The Great Gatsby, Chapter 2

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 2

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Multiple Choice

What pet does Tom buy for his mistress?

• A puppy

• A kitten

• A turtle

• A bunny

Multiple Choice

Where is the billboard for Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's located?

• New York City

• The Valley of Ashes

• East Egg

• West Egg

What is the Valley of Ashes?

• Where Tom and Nick get off the train to meet Myrtle, Tom's mistress

• A location between the Eggs and NYC that symbolizes the majority of the population: working, poor or middle-class people.

• Depressing industrial area of Queens next to both the train tracks and the road that runs from West Egg to Manhattan

Who is Dr. T.J. Eckleburg and what do his eyes represent?

• He is an oculist (eye doctor) who chose to advertise in the Valley of Ashes.

• The eyes of God watching and judging all that goes on in the Valley of Ashes.

Multiple Choice

Who is Myrtle?

• Tom's mistress

• Nick's girlfriend

• Daisy's friend

• Tom's wife

Who is Myrtle?

• Physical: thick, sensuous (emits sexiness), not beautiful

• Personality: vivacious (brings area around her to life), one-track mind; she changes when she puts on a different dress to reflect her "wealthy" side

Multiple Select

Select all of the options for what Tom, Nick, and Myrtle do in NYC.

• They go see a movie.

• They go to an apartment and have a party.

• They go visit Gatsby.

• They wait while Myrtle buys a bunch of stuff.

• They take a new lavender cab.

While in NYC, Nick, Tom, & Myrtle...

• get into a brand new lavender cab.

• wait while Myrtle buys a bunch of things (well, Tom buys them for her), like cold cream, perfume, and magazines.

• go to the apartment that Tom rents for his trysts with Myrtle.

• throw a party, with the McKees and Catherine (Myrtle's sister).

Longevity of Tom & Myrtle's Relationship

• What do the puppy and Tom's excuse for not divorcing Daisy show about Tom and Myrtle?

  • Their relationship is very short-sighted (myopic). They bought a puppy that neither of them will be able to take home.

  • Tom lies to Myrtle about Daisy's religion preventing their divorce.

  • Tom is never going to leave Daisy for Myrtle.

Pair-Share: Hufflepuffs/Slytherins and Gryffindors/Ravenclaws

Discuss what you think the following quote means: "Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering. I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life" (40).

What do people believe about Gatsby?

• That he's related to Kaiser Wilhelm, which is why he can throw these huge parties.

• This adds an air of mystery to Gatsby - who is this man? Where did he come from? Why is he here?

Multiple Choice

What act of violence does Tom commit at the party?

• He wrestles Nick to the ground for trying to leave.

• He slaps Myrtle in the face for saying Daisy's name over and over.

• He punches Mr. McKee in the face, breaking his nose.

• He slaps Catherine for being insolent.

What does Tom's act of violence show?

• He doesn't believe Myrtle is worthy of saying Daisy's name.

• He has no plans to stay with Myrtle; she's just a temporary fling.

• He feels he is above the law and has no fear of being punished.