The Great Gatsby Chapter 1

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What is the setting of the novel? Options: Chicago, New York, Louisville, San Francisco

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New York

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Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?

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Nick

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Describe the narrator's house.

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It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.

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Describe the Buchanan's house.

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It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.

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How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

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Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.

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What advice does Nick's father give him at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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Remember that he's had more advantages in life than others.

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Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in Chapter 1?

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He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.

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What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?

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Tom is having an affair.

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How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?

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He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.

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Why does Fitzgerald wait until the last page of chapter one to "show" Gatsby?

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To create suspense.