The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Review

What is Nick’s line of business?

• he's in the bond business

• he's living off of his parents

• he's running a series of successful pharmacies

• he's working at a local tourist establishment

Where did Nick come from before he moved to West Egg?

• Midwest

• West

• North

• Europe

Nick was impressed by their wealth but was never allowed in their inner-circle of friends because he was too poor

• Nick had known both of them for a long time but did not feel that he understood who they were because they never revealed much about themselves

• Nick spent a great deal of time with them in the past but never bothered to pay any attention to what they said

• Daisy was Nick's cousin and Tom went to college with him but he never spent much time with either of them

• Nick was impressed by their wealth but was never allowed in their inner-circle of friends because he was too poor

What kind of husband is Tom Buchanan?

• he's unfaithful, neglectful, and borderline abusive

• he's adoring, attentive, and does anything Daisy wants

• he's superficial, snobbish, and only cares about Daisy

• he's racist, neglectful, but faithful

Speaking literally, what is the green light that Gatsby stares at?

• the light at the end of the Buchanon's dock

• the top of a buoy in the center of the bay between East and West Egg

• the light on the mast of the Buchanon's yacht

• the only traffic between East and West Egg

What did Nick Carraway’s father tell him to remember about other people?

• they didn't have the advantages he had growing up

• they were beneath him, and he should pay no attention to them

• they were better than him in every way

• they were worth spending time with to get to know better

How is West Egg different from East Egg?

• East Egg is full of the traditionally rich, West Egg is filled with newly rich

• East Egg has a bigger egg shape than West Egg

• East egg is closer to the city than West Egg

• East Egg is a place where people treat people poorly, while West Egg people treat each other with respect

What two colors dominate the setting of the Buchanan home?

• red and white

• green and blue

• green and white

• red and blue

Why does Daisy say she hopes her daughter will be a beautiful fool?

• she's implying that being a woman at the time it was better to be ignorant of the harsh realities of the world

• she's saying that by being a fool she will never have to marry a man that treats her poorly and cheats on her

• she's telling Nick that she doesn't really like her daughter and wishes she was not as smart, making her easier to deal with

• she's explaining how she was brought up by her parents, and that she's attempting to do the same thing