Chapter 4

Question 1

‘…swollen here and there in its monstrous length’

Answer 1

‘It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length’

Question 2

‘To my astonishment…

Answer 2

‘To my astonishment, the thing had an authentic look:

Question 3

‘Taking a white card from…

Answer 3

‘Taking a white card from his wallet he waved it before the man’s eyes.’

Question 4

‘A small, flat-nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with…

Answer 4

‘A small, flat-nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with two fine growths of hair which luxuriated in either nostril.’

Question 5

‘She wouldn’t ….. She took it into the tub with her and squeezed it up into a wet ball, and only let me leave it in …

Answer 5

‘She wouldn’t let go of the letter. She took it into the tub with her and squeezed it up into a wet ball, and only let me leave it in the soap dish when she saw that it was coming to pieces like snow.

Question 6

‘she married Tom Buchanan
…

Answer 6

‘she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver’