Chapter 2 Flashcards

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1
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what’s the waste land called in between east and west egg and New York?

A

The Valley of Ashes

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2
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what looks over the valley of ashes

A

two huge, blue, spectacle-rimmed eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg

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3
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what has the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg been compared to

A

The eyes of god, watching and knowing everything

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4
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who is on the train going from east and west egg to New York

A

Nick and Tom

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5
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while at a stop in the valley of ashes, what does tom make nick do

A

get off the train

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6
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where to tom and nick go when they get off the train

A

George Wilson’s garage

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7
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who is toms lover

A

George Wilson’s wife, Myrtle

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8
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what is George described to be?

A

a lifeless yet handsome man, coloured grey by the ashes in the air.

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9
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how does Nick describe Myrtle

A

stocky

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10
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where does tom take nick and myrtle after they leave the garage

A

the morningside heights apartments

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11
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what is the name of myrtles sister

A

Catherine

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12
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how is Catherine described?

A

red hair

lots of makeup

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13
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what does Catherine tell nick about Gatsby

A

Gatsby is the nephew or the cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm

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14
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who is Kaiser Wilhelm

A

ruler of Germany during World War I

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15
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where do the McKee’s live

A

downstairs

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16
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how is Mr McKee described

A

pale and feminine

17
Q

how is Mrs McKee described

A

shrill

18
Q

including the party, how many times has nick been drunk in his life

A

twice

19
Q

what happens to myrtle when she drinks

A

she becomes louder and more obnoxious

20
Q

what does myrtle do that upsets tom

A

she starts to talk about daisy

21
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when myrtle starts to chant daisy’s name, what does tom do

A

breaks her nose

22
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what time train does nick get the train back home

A

4am