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What are examples given by both characters that Nick is a good listener?
- Listening to Jordan and Daisy
- Being attentive at Tom's party
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How does the narrarator describe Tom Buchanan?
A sturdy man of 30 years with arrogant eyes, a gruff voice, and a strong body
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Who is Jordan Baker?
Daisy's golf pro friend
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What did Daisy say when her daughter was born?
"All right, I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful, little fool."
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Why does Nick feel uneasy after his conversation with Daisy?
He realizes she has been playing games with his feelings.
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What impression do you get from the first time Nick sees Gatsby?
Gatsby is a person who has secrets.
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What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?
a billboard advertisement for an ocularist over the valley of ashes
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How does Catherine rationalize her sister's affair with Tom?
neither can stand their spouses
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What does Tom do when Myrtle screams Daisy's name at him?
He hits her and breaks her nose.
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Describe the setting of the novel.
Long Island and New York City
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Who is the narrarator of the novel?
Nick Carraway
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Where does the narrarator live?
the West Egg, which is less fashionable than the East Egg
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What is Daisy's relation to Nick?
his second cousin
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What is distinct about Daisy?
There is something about her voice; low, thrilling, and musical
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What is ludicrous about the "rich life"?
Jordan is stiff from the sofa; she is supposedly "in training" but all she does is lay on the sofa all day.
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What does Tom call his race?
Nordic
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What does Gatsby point at in the harbor and what does it symbolize?
- a single green light
- his idol, Daisy Buchanan
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What is the color of the eyes on the billboard? Who also has this color of eyes?
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What does the valley of ashes symbolize?
the failure of the American Dream, a reference to the down and out
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What kind of dog does Myrtle buy?
An airedale
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Who is Catherine?
Myrtle's sister
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What is the name of the newspaper/magazine about celebrities?
"Town Tattle"
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What did Catherine lie about?
Daisy being a Catholic
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