The Great Gatsby, Chapter 5

What does Gatsby suggest that Nick do before the meeting with him and Daisy takes place?

• Get some better decorations around the house

• Get the lawn cut

• Go out and get fitted for an expensive suit to wear

• Buy an assortment of tea and cake

When Nick brings Daisy to the front door, where has Gatsby gone?

• He has run away back to his house out of embarrassment

• He circled around behind Nick's home and appeared at the front door

• He's in the kitchen preparing tea

• He's hiding in the hallway out of embarrassment

Describe the meeting between Daisy and Gatsby.

• Daisy did not recognize him. He was embarrassed and tried to leave, but Nick stopped him.

• Daisy was upset with Nick for not warning her. She did not want to see Gatsby and left as soon as her chauffeur returned.

• It was initially very awkward. Gatsby was extremely nervous. They became more at ease as they talked.

• It was love at first sight for both of them. They wandered off into the living room and left Nick alone in the kitchen.

What item does Gatsby almost break on Nick's mantle?

• An urn

• A porcelain sculpture

• A picture of his family

• A clock

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

• Three years

• Eleven months

• Two years

• Fifteen days

What did Gatsby do to impress Daisy?

• He gives her a pearl necklace worth $500,000.

• He shows her the love letters he had written her, but never sent.

• He shows her his house and elegant clothes.

• He takes her for a ride in his hydroplane.

What does this line from the book mean?

"The vitality of his illusion had gone beyond Daisy- beyond everything."

• The meeting was not as good as he had fantasized, and he was very disappointed.

• He was mentally unstable and unable to cope with reality.

• He had, through his years of dreaming, made her larger-than-life.

• He was so energized, he was becoming manic.

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What instrument does Klipspringer play?

• The trumpet

• The saxophone

• The piano

• The harp