Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Review

The narrator states that "the great distance separated him (Gatsby from Daisy." What is the great distance signifying?

• the difference between the social statuses

• the distance between their houses

• the length of time they have been apart

• the love that Nick feels for Gatsby

What did the brewer who originally built Gatsby's house want his neighbors to do?

• change their roofs to thatch

• knock down their houses and sell him their land

• come to his house for parties

• change the front of their houses to be less visible

What does Gatsby want to have done to Nick’s place before Daisy comes to tea?

• he wants the grass to be cut, and the place made to look nicer

• he wants to make it look like he lives there too

• he wants to have the walls painted and the gutters cleaned

• he wants the hedges trimmed and the windows cleaned

When Nick drives up all the lights are on at Gatsby’s. What does Gatsby say he's doing with all the lights on?

• he's glancing into all the rooms

• he's hoping people show up for a party

• he's throwing a sleepover for his friends

• he's trying to get Daisy to notice him

How long did it take Gatsby to earn the money to buy his house?

• 3 years

• 2 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

How does Gatsby’s demeanor change when Daisy comes over for tea?

• he goes from being confident and sure of himself to being uncertain and awkward, and back to confident

• he goes from being uncertain and awkward to being confident and sure of himself, and back to uncertain

• he goes from being sad and unhappy to smiling and joyful, and back to sad and unhappy

• he goes from being a shady criminal to a wide-eyed young man, and then to a love-struck teenager

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What reaction did Daisy have to Gatsby’s shirts?

• she started crying

• she ran out of the house

• she laughed and danced

• she scolded him for ruining them

Explain what Fitzgerald means by, “Daisy had tumbled short of his dreams?”

• in real life she could not live up to the perfection he had imagined for years

• now that he had seen her again she wasn't someone he had to dream about anymore

• it wasn't the sort of reunion he had hoped for when she wouldn't leave her husband

• his feelings for her were not returned and she left in a hurry

In chapter 5, the narrator states, “Now it was a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.” What is being implied here?

• in the beginning, the light was Gatsby's only connection to Daisy, but once she spent time with him he didn't need it anymore

• at first, Gatsby would stare at the light as if he was looking at Daisy, but once he found out about her marriage to Tom he was disgusted

• once, Gatsby had longed for Daisy to come to his parties, but when he learned she had a daughter he didn't want her anymore

• Gatsby had the light installed after buying his house to replace a brighter light, but now that there was more fog he couldn't see either of them.