The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 (Audiobook)

What hasn't Gatsby used all summer? 

• his hydroplane

• his motorcycle 

• his pool

What sort of an impression does Gatsby want to make? 

Quote one piece of evidence from the text (use page numbers) to support your answer, with a 1-2 sentence response.

 

What's the overall mood of the room? 

• Joyous

• Tense

• Sorrowful 

What do you think Gatsby is hoping for out of this meeting? Why?

1-2 sentence response.

How has the mood of the room changed? Support with a quote/page number, and a 2-4 sentence response. 

This interaction shows that Gatsby may have come into his money through dishonest methods. 

• True

• False

What does Gatsby want to show off to Daisy? 

• his car

• his family

• his house

Why might the shirts represent something that makes Daisy cry? (hint: it's not because they're beautiful) 

What was the name of Gatsby's benefactor/rich mentor from years ago? 

• Dan Cody

• Cody Dan

• Tom Buchanan

Fitzgerald is contrasting Gatsby's intense expectations with what really ends up happening. Which of these passages shows how Gatsby's concept of happiness might be challenged?

• "There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion" (95).

• "They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand..." (96)

• "He passed visibly through two states and was entering upon a third" (91).

• "I think that voice held him most, with its fluctuating, feverish warmth, because it couldn't be over-dreamed - that voice was a deathless song" (96).