| Since most of his guests ignore him, why do they come to Gatsby’s house? | They accepted Gatsby’s hospitality and they could be merry and drink and eat. |
| Why is Nick a little disappointed with Gatsby? | its hard to establish a relationship because he has very little to say |
| Why does Nick have to restrain his laughter when Gatsby says he is “…trying to forget something very sad that had happened to me a long time ago”? | He did not feel that this statement was genuine and faked in a way. |
| What changes Nick’s mind about the veracity of Gatsby’s stories? | the metal from Montenegro and the picture from Oxford |
| Who is Meyer Wolfsheim, and what do we know of him? | He is a Jew, his cuff buttons were made of human teeth. He is a gambler and fixed the World Series. |
| With the line, “One October day…” Jordan recalls the time in 1917 when she saw Gatsby and Daisy together. What indication is there that Daisy really likes Gatsby? | They were so engrossed in each other that Daisy did not notice Jordan until she was five feet away. |
| How does Daisy behave the night before her wedding? Why? | She was extremely drunk. She did not want the pearls anymore. She cried continuously. She squeezed up the letter she had into a soap ball. |
| From whom do you suppose the letter in her hand comes, and what do you think the letter might have said? | The letter in her hand was from Gatsby telling her to wait on him and to not marry Tom. |
| To what is Nick referring when he says, “Then it had not been merely the stars to which he Gatsby had aspired on that June night” | There is literally hopefulness in his wish and it had not gone to waste. |
Great Gatsby Chapter 4 Study Questions
April 5, 2020