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Who tells Gatsby, "They're a rotten crowd…You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."?

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Chapter 2

What is this chapter mainly about?

Where are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg located?

When Nick first sees Myrtle he describes her face as containing no beauty but he says, "there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smoldering." In this context, what does "vitality" mean?

In the same quote as the last question (also below), what does "perceptible" mean in this context?

"…there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smoldering."

What is Tom's opinion of George Wilson?

In the section where Tom insists that Nick accompany him to meet Myrtle, Nick describes Tom's insistence saying, "[t]he supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do." In this context what does "supercilious" mean?

What does Tom buy for Myrtle?

Find where Tom orders "some celebrated sandwiches" In this context, what does "celebrated" mean?

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?

In the same quote as the last question (also below), what does "converted" mean in this context?

"The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive hauteur."

At the apartment in the city, what did Tom do when Myrtle continued to shout, "Daisy, Daisy, Daisy!"

What is Myrtle's opinion of her husband?

What time did Nick get a train from Pennsylavnia Station?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

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Chapter 4

What is this chapter mainly about?

What is Meyer Wolfsheim's profession?

Nick describes some of the girls who attend Gatsby's parties saying, "they were so identical one with another that it inevitably seemed they had been there before."

What does "inevitably" mean in the context of this passage?

Find the section about the medal from Montenegro. The author writes "[t]he smile comprehended Montenegro's troubled history and sympathized with the brave struggles"

What does "comprehended" mean in this context?

The next sentence about the medal includes the phrase "national circumstances which had elicited this tribute"

What does "elicited" mean in this context?

In the beginning of the chapter, "…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."

What does "cleaned out" mean in this context?

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."

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."

When describing Gatsby's medal from Montenegro, Nick says, "To my astonishment, the thing had an authentic look."

What does "authentic" mean in this context?

What did Daisy do on the day before her wedding day, which suggested that she did not want to marry Tom?

Gatsby bought his mansion in East Egg specifically to be near someone. Who did Gatsby want to be near?

Jordan tells Nick how Gatsby asked her about Daisy, saying, "It was that night he sent for me at his dance, and you should have heard the elaborate way he worked up to it."

What does "elaborate" mean in the context of this sentence?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

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Nick describes a reporter who arrives at Gatsby's door, saying, "This was his day off and with laudable initiative he had hurried out �to see.'"

What does "initiative" mean in the context of this sentence?





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Chapter 6

What is this chapter mainly about?

Nick describes a reporter who arrives at Gatsby's door, saying, "This was his day off and with laudable initiative he had hurried out �to see.'"

What does "initiative" mean in the context of this sentence?

Who gave Gatsby his first job and introduced him to the extravagant life of a millionaire?

Nick describes Gatsby when he was a young lady's man saying, "But his heart was in a constant turbulent riot."

What does "turbulent" mean in this context?

Nick explains Gatsby's background, saying, "So I take advantage of this short halt, while Gatsby, so to speak, caught his breath, to clear this set of misconceptions away."

What does "misconceptions" mean in this sentence?

At the beginning of the chapter a reporter shows up as "a random shot"

What does "random shot" explain about the reporter?

Who is James Gatz?

The quote below describes Daisy talking with the movie director.

What does "proximity" mean in this sentence?

"It occurred to me that he had been very slowly bending toward her all evening to attain this proximity, and even while I watched I saw him stoop one ultimate degree and kiss at her cheek."

In the same quote as the last question (below), what is another word that means the same as "ultimate" in this sentence?

"It occurred to me that he had been very slowly bending toward her all evening to attain this proximity, and even while I watched I saw him stoop one ultimate degree and kiss at her cheek."

What does Tom think that Gatsby's job is?

What types of people does Gatsby say he invited to his party?

What does Daisy tell Tom about the people at Gatsby's party as they are leaving?

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that "She was appalled by West Egg, this unprecedented 'place' that Broadway had begotten upon a Long Island fishing village…."

What does "unprecedented" mean in this sentence?

In the same quote as the last question (below), what does "appalled" mean in this sentence? ""

"She was appalled by West Egg, this unprecedented 'place' that Broadway had begotten upon a Long Island fishing village…."

What does Gatsby want Daisy to do?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?