Question #2
What is Meyer Wolfsheim's profession?
Question #3
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?
Question #4
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?
Question #5
The next sentence about the medal includes the phrase "national circumstances which had elicited this tribute"
What does "elicited" mean in this context?
Question #6
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?
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
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
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?