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The Great Gatsby Test Study Guide Rated A Nick Carraway ✔✔- grew up in a family of "prominent, well-to-do people" -lives in west egg - plain, straightforward, and "honest" -grew up in chicago... -his family called themselves the descendants of the "Dukes of Buccleuch" -family got money from the wholesale hardware business -went to Yale -doesn't judge people -likes literature -considers himself one of those "limited" specialists known as a "well-rounded man" - fought in WW1 -moved east to work in the bond business Jay Gatsby ✔✔-grew up in north dakota -attended oxford but dropped out because he was embarrassed to be a janitor in order to pay tuition -fought in WW1 -famously wealthy -lived in a gothic mansion in west egg -throws huge parties every saturday night to impress daisy -his past is a secret to everyone -in love with daisy who is married to tom but had a relationship with daisy in the past -changed his name from Jimmy Gatz Tom ✔✔-wealthy husband of daisy -arrogant -racist and sexist -hypocrite -abusive and rough to daisy -having an affair -strong powerfully built man Daisy ✔✔- nick's cousin -married to tom -the woman gatsby loves -lives in east egg -met gatsby in Louisville -has a need to be loved -promised gatsby she would wait for him while he went to war Jordan Baker ✔✔-daisy's friend -romantically involved with Nick -competitive golfer -beautiful -dishonest Myrtle Wilson ✔✔-tom's lover/mistress -married to a man named george George Wilson ✔✔-oblivious husband of Myrtle -owns a garage in the valley of ashes -devastated by his wife's affair with tom Owl Eyes ✔✔-meets nick at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion klipspringer ✔✔-almost always at gatsby's mansion -disappears when gatsby dies -doesn't attend gatsby's funeral -leaves a pair of tennis shoes at gatsby's mansion meyer wolfsheim ✔✔-gatsby's friend -important figure in organized crime -helped gatsby make his fortune Chapter 1 -why doesn't nick judge gatsby harshly? ✔✔nick is attracted to gatsby's personality Chapter 1 -how does nick differ from the other people in his neighborhood? ✔✔nick is well-connected and went to a prestigious school Chapter 1 -what is gatsby doing the first time nick sees him? ✔✔looking out over the water Chapter 2 -who lives in a garage that tom and nick visit? ✔✔myrtle, tom's mistress Chapter 2 -what sits in the valley between west egg and east egg? ✔✔an ash heap Chapter 2 -which of the following best describes myrtle? a) quiet and thoughtful b)sultry and sophisticated c)sensuous and desperate d)meek and mousy ✔✔C) sensuous and desperate Chapter 2 -why does the party break up? ✔✔tom hits myrtle in the face Chapter 3 -what reason does nick give for gatsby's popularity? ✔✔he regularly throws lavish parties Chapter 3 -who does nick find in Gatsby's library? ✔✔Owl eyes Chapter 3 -gatsby and nick did what together? ✔✔served in WW1 Chapter 4 -what city does gatsby tell nick he is from? ✔✔San Francisco Chapter 4 -what does gatsby show the police officer when he gets pulled over? ✔✔a white card [Show More]

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