Nick's father advised him to _____ because others did not have the ____ he had. ✔️✔️Reserve
judgement. Advantages (from birth).
How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book? ✔️✔️He describes himself as highly
moral and highly tolerant
What information does Nick give us about himself in the prologue? ✔️✔️That he reserves judgment
about people, last autumn he returned to the Midwest from the East, he still has a great affection for
Gatsby.
What does Nick say is "gorgeous" about Gatsby? ✔️✔️His heightened sensitivity to the promises of
life
an extraordinary gift for hope
a romantic readiness. He is like an machine that registers earthquakes 10,000 miles away
According to Nick, what is personality? ✔️✔️A series of successful gestures
What is Nick's last name? ✔️✔️Carraway
Where did Nick graduate from? ✔️✔️New haven. (Yale?)
Where did he go after college? ✔️✔️To the Great War (World War I)
Who did his family descend from? ✔️✔️The Duke of Buccleauch
What is Nick's socio-economic background? ✔️✔️His well-to-do family is descended from the founder
of a wholesale hardware business.