The Great Gatsby Ch. 1 Overview

1. Read the following quote: "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, " he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." Who said this quote and to whom?

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2. Who is the narrator of the novel ?

• Daisy Buchanan

• Nick Buchanan

• Jay Gatsby

• Dr. TJ Eckelberg

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3. Where is Nick attempting to get to in Chapter 1 (destination?)

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4. Who lives in the collosal mansion that dwarfs Nick's own small home? ("..a marble swimming pool,....forty acres of lawn and garden.." )

• Daisy Buchanan

• Gatsby

• Rockefeller

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

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"..Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward."

Which character is being described here, by Nick?

• Jay Gatsby

• Nick Carraway

• Tom Buchanan

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

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"I'm p-paralyzed with happiness." Which character greets Nick this way?

• Jordan Baker

• Daisy Buchanan

• Tom Buchanan

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Daisy Buchanan is what relation to Nick Carraway?

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2. Who is Nick Carraway?

• Gatsby's brother

• The narrator of the novel

• Daisy's boyfriend

• The caretaker

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"Tom's got some woman in New York." Which character speaks this gossip?

• Daisy Buchanan

• Nick Carraway

• Jordan Baker

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

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"And I hope she'll be a fool---that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool." ~ Which character said these lines and about whom?

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