Chapter 4 - Summary Flashcards
What does Nick overhear two women gossip about? What are the 2 rumours stated?
Gatsby
“Bootlegger”/”One time he killed a man”
What does Nick say he made a list of ver the summer? What does he state about them?
Guests who went to Gatsby’s parties
“Accepted Gatsby’s hospitality… knowing nothing whatever about him”
Who does Nick have lunch with in NY? How do they travel there?
Gatsby
In Gatsby’s “monstrous and gorgeous” car
What does Gatsby intend to tell Nick more about? Why?
His background
So Nick doesn’t get the “wrong idea” about “all these stories you hear”
Where did Gatsby grow up?
Middle West, San Francisco
Oxford
Where did Gatsby receive his education? Why?
Oxford
Family tradition
What happened to Gatsby when his family died? What was his job in Europe?
He “came into a great deal of money”
Jewel collector
What did Gatsby earn during his time in the war? What does he claim?
A medal for bravery
“Every allied government” gave him one
Why is Gatsby pulled over? How does Gatsby speak to the officer?
Speeding
Calmly “old sport”
What does Gatsby show the officer? What happens next?
“A white card from his wallet”
The officer leaves him alone
What does Gatsby seem to be above? What is this a further sign of?
The law
Celebrity status in NY
Who does Nick and Gatsby meet at dinner? Who is he?
Meyer Wolfsheim
“Business associate”
How does Wolfsheim come off? What has he recently been caught up in?
Suspicious
Restaurant shooting across the road
How does Wolfsheim praise Gatsby? What does he say Gatsby would never do?
A man of “fine breeding” who would “never so much as look at another man’s wife”
How does Gatsby explain who Wolfsheim is to Nick? What is Nick amazed about?
“The man who fixed the World’s Series in 1919”
Being in the company of someone so corrupt
Who does Nick spot and introduce Gatsby to while leaving dinner? How does Gatsby feel?
Tom
“Strained, unfamiliar look of embarrassment”
How does Gatsby leave dinner? What does he know that Tom doesn’t?
Quietly
He is Daisy’s old flame pre-WW1
How old was Daisy when Gatsby met her? Where did the pair fall in love?
When she was “just 18”
Gatsby’s stationing in Louisville
What did Daisy’s family forbid? What did Daisy do a year later?
Marrying Gatsby
Marry Tom
What did Tom buy Daisy when they tied the knot?
“A string of pearls valued at $350k”
What does Jordan reveal about Daisy the day before she married Tom? What did she tell Jordan?
She had a breakdown
“Tell ‘em all Daisy’s change’ her mind”
How did Daisy seem returning from her honeymoon with Tom?
“Mad about her husband”
What does Jordan reveal about Gatsby’s house? What did Gatsby hope?
“Gatsby bought that house so Daisy would be across the bay”
His parties would attract Daisy
What does Nick realise about Gatsby when he was staring at the stars?
He was looking where Daisy lived
What plan does Jordan share with Nick? What is Nick to do?
To reunite Gatsby and Daisy
Invite them both to his house for lunch
What is Daisy meant to think about Nick’s invitation for dinner?
The meeting of Gatsby would happen by chance
