Gatsby Ch. 1

Why does Nick move out of the Middle West?

• To start a business with his college fraternity brother, Tom
• To spend the Summer with his second cousin Daisy
• To establish himself independent from his family

Nick boasts of being tolerant and

• romantic
• generous
• honest
• smart

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Nick's family is financially...

• Poor
• Well Off

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Where do Tom and Daisy live?

• West Egg
• East Egg
• North Egg

Describe the narrator's house.

• It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.
• It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.
• It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.
• It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.

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Who recognizes Gatsby's name when Jordan asks Nick about him?

• Daisy

• Nick

• Tom

• Fitzgerald

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What does Daisy's recognition of Gatsby's name foreshadow?

• That she knows him well and has/had feelings for him.

• That she hates him.

• That she is outraged that Jordan knows him.

• That she badly wants to attend one of his parties.

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What type of values does Nick identify himself as having?

• Military values

• Southern values

• Midwest values

• Big city values

• None - he's a sociopath.

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What is the effect of Nick's background and values on the story?

• It shows how jaded the war made him.

• It brings readers deeper into the story through his skeptical narrative.

• It gives readers a glimpse of 1940s life.

• It tells the story through a genuine, rather naive perspective.

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What does Nick discover about Tom and Daisy's marriage during dinner?

• They're both very happy and content with their lives.

• Neither is happy; Tom is having an affair.

• Neither is happy; Daisy is having an affair.

• Neither is happy; both are having affairs.

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