The Great Gatsby Reading Guide Questions Chapters 7-9

Good Morning Everyone,

Today we will be reviewing any questions that you have in regards to your AP Packet.  We will also be returning to the ending of The Great Gatsby.  We want to cover it in greater depth given the issues from last class.  This will help you to prepare for a replacement assessment that will take place in class on Tuesday (Whoever completed the original quiz with some depth will receive extra credit points.  (To prepare for this, you had best make sure to make time to consider the last couple of questions from this guide in particular).  While you are working on this, I will come around and have you sign up for a time slot in which to present your projects.  I will also collect your storyboards/draft scripts. 

Agenda for the rest of this week:

Tuesday: Continue Reading Guide Questions in your pairs

              Replacement Assessment

              HW: Read Fitzgerald's short story

Wednesday:

              In-class, group literary analysis on the short story

              HW: Complete your projects for Thursday (you need your final presentation as well as your 2-3pp. paper explaining what you are trying to accomplish through your video--if you have questions about this, refer to the project handout).

Thursday:

             Presentations

Friday:

             Presentations

Study Questions for The Great Gatsby

Chapters 7-9

1. What is different about Gatsby’s house at the beginning of the chapter?

2. Why did Gatsby fire all of his servants?

3. What is the relationship like between Daisy and her daughter? How does Daisy treat her daughter?

4. What does Daisy suggest that everyone does for the remainder of the day?

5. What does Daisy tell Gatsby that is astonishing to Tom?

6. What does Gatsby say Daisy’s voice is full of? What does this mean?

7. What does Tom decide to do that is “distasteful” to Gatsby?

8. How does Tom act when he is in the car with Jordon and Nick? What are some things he says about Gatsby? How does Jordan react to Tom’s comments?

9. What’s wrong with Mr. Wilson? What does Tom offer to do with Gatsby’s car?

10. Why does Wilson want to make some money?

11. What occurs to Nick on page 131? What does this realization mean?

12. When Myrtle is peering through the window, who does she mistake Jordan for?

13. Explain why Tom feels a wave of panic?

14. What does everyone end up doing in the city?
15. What are some things that Tom confronts Gatsby about while in the hotel?

16. What does Gatsby tell Tom in response to Tom’s quesitons?

17. What are Tom’s remarks about Daisy on the bottom of page 138? How does he rationalize his affairs?

18. On page 141, what does Tom reveal about Gatsby?

19. What does Nick realize about the day in the city?

20. What did Wilson do to his wife? Why do you think he did this?

21. What happens to Myrtle? Who does Tom think did it?

22. Why doesn’t Nick want to go into the Buchanan’s house?

23. A sickened Nick leaves Tom and Jordan at the Buchanan’s house. How do Nick’s feelings change toward Gatsby and Jordan?

24. Do you think the death of Myrtle was an accident or deliberate?

25. In chapter 8, what does Nick suggest Gatsby do? What is Gatsby’s reaction to this?

26. How did Daisy’s wealth make Gatsby feel when he reminisces about their first meeting?

27.  What was the only compliment that Nick ever gave Gatsby? Why do you think he said it?
28. What is Wilson looking at when he says “You may fool me but you can’t fool God”?

29. Our protagonist, Jay Gatsby, has put aside his personal ambitions for glory and Daisy. Do any of the other characters put aside their personal ambitions for love? Do they have ambitions?

30. Why is it ironic that Gatsby dies in his pool?

31. Nick’s relationship with Jordan deteriorates. How does his choice of words in his describing her tell us this?

32. You could say that we have seen to different sides to Gatsby. What do you think those two sides are and what do you think this tells us about his character?

33. Why did Nick feel responsible for Gatsby?

34. Is it typical of Daisy and Tom to leave New York? Why do you think they left?

35. Summarize Meyer Wolfshiem’s response to Nick’s letter.

36. Who does Nick meet in the last chapter? How is this person?

37. How did the man feel about Gatsby’s place?

38. Why was Klipspringer calling Gatsby’s house? What does his request say about his relationship with Gatsby?

39. How did Gatsby and Wolfshiem first meet? What was Gatsby’s situation?
40. What does Gatsby’s schedule say about his work ethic?

41. Who is Nick surprised to see at Gatsby’s funeral?

42. How does Nick feel about the East after Gatsby’s death?

43. What is the last thing that Nick does before he leaved the East?

44. Who does Nick run into and what information does this person reveal to him?

45. Explain the following quote said by Nick: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” (187-188)

46. Below is a list of several themes and symbols that run throughout the novel. Explain how these things are present within the novel, who they might relate to, and what they mean?

-          Rags to Riches

-          Lost innocence

-          Wanting what you can’t have

-          The eyes of Dr. T.J. Ekleberg

-          East Egg vs. West Egg

-          The green light

47. How does Nick feel about New York at the end of the novel?

48. What type of mood is left with the reader at the very end of the novel: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back carelessly into the past.”