Great Gatsby Chapters 1-3

1. How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

• Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.
• Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.
• Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.
• Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.

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

• He is short and fat and jolly.
• He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.
• He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.
• He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.

What kind of person is Daisy?

• Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
• Daisy is an intellectual.
• Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
• Daisy is just plain mean.

When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?

• "She acts just like her father!"
• "I hope she's a beautiful little fool."
• "I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."
• "I wish I had never had her."

What is the “valley of ashes”?

• An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
• A barren, lower-middle class area separating East Egg from West Egg.
• An industrial zone
• An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness

What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

• Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind

• A group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices

• A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed

• An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes

Why does Myrtle regret marrying her husband, Wilson?

• Because he is violent
• Because he is poor
• Because she loved someone else
• Because he doesn't love her

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Gatsby
• Daisy
• Nick
• Tom

Who is Nick's neighbor?

• Daisy
• Tom
• Gatsby
• Jordan

What is Gatsby doing when Nick returns from dinner?

• He is on a phone call
• He is reading a book
• He is looking across the water
• He is talking to someone