Chapter 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

who is the narrator?

A

Nick Carraway

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2
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how does nick classify himself

A

highly moral and highly tolerant

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3
Q

what does nick say that Gatsby represents

A

everything he scorns but that he exempts Gatsby completely from his usual judgments

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4
Q

when is the book set

A

the summer of 1922

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5
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where does nick move

A

New York

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6
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what does he plan to do there

A

start working in the bond business

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7
Q

which egg does nick live on

A

west egg

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8
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what type of people is west egg home to

A

the newly rich

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9
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what university did nick go to?

A

Yale

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10
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what is daisy to nick

A

his cousin

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11
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who is daisy married to

A

Tom Buchanan

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12
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where does tom and daisy live

A

east egg

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13
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what type of people live in east egg

A

people with old money

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14
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when we first meet tom, what is he wearing?

A

riding clothes

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15
Q

who is daisy lounging with in the living room

A

Jordan Baker

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16
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what kind of job does Jordan Baker have

A

she is a professional golfer

17
Q

what book does tom talk about at dinner

A

“The Rise of the Coloured Empires” by Goddard

18
Q

what kind of book is “The Rise of the Coloured Empires”

A

a racist, white-supremacist book

19
Q

who phones during dinner

A

toms mistress

20
Q

who tells nick about toms lover in New York

A

Jordan Baker

21
Q

what is Gatsby doing when nick first sees him

A

he’s standing on his lawn, reaching out for a flashing green light at the end of someone’s dock