THE GREAT GATSBY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
CHAPTER 1 ✔✔
How does the narrator describe Gatsby? ✔✔He says he is an extraordinary man with an
extraordinary gift for hope.
Where did the narrator come from and why? ✔✔He came from the Midwest to study the bond
business
Describe the narrators house. ✔✔His house is very middle class and average. Lives in west egg
where the new money is.
Describe the Buchanan's house. ✔✔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? ✔✔Daisy is nicks cousin and he went to Yale with tom.
, Describe tom. What is your impression of him in chapter one? ✔✔Tom is an
arrogant,sexist,racist old money snob.
What kind of person is daisy? ✔✔Daisy is superficial socialite she smarter than she acts.
What did miss baker tell nick about tom? ✔✔That tom had a mistress in New York.
When asked about her daughter,what does Daisy say? ✔✔She says shes hope shes hopes shes a
beautiful little fool,meaning she hopes she stays innocent.
How is Gatsby introduced in this chapter? ✔✔His name is mentioned between nick and Jordan,
he is seen standing on his lawn at night, then vanishes
CHAPTER 2 ✔✔
What is the "valley of ashes"? ✔✔A dump where Myrtle lives,it contrasts between east egg and
west egg.
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
CHAPTER 1 ✔✔
How does the narrator describe Gatsby? ✔✔He says he is an extraordinary man with an
extraordinary gift for hope.
Where did the narrator come from and why? ✔✔He came from the Midwest to study the bond
business
Describe the narrators house. ✔✔His house is very middle class and average. Lives in west egg
where the new money is.
Describe the Buchanan's house. ✔✔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? ✔✔Daisy is nicks cousin and he went to Yale with tom.
, Describe tom. What is your impression of him in chapter one? ✔✔Tom is an
arrogant,sexist,racist old money snob.
What kind of person is daisy? ✔✔Daisy is superficial socialite she smarter than she acts.
What did miss baker tell nick about tom? ✔✔That tom had a mistress in New York.
When asked about her daughter,what does Daisy say? ✔✔She says shes hope shes hopes shes a
beautiful little fool,meaning she hopes she stays innocent.
How is Gatsby introduced in this chapter? ✔✔His name is mentioned between nick and Jordan,
he is seen standing on his lawn at night, then vanishes
CHAPTER 2 ✔✔
What is the "valley of ashes"? ✔✔A dump where Myrtle lives,it contrasts between east egg and
west egg.
