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Who is the narrator and what is the point of view?
Ans: Nick Carraway-> 1st person narrator
What are some of the effects of 1st person narrator view?
Ans: Inside view-> one persons perspective; Truthful but also biased & one
sided
Describe the West Egg.
Ans: less fashionable, more new rich people, main character lives here
Describe the East Egg.
Ans: white palaces of fashionable, old rich
Describe the Buchanans' house.
Ans: wealthy and expensive, stable with horses
Describe Gatsby's House
Ans: wealthy over the top mansion, pool, tower, beach
Where's Nicks house located?
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Ans: Nick is squeezed between two mansions, not as nice
Whose Tom Buchanan?
Ans: Former football player, went to Yale, married to Daisy and is friends
with Nick
When Nick joins Tom, Daisy, and Jordan; who calls?
Ans: Toms' mistress in New York
What is Tom really like? How dose he treat Daisy?
Ans: Hes an abusive husband and a disloyal lover. having an affair with a
women in New York and he broke Daisy's Nose.
What is Gatsby doing when Nick arrives back home from Tom's?
Ans: Standing on his dock shaking and reaching his arms out toward a green
light
Whose Jordan Baker?
Ans: A pro-golfer that's friends with Daisy and meets Nick at the first dinner
at Tom's
What is the wasteland of ashes called in chapter two?
Ans: Valley of Ashes
Where is the Valley of Ashes located?
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Ans: Between the West Egg and New York City
What might the Valley of Ashes represent?
Ans: Corruption, people's sin and relationships burning; moral wasteland
What is hanging near the Valley of Ashes?
Ans: a Billboard
What is on the billboard near the Valley of Ashes?
Ans: Eyes that are looking down at the valley, the eyes have a blind look to it,
all behind yellow glasses
What might the eyes on the billboard represent?
Ans: The eyes are sad and judging the people
What does the cover have to do with the billboard?
Ans: The cover has big eyes are judging and looking down at the 'wasteland'
Who lives in the Valley of Ashes?
Ans: George and Myrtle Wilson in the attic of a garage
Describe George Wilson
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The Great Gatsby novel Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct
Answers) /Already Graded A+
Who is the narrator and what is the point of view?
Ans: Nick Carraway-> 1st person narrator
What are some of the effects of 1st person narrator view?
Ans: Inside view-> one persons perspective; Truthful but also biased & one
sided
Describe the West Egg.
Ans: less fashionable, more new rich people, main character lives here
Describe the East Egg.
Ans: white palaces of fashionable, old rich
Describe the Buchanans' house.
Ans: wealthy and expensive, stable with horses
Describe Gatsby's House
Ans: wealthy over the top mansion, pool, tower, beach
Where's Nicks house located?
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Ans: Nick is squeezed between two mansions, not as nice
Whose Tom Buchanan?
Ans: Former football player, went to Yale, married to Daisy and is friends
with Nick
When Nick joins Tom, Daisy, and Jordan; who calls?
Ans: Toms' mistress in New York
What is Tom really like? How dose he treat Daisy?
Ans: Hes an abusive husband and a disloyal lover. having an affair with a
women in New York and he broke Daisy's Nose.
What is Gatsby doing when Nick arrives back home from Tom's?
Ans: Standing on his dock shaking and reaching his arms out toward a green
light
Whose Jordan Baker?
Ans: A pro-golfer that's friends with Daisy and meets Nick at the first dinner
at Tom's
What is the wasteland of ashes called in chapter two?
Ans: Valley of Ashes
Where is the Valley of Ashes located?
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Ans: Between the West Egg and New York City
What might the Valley of Ashes represent?
Ans: Corruption, people's sin and relationships burning; moral wasteland
What is hanging near the Valley of Ashes?
Ans: a Billboard
What is on the billboard near the Valley of Ashes?
Ans: Eyes that are looking down at the valley, the eyes have a blind look to it,
all behind yellow glasses
What might the eyes on the billboard represent?
Ans: The eyes are sad and judging the people
What does the cover have to do with the billboard?
Ans: The cover has big eyes are judging and looking down at the 'wasteland'
Who lives in the Valley of Ashes?
Ans: George and Myrtle Wilson in the attic of a garage
Describe George Wilson
