What is Gatsby’s real name? | He is James Gatz from North Dakota. |
How old was Gatsby when he changed his name? | 17 years old |
Why do you think Gatsby changed his name? | He did not want to be poor anymore, so he reinvented himself. |
who was Dan Cody? | He was a copper tycoon, and he was also Gatsby’s former employer. |
What job did Dan Cody give to Gatsby? | Personal assistant. …he was also a secretary, a skipper, and Gatsby also had to watch over Dan Cody when he was drunk. |
What did Gatsby inherit from Cody? | He inherited $25,000 but he never received the money. |
When Gatsby and Nick were visiting with each other, who came to visit? | Tom and another couple. |
At the visit Gatsby invites them to dinner. How could this be a problem? | Gatsby has never been alone with Tom and Daisy. Tom could discover Gatsby is in love with Daisy. |
What does Tom want to know about Gatsby? | He wants to know who he is and what he does. |
How does Daisy respond to Tom’s question about Gatsby? | Tom says that he thinks Gatsby is a bootlegger, Daisy says that is not true. |
On page 109, Gatsby is concerned that Daisy does not like something. What does he think she does not like? | The party |
Gatsby wishes that Daisy would tell Tome something. What does he want her to tell Tom? | Tell Tom that she never loved him |
Nick tells Gatsby that he cannot repeat the past. How does Gatsby respond to that? | He said that you can repeat the past |
How could Gatsby wanting to recreate the past end up causing a problem? | You can not create the past, but Gatsby is a dreamer and thinks he is God and is always in control. |
How did James Gatz become Jay Gatsby? | when he met Dan Cody he changed his name because he no longer wanted to be the poor boy from North Dakota. |
Great Gatsby chapter 6
March 28, 2020