| Describe gatsby’s wealth. | Gatsby has an enormous mansion, he owns a rolls royce, has weekend parties with an abundant amount of liquor food, and orchestras |
| What kind of people come to Gatsby’s parties | rich superficial people most of whom did not even know Gatsby, they are also careless and reckless people |
| Why did nick caraway go to the party? What makes nick different than most of the people at Gatsby’s party | Gatsby has his chauffeur invite nick with a formal note, He was actually invited unlike many of the other guest |
| How does nick meet Gatsby | A man comes up to nick and starts to talk to him. Then this unknown man later mentions that he is Gatsby |
| What does Gatsby repeatedly call nick | old sport |
| What are some of the stories about Gatsby | he killed a man, he is a german spy, he grew up in Germany, and he went to oxford |
| what has got the man with the owl-eyed spectacles so intrigued | that al the books are real, unlike many wealthy people back in the day that used to use fake, cardboard copies of books, Gatsby had all real ones |
| what does the reaction of the drivers of the wrecked automobile suggest about the values of Gatsby’s guests | They are careless |
| what does nick vaguely remember about Jordan baker | she cheated at a gold tourney which led to a scandal |
| who is klipspringer | the boarder of Gatsby’s mansion |
| what does Gatsby tell nick about himself | Gatsby says he inherited a large sum of money from his family, he went to oxford and fought in the war |
| What matter did Gatsby have Jordan Baker discuss with nick | Gatsby asked Jordan to ask nick if he would have Daisy over one day, this way she will indirectly see Gatsby’s huge mansion and Gatsby will also have a chance to see daisy face to face |
| Who is Mr. Wolfshiem | he is a racketeer and a business associate of Gatsby. he fixed the world series in 1919 |
| What does Mr. Wolshiem tell nick about gatsby | that gatsby is a true gentlemen, a man you want to take home to mother and sister |
| what does jordan tell nick about daisy, gatsby, and tom | Daisy and gatsby had an earlier romance, her parent wouldn’t let her see him after the war then she married tom and went away on a long honey moon to south seas, Tom also gave her a strand of earls valued at 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 no marry him because her parents would not let her see him after the war, Once he left she met Tom shortly after and married him |
| what happened right before her wedding to Tom Buchanan that made Daisy want to back out | She recited a letter and got intoxicated and said she was going to call off the wedding. |
| Vengeance, revenge | retribution |
| fat, plump | corpulent |
| recklessly, extravagant, profuse | prodigality |
| disturbing, confusing, alarming | disconcerting |
| precise and exact details, meticulous | punctilious |
| hind or a suggestion | innuendo |
Great Gatsby 3-4
April 10, 2020