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Question #7
In the same quote as the last question (copied below), what does "fluctuate" mean in this context?
"…they came to gamble and when Ferret wandered into the garden it meant he was cleaned out and Associated Traction would have to fluctuate profitably next day."
Question #8
As they moved through the Marie Antionette rooms and Restoration salons, Nick "felt that there were guests concealed behind every couch and table"
What does "concealed" mean in this context?
Question #10
What does Tom think that Gatsby's job is?
Question #8
How did Gatsby become acquainted with Meyer Wolfshiem?
Question #8
In the quote below, what does "incessantly" mean in the context of this sentence?
"At the grey tea hour there were always rooms that throbbed incessantly with this low sweet fever, while fresh faces drifted here and there like rose petals blown by the sad horns around the floor."
Question #9
F. Scott Fitzgerald describes Mrs. Wison writing:
"The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive hauteur." What does "remarkable" mean?
Question #9
What happens at the end of Gatsby's party?
Question #8
In the same quote (below), what does "profitably" mean in this context?
"…they came to gamble and when Ferret wandered into the garden it meant he was cleaned out and Associated Traction would have to fluctuate profitably next day."
Question #9
Nick though Dan Cody "sounded faintly familiar"
What does "faintly familiar" mean in this context?