come from and why?
Ans: He came from the Midwest to study the bond business
Describe the narrators house.
Ans: His house is very middle class and average. Lives in west egg where the
new money is.
Describe the Buchanan's house.
Ans: They have a colonial Georgian mansion its very formal,the east egg is
where the old money is.
How does nick know Daisy and Tom?
Ans: Daisy is nicks cousin and he went to Yale with tom.
Describe tom. What is your impression of him in chapter one?
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Ans: Tom is an arrogant,sexist,racist old money snob.
What kind of person is daisy?
Ans: Daisy is superficial socialite she smarter than she acts.
What did miss baker tell nick about tom?
Ans: That tom had a mistress in New York.
When asked about her daughter,what does Daisy say?
Ans: She says shes hope shes hopes shes a beautiful little fool,meaning she
hopes she stays innocent.
How is Gatsby introduced in this chapter?
Ans: His name is mentioned between nick and Jordan, he is seen standing on
his lawn at night, then vanishes
CHAPTER 2
Ans:
What is the "valley of ashes"?
Ans: A dump where Myrtle lives,it contrasts between east egg and west egg.
What are the eyes of Dr.T.J Eckleberg?
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THE GREAT GATSBY Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct
Answers) /Already Graded A+
CHAPTER 1
How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
Ans: He says he is an extraordinary man with an extraordinary gift for hope.
Where did the narrator come from and why?
Ans: He came from the Midwest to study the bond business
Describe the narrators house.
Ans: His house is very middle class and average. Lives in west egg where the
new money is.
Describe the Buchanan's house.
Ans: They have a colonial Georgian mansion its very formal,the east egg is
where the old money is.
How does nick know Daisy and Tom?
Ans: Daisy is nicks cousin and he went to Yale with tom.
Describe tom. What is your impression of him in chapter one?
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Ans: Tom is an arrogant,sexist,racist old money snob.
What kind of person is daisy?
Ans: Daisy is superficial socialite she smarter than she acts.
What did miss baker tell nick about tom?
Ans: That tom had a mistress in New York.
When asked about her daughter,what does Daisy say?
Ans: She says shes hope shes hopes shes a beautiful little fool,meaning she
hopes she stays innocent.
How is Gatsby introduced in this chapter?
Ans: His name is mentioned between nick and Jordan, he is seen standing on
his lawn at night, then vanishes
CHAPTER 2
Ans:
What is the "valley of ashes"?
Ans: A dump where Myrtle lives,it contrasts between east egg and west egg.
What are the eyes of Dr.T.J Eckleberg?
