Great Gatsby Ch 1-2

Who is Jordan Baker

• A professional golfer and friend of Daisy's
• A woman Nick is in love with and is surprised to see
• Tom Buchanan's sister
• The woman Tom Buchanan may be having an affair with

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

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 ground of one of the mansions.

• It is a weather beaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions

• It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.

When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?

• "She acts just like her father!"

• "Isn't she a little darling?"

• "I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."

• "I hope she will be a fool, a beautiful little fool."

West Egg is ____ money.

• old
• green
• new
• filthy

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

• Daisy

• Nick

• Tom

• Fitzgerald

Where did they go? What was on 158th Street?

• Tom's favorite restaurant

• Nick's office

• The dealer where Tom bought his last car

• The apartment where Tom meets his mistress

How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?

• He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.

• Nick meets him at a party

• Everyone talks about him at the party, but on on sees him. Later Nick sees him with Daisy.

• Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.

 What is the “valley of ashes”?

• An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
• A barren, lower-middle class area separating West Egg from New York City.
• An industrial zone
• An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s lonliness

Describe Tom. What is the Normal reader's 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.