The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter 1
1. What sort of man is Tom Buchanan?
2. What do we find out about Tom and Daisy’s marriage?
3. How does Fitzgerald build up interest in Gatsby through the chapter?
Chapter 2
1. What does Myrtle do as soon as she arrives in New York? In what ways is this significant?
2. How does Fitzgerald sustain our interest in Gatsby in another chapter in which we do not actually meet him?
Chapter 3
1. How do the rumours about Gatsby contribute to the general themes of the novel?
2. At the end of the chapter the word ‘careless’ is used for the first time. How could the characters and their actions so far be described as careless?
Chapter 4 - p.74-80 Jordan's narrative & Gatsby's request...
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Daisy realised that Gatsby was her neighbour only after Nick mentioned him at her house; Jordan realised that Gatsby had been the officer Daisy was in love with.
October 1917, Daisy 18 years old and popular with the young army officers.
Tom's wedding gift to Daisy was a pearl necklace valued at $350,000.
Gatsby wants Nick to ask Daisy over for tea so that she can see Gatsby's house.
Daisy had tried to run away to New York to say goodbye to a soldier going overseas – Gatsby?
Chapter 5 Summary
Put these events into the correct order
Nick leaves the two alone – when he returns, Daisy has been crying and Gatsby “literally glowed”.
The house is highly decorative, modelled on European aristocratic homes – it seems anonymous, false and unoriginal.
Gatsby wants Nick's company - does he want a genuine friend?
- is he lonely?
- does he want to talk about Daisy?
- is he just using Nick to get close to Daisy?
When Daisy arrives, Gatsby secretly leaves Nick's house and then knocks at the door pretending to have just arrived by chance. Nick wonders whether Gatsby can cope with the reality of having Daisy near, after dreaming of it (and preparing for it) for
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Chapter 1
1. What sort of man is Tom Buchanan?
2. What do we find out about Tom and Daisy’s marriage?
3. How does Fitzgerald build up interest in Gatsby through the chapter?
Chapter 2
1. What does Myrtle do as soon as she arrives in New York? In what ways is this significant?
2. How does Fitzgerald sustain our interest in Gatsby in another chapter in which we do not actually meet him?
Chapter 3
1. How do the rumours about Gatsby contribute to the general themes of the novel?
2. At the end of the chapter the word ‘careless’ is used for the first time. How could the characters and their actions so far be described as careless?
Chapter 4 - p.74-80 Jordan's narrative & Gatsby's request...
Put these events into …show more content…
Daisy realised that Gatsby was her neighbour only after Nick mentioned him at her house; Jordan realised that Gatsby had been the officer Daisy was in love with.
October 1917, Daisy 18 years old and popular with the young army officers.
Tom's wedding gift to Daisy was a pearl necklace valued at $350,000.
Gatsby wants Nick to ask Daisy over for tea so that she can see Gatsby's house.
Daisy had tried to run away to New York to say goodbye to a soldier going overseas – Gatsby?
Chapter 5 Summary
Put these events into the correct order
Nick leaves the two alone – when he returns, Daisy has been crying and Gatsby “literally glowed”.
The house is highly decorative, modelled on European aristocratic homes – it seems anonymous, false and unoriginal.
Gatsby wants Nick's company - does he want a genuine friend?
- is he lonely?
- does he want to talk about Daisy?
- is he just using Nick to get close to Daisy?
When Daisy arrives, Gatsby secretly leaves Nick's house and then knocks at the door pretending to have just arrived by chance. Nick wonders whether Gatsby can cope with the reality of having Daisy near, after dreaming of it (and preparing for it) for
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