The Great Gatsby Ch. 1 & 2 Characters

The novel's narrator is

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Nick Carraway

• Jay Gatsby

• an unnamed omniscient narrator

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The narrator says that his father emphasized the importance of being

• honest

• patriotic

• educated

• nonjudgmental

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The narrator lives in

• New York City

• East Egg

• West Egg

• Boston

From where did the narrator come and why did he come east?

• From France to establish a vineyard in New York

• From the south to become an actor on Broadway

• From the northwest to be a fashion designer

• From the Midwest to study the bond business

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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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How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

• Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.

• Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.

• He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.

• Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from college.

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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.

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What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom in Chapter 1?

• Tom is terminally ill.

• Tom is in trouble with the police.

• Tom is connected with criminals.

• Tom is having an affair.

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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."

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When Nick gets home from dinner he sees Gatsby looking at something across the bay, what is it?

• A dock

• A green light

• A red light

• A boat

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