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What does Gatsby reveal to Tom on Pg.130
(Provide a quote to get full points)
Gatsby tells Tom that Daisy has never loved him and she is actually in love with Gatsby.
"Your wife does not love you" said Gatsby "She's never loved you. She loves me." (Fitzgerald 130)
What happened to Gatsby's servants? (Page 113& 114)
They were all fired and replaced.
"..Gatsby has dismissed every servant in his house and replaced them.."
One day after____left Daddy died. Who is ______?(Page 127)
Biloxi
"And he stayed three weeks, until Daddy told him he had to get out. The day after Daddy died." (Fitzgerald 127)
What color hair does Daisy's child have?(Page 117)
Yellow/Blond
What do you like most about The Great Gatsby?
Multiple responses accepted
Whose voice is described as cold on page 132?
(provide a quote for full points)
Daisy's
"Her voice was cold, but the rancor was..." (Fitzgerald 132)
Why does Gatsby fire and replace his servants? (page 114)
He does not want them to gossip about the fact that Daisy comes to visit.
"I wanted somebody who wouldn't gossip."(Fitzgerald 114)
What number(age)which indicates a decade of loneliness?
(Page 135)
30.
"Thirty—the promise of a decade of loneliness..."(Fitzgerald 135)
What is the name of the guy described by Nick as "the young Greek?"(Page 136)
"The young Greek, Michaelis,..."(Fitzgerald 136)
Finish both of the statements made by Tom on page 132.
"Not____________?"
"Not that day_________________________________________________________________?
"Not at Kapiolani?" (Fitzgerald 132)
"Not that day I carried you down from the Punch Bowl to keep your shoes dry?" (Fitzgerald 132)
An unfamiliar butler
"...an unfamiliar butler with a villainous face squinted at me suspiciously from the door" (Fitzgerald 113)
What does Daisy suggest on page 126?
"The notion originated with Daisy's suggestion that we hire five more bathrooms and take cold baths,.."(Fitzgerald 126)
What happens to Myrtle Wilson in Chapter 7?
Hit by a car/she died.
"..Myrtle Wilson her life violently extinguished..."(Fitzgerald 137)
After the car crash who looks at Tom suspiciously?
(Page 140)
"Some dim impulse moved the policeman to look suspiciously at Tom." (Fitzgerald 140)
On page 138, it is explained that Tom has glazed eyes.
Before this Tom does not show any emotions at all.
Why do you think Fitzgerald makes the choice to make him(Tom) go through all of these emotions/traumatic events? What do these events do for him as a character?
Multiple answers accepted.
Jordan tells Tom that Gatsby "was an Oxford man" Tom denies this by saying what? (Page 122)
"Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit'." (Fitzgerald 122)
What is one thing Jordan Baker likes?(Page 125)
" I love New York on summer afternoons when everyone's away." (Fitzgerald 125)
What crime did Wolfsheim and Gatsby commit?
(Page 133)
Bootlegging.
He and Wolfsheim bought drug stores and would sell alcohol even though it was prohibited to do so.
"He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug stores ... and sold grain alcohol over the counter."(Fitzgerald 133)
What do Tom and Daisy eat/drink at the end of Chapter 7?
Cold fried chicken and ale.
"...cold fried chicken between them, and two bottles of ale." (Fitzgerald 145)
Explain one of the Nick/Jordan memes on our class slides.
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How does Gatsby perceive Daisy's marriage to marry Tom?
(The answer is not in the book. To respond to this question, give your best guess based on what we have read so far.)
He sees it as a marriage of convenience. He thinks she only married him because he was rich.
What purpose does the mention of Dr.T.J Eckleburg's eyes have within the context of the story?
On page 124 why does Fitzgerald mention Doctor T.J Eckleburg's eyes?
(This response is not in the book. Give it your best guess.)
Multiple responses accepted:
Doctor T.J. Eckleburg is meant to be the audience watching them commit these immoral acts.
Doctor T.J. Eckleburg is meant to represent their consciousness since he only is mentioned when something morally wrong is happening
Doctor T.J. Eckleburg is some sort of God or omnipotent/omniscient/omnipresent/being.
What does Jordan mean when she says, "We're all white here,"on page 130?
From chapter 7 and onward there is a lack of parties at Gatsby's house. Why?
(This answer is not in the book. Give it your best guess.)
He no longer has to prove anything to anyone. He is in a relationship with Daisy which is what he wanted.
Name one movie, show, or form of media that relates or is similar to The Great Gatsby.(Explain your reasoning)
(Similar trope, similar character, similar events, similar theme, etc.)
Multiple Answers Accepted