Gatsby Reading Check Chapter 1& 2

What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?

• Tom is terminally ill

• Tom is in trouble with the police

• Tom is connected with criminals

• Tom is having an affair

When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?

• "She acts just like her father"

• "Isn't she a little darling?"

• "I hope she'll be a fool-- that is the best thing a girl can be..."

• "I wish I never had her"

How is Gatsby FIRST introduced in the novel?

• He is mentioned on a conversation between Nick and Jordan and Nick sees him later on a moonlit lawn.

• Nick sees him at a party.

• Everyone talks about him at a party, but no one sees him until he shows up arm and arm with Daisy.

• Jordan and Daisy gossip about Tom's affair and Daisy shares she will begin her own affair with Gatsby to get revenge.

What is the valley of ashes?

• An area of East Egg where a fire had happened many years ago.

• A dusty, barren abandoned farm between East & West Egg.

• An industrial zone between East & West Egg with factory chimneys that spew smoke & ash.

• An imaginary place that represents Nick's loneliness.

What are the "eyes of Dr TJ Eckleburg"?

• Seeing eye dogs that a doctor has trained for the Association for the Blind.

• An illustration on a billboard.

• A new contact lens the doctor had developed.

• A group of security guards that who monitor the doctor's home and office.

Who did Tom take Nick to meet in chapter 2?

• His mistress

• Dr. TJ Eckleburg

• His parents

• Gatsby

Identify George and Myrtle Wilson.

• Myrtle is Tom's cousin.

  George is her son.

• George is Tom's business partner.

  Myrtle is his wife.

• Myrtle is Tom's mistress

  George is her husband.

• George is Tom's butler.

  Myrtle is Tom's maid.

What reason does Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?

• She had to do something to get away from abusive parents.

• She did it to anger George's former girlfriend.

• She didn't think she would ever find a husband and was grateful hen George proposed.

• She thought he was a gentleman and made good money.

Catherine, Myrtle's sister, says she went to a party at Gatsby's about a month ago.

What did she tell Nick she heard about Gatsby?

• Gatsby is the son of an oil tycoon.

• Gatsby was recently release from a mental hospital.

• Gatsby donated half a million dollars to an orphanage across town.

• Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm -- the German leader of WWI.

What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy's name?

• He laughed and called her a jealous fool.

• He hit her and broke her nose.

• He teased her by repeating Daisy's name several more times.

• He ignored her and continued his conversation with Nick.