| Nick’s father advised him to _____ because others did not have the ____ he had. | Reserve judgement. Advantages (from birth). |
| How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book? | He describes himself as highly moral and highly tolerant |
| What information does Nick give us about himself in the prologue? | That he reserves judgment about people, last autumn he returned to the Midwest from the East, he still has a great affection for Gatsby. |
| What does Nick say is “gorgeous” about Gatsby? | His heightened sensitivity to the promises of life an extraordinary gift for hope a romantic readiness. He is like an machine that registers earthquakes 10,000 miles away |
| According to Nick, what is personality? | A series of successful gestures |
| What is Nick’s last name? | Carraway |
| Where did Nick graduate from? | New haven. (Yale?) |
| Where did he go after college? | To the Great War (World War I) |
| Who did his family descend from? | The Duke of Buccleauch |
| What is Nick’s socio-economic background? | His well-to-do family is descended from the founder of a wholesale hardware business. |
| What job is he currently seeking/in? | The bond business |
| What are the two prominent land features of the island (Long Island)? | A pair of enormous eggs. |
| And what are their respective names? | East Egg and West Egg |
| Near which does Nick live? | West Egg. |
| Who lives in the mansion next to Nick’s small house? | Gatsby |
| How is West Egg different from East Egg? | West Egg is new money, less fashionable East Egg is old money, more fashionable |
| How much does it cost to rent Nick’s house? | 80$ a month. |
| Who are Nick’s friends who live at EAST egg? | Tom Buchanan and his wife Daisy. |
| What is Nick’s relation to Daisy? | She is his second cousin once removed. |
| How did he know Tom? | He knew him in college. |
| Before meeting him, what do we learn of Tom Buchanan? | He is very rich He is 30 He was a Yale football hero He came East looking for something He is very cruel and arrogant. |
| What sport was Tom very good at in college? What does he play now? | Football. Polo. |
| How was Tom described? (Main physical attribute) | A cruel body |
| When the men come into the house, what color stands out? | White |
| How was Daisy described? | Her low, thrilling voice. |
| How old is Daisy’s daughter? | 3 (Nick has never seen her) |
| What is the name of Daisy’s younger friend? | Jordan Baker. She does sports and golfs well. Has gray eyes. |
| What does Nick tell Daisy about Chicago? | That at least a dozen people miss her. |
| When does Daisy want to have a party-ish-thing? | The longest day of the year |
| How is Daisy injured? Who does she blame? | Her pinkie knuckle is bruised. Tom (she calls him a hulking brute). |
| What book does Tom ask if Nick has read? | The Rise of the Colored Empires by Goddard |
| What is Tom upset about? | He thinks the white people need to dominate more, and beat down the colored people. (Daisy mocks him) |
| What is the “secret” that Daisy tells Nick? | The Butler’s nose (because he polished so much silver) |
| Who calls? | Tom’s other woman from NY |
| What does Daisy call Nick when Tom leaves the table? | An absolute rose |
| How does Daisy react to phone calls from Tom’s woman in New York? | She ignores it and then gets upset by it. |
| What did Daisy say when her daughter was born? | That she hoped she was a “beautiful little fool”, because that’s the best thing for a girl in this world to be. |
| What does Daisy say about her situation and Tom? | That it is terrible, Tom wasn’t even there when her baby was born. |
| What does Daisy want to do with Nick and Jordan? | Set them up together |
| What is the rumor about Nick? | That he was engaged to a girl out west, but it wasn’t true. |
| What is Gatsby doing when Nick first see’s him? | He is standing on his lawn with his arms reaching out towards the water. |
| What is Gatsby looking at? | A single green light across the water. |
| What stops Nick from calling out to Gatsby at the end of the chapter? What does Gatsby’s “trembling” suggest? | He seems to be content by himself. Trembling could suggest fear, or that he’s angry or upset. |
The Great Gatsby: Chapter 1
March 29, 2020