| What was Nick’s father’s advice to him? | If he ever felt like criticizing anyone to remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages he had |
| Describe Nick’s family. | prominent, well-to-do people in middle western city for three generations. Old money |
| What school did Nick graduate from? What year? | Yale in New Haven, 1915 |
| What did he later participate in after graduating? | The Great War 1916-1918 |
| What business did Nick decide to do the summer of 1922? | Go into the bond business |
| Where is Nick from? | middle-west |
| For how long would his father finance Nick? | for one year |
| Describe the house Nick is living in. | a weather beaten cardboard bungalow$80 a month |
| Name some things Nick had in this house. | A dog, til it ran away, an old Dodge, a Finnish woman (servant) |
| In what area near New York City is Nick living in? | West Egg |
| Which “egg” is more “fashionable” according to Nick? | East Egg |
| Who is Nick’s mysterious next-door neighbor? | Gatsby lives in a mansion next door. |
| Who is Daisy’s husband? How old? | Tom Buchanan, age 30 |
| What did Tom do in college? | He played football |
| Name one of Tom’s qualities | Arrogant, rich, tough, unsympathetic, etc. |
| What does Tom have that shows he’s successful? | Tom has horses, a big house on the water, a large garden, a butler |
| How old is Daisy’s child? | 3 years old |
| Daisy shows her black and blue hand. How did she get it, and how does she attack back? | her finger; Tom “that’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big hulking physical speciman of a-” (page 16) |
| What book was Tom reading that reveals him as prejudiced? | The Rise of the Coloured Empires by Goddard |
| What does Nick remind Daisy of? (an unexpected term) | An absolute rose |
| Who is the “fifth visitor” who arrives at dinner? | Tom gets a phone call from his mistress |
| What does Daisy say she wants her child to be? | a beautiful little fool |
| Tom and Daisy want Nick to get together with someone. Name that person. | Jordan Baker, the golfer |
| What does Tom think about Jordan and her family? | That her family shouldn’t let Jordan run around the country (page 23) |
| Where is Jordan from? Who else is from there? | Louisville. Daisy is also from Louisville. |
| At the end of the chapter, what did Gatsby do that showed yearning | Stretched out his arms across the bay |
| How does Tom know Nick the narrator? | They went to Yale together. |
The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Study Guide McCabe
March 23, 2020