Chapter 4 Flashcards
at the very start of the chapter, what does nick describe
a list of people that attended the party’s in previous years
why does nick and Gatsby go to New York
to have lunch
what does Gatsby tell nick while they are driving to New York
the son of wealthy, deceased parents from the Midwest,
educated at Oxford,
collected jewels in the capitals of Europe,
hunted big game,
awarded medals in World War I by multiple European countries.
does nick believe Gatsby’s story about his past
the story seems highly improbable but after showing nick the medal and a photo of him at oxford, he starts to believe
what happens when a policeman pulls Gatsby over for speeding
Gatsby shows him a white card and the policeman apologizes for bothering him
who does Gatsby introduce nick to
Meyer Wolfshiem
what did Meyer Wolfshiem do in 1919
fix the World Series
what does nick start to think when he meets Meyer Wolfshiem
that Gatsby got his wealth through bad people and might even be involved in organised crime
how does nick describe Meyer Wolfshiem
a shady character with underground business connections
who does Nick run into while with Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
what does Gatsby do when he sees Tom
runs away
what does nick do later that evening
he goes to dinner with Jordan Baker
what does Jordan tell him
what Gatsby had told her at the party
Who is Gatsby in love with
Daisy Buchanan
where did Daisy grow up and where did Daisy and Gatsby meet
Louisville, Kentucky
did Daisy fall in love with Gatsby
yes
why didn’t Daisy go to say goodbye to Gatsby the night he was being sent to fight in the war
because her mother and maids found her packing a bag and stopped her
Why did Daisy choose to marry tom
because she didn’t want to wait for Gatsby
why did daisy get drunk the night before her wedding
because she received a letter from Gatsby which explained everything about himself, including his past
what did she try to do after reading the letter
she tried to cancel the wedding
what did daisy do with the letter
while her mother and Jordan were trying to clean and sober her up, she took the letter into the bath with her, soaking it and making it unreadable
was daisy faithful up to this point in her marriage
yes
why did Gatsby choose to buy that mansion out off all the ones that he could of had
because Daisy’s mansion was right across the dock
where did the green light come from
a light at the end of Daisy’s dock
what did Gatsby want nick to do
arrange for daisy to come over so he could meet her again
