the great gatsby chapter 6

Question 1

who comes to the city to ask gatsby questions

Answer 1

a newspaper man

Question 2

did the newspaper man get any information from gatsby

Answer 2

no his efforts were in vain

Question 3

what is gatsby’s real name

Answer 3

james Gatz

Question 4

how did he grow up (rich or poor)

Answer 4

poor

Question 5

when was “Jay Gatsby” born

Answer 5

when 17 year old james gatz rowed out to meet dan Cody’s yacht to tell him that a “wind might catch up and break him up in half an hour.

Question 6

how many years did gatsby spend with dan cody

Answer 6

5 years

Question 7

what did gatsby do during these 5 years

Answer 7

steward, mate, skipper, secretary, and jailor

Question 8

what is the reason why gatsby drinks so little

Answer 8

alcohol had a big effect on dan cody’s life and was used a lot

Question 9

according to cody’s will, who was supposed to inherit his money

Answer 9

gatsby

Question 10

who actually got the money

Answer 10

cody’s mistress

ella kaye

Question 11

what lake was dan cody’s yacht on

Answer 11

lake superior

Question 12

where did gatsby go to college

Answer 12

small lutheran college of St. Olaf in southern Minnesota

Question 13

how did cody get money

Answer 13

he participated in every metal rush since seventy five

Question 14

who stops by at gatsby’s house

Answer 14

tom, a guy named sloane and this girl

Question 15

gatsby asks his unexpected guests what

Answer 15

if they want anything to drink or have a cigar or cigarette

Question 16

what does gatsby say to tom

Answer 16

that he knows daisy

Question 17

after gatsby’s remark, tom does not really

Answer 17

like gatsby

Question 18

what did gatsby offer to sloane, tom, and the woman

Answer 18

to stay for supper

Question 19

what was the woman’s reply to gastby’s offer

Answer 19

to have dinner with her

Question 20

did sloane want to have gatsby and nick for supper

Answer 20

no

Question 21

does gatsby say yes to going, what does he do

Answer 21

yes, he goes inside for his hat and coat

Question 22

does gastby end up going to the dinner party

Answer 22

no, tom and sloane left before he came out of the house

Question 23

what does tom say to nick while gatsby is in the house

Answer 23

i wonder where in the devil he met daisy. By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish.

Question 24

the next saturday , who comes to gastby’s party

Answer 24

tom and daisy

Question 25

how does nick feel about this party

Answer 25

tone of this party is different from the others; everyone is hostile, drunk, and kind of rude.

Question 26

do daisy and gastby have any alone time

Answer 26

yes on nicks front porch while nick keeps watch

Question 27

at the party, tom says he is going to eat at another table which means that

Answer 27

he probably found some woman, daisy even gave him a pencil to write down addresses

Question 28

what special guest is at the party

Answer 28

movie star and her director (cheek kiss)

Question 29

what does daisy say constantly while at the party

Answer 29

she’s lovely(concerning the movie actres)

Question 30

what does gastby want out of daisy

Answer 30

“He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you.

Question 31

what color tree is the movie actress under

Answer 31

white tree

Question 32

does daisy like the party?
west egg?
crowd?

Answer 32

Daisy doesn’t like the crudeness of the crowd, or of West Egg in general. But she pretends to be impressed with it when Tom starts knocking the party.

Question 33

what does tom want to find out

Answer 33

the truth about gatsby

Question 34

what does daisy tell tom what gatsby does

Answer 34

that he owns drug stores

Question 35

how long does nick stay at the party

Answer 35

the bitter end