A | B |
Identify George Wilson. | George-clueless, varey unaware, "inferior" to Myrtle |
Identify Myrtle. | Tom's lover. |
How does Nick know Gabsby is lying about his life-story? | The way that he says it. It is rehearsed. He gets details wrong. |
How is Myrtle contrasted with Daisy? | Myrtle is loud, tall, stands up to Tom, and she bullies people |
What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson? | He was a gentleman. She assumed he had money. |
What kinds of people come to Gatsby's party? | West Egg- new money |
How does Nick meet Gatsby? | They think from WW1. |
What "mystique" has developed about Gatsby? | He is a murder, german spy. Selling alcohol in stores. |
How does Nick perceive himself? | honest, non-judgmental |
How does Nick fit into the East Egg and West Egg societies? | he is the only character that is in both societies. |
What kind of person is Daisy? | soft-spoken, tiny and beautiful, pretends to be naive. |
How does Nick know Daisy and Tom? | Daisy is Nick's cousin. Tom went to school with Nick. |
What kind of place must one pass through on the way between East/West Egg and NYC? | The Valley of Ashes-middle class, working society |
What symbolic significance does the optometrist's billboard play throughout the rest of the novel? | the eyes that continuously watch |