| Who is Klipspringer? | Klipspringer is “the boarder”; freeloader |
| What does Gatsby tell Nick about himself? What does he show to prove his story about his background is true? | Gatsby tells Nick that he is from a rich family from the Midwest and inherited a large amount of money. he also fought in the war and went to Oxford. He shows him his medal of courage and a picture of him at war. |
| What “matter” did Gatsby have Jordan Baker discuss with Nick? | Gatsby wants Jordan to ask nick if he will invite daisy over tea. Once she is at nick’s house, she will not only see Gatsby’s mansion but it will give a chance for gatsby to see daisy |
| Who is Mr. Wolfshiem? | racketeer and business associate of gatsby’s. he fixed the 1919 world series |
| What does Mr.Wolfshiem tell Nick about Gatsby? | he was a true gentleman, a man you want to take home to meet your mom and sister. |
| What does Jordan tell Nick about Daisy, Gatsby and Tom? | Daisy and Gatsby had an earlier romance. Her parents wouldn’t let her see him off to war. Then she married Tom. He also gave her a pearl necklace worth $350,000. |
| what information further develops the character of tom buchanan | Tom had a mistress shortly after he married Daisy |
| At their meeting in a hotel in New York, Nick learns from Jordan Baker something of Daisy’s past. Why, if Daisy had once loved Gatsby, had she not married him? | she did not marry him because her parents would not let her see him off to war. Once she left she met Tom and married him. |
| 9. What happened right before her wedding to Tom Buchanan that made Daisy want to back out? | she received a letter from Gatsby got drunk and was going to call off the wedding but did not |
Chapter 4 The Great Gatsby
April 5, 2020