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The Great Gatsby

Points for Understanding:

Introduction:

1. a) He couldn't settle down in the Middle East because it was dull.

b) He planed to do bond business.

c) He planed to stay in the east for several years.

d) H acctually stayed there only for one summer.

2. Nick found a little house about twenty miles from New York, near the village of West Egg.

3. Gatsby lived in the house on the right of Nick Carraway's house.

1...

1. Nick didn't believe that Daisy and tom settled down because they were too rich and restless.2. Miss Baker thought that Toms lover was phoning him home.

3. a) She said that life's terrible and best thing for a girl is to be beautiful fool.

b) He believed her.

4. Miss Jordan Baker was professional golf player.

5. a) Nick thought it was Mr Gatsby.

b) He didn't called him out because he seemed happy to be alone.

c) Man stretched out his arms to the dark water.

d) Nick saw a one green light, very small and far away.

2...

1. a) Tom took nick to meet his lover, Mrs Myrtle Wilson.

b) Nick met Geroge and Myrtle Wilson.

2. a) They took him to New York.

b) They drinked whisky.

c) Nick got drunk.

3. Catherine told Nick that she was on Gatsbys party month ago and that she is afraid of him.

4. a) Myrtle wanted to buy a collar for the dog, an ashtray, a dress...

b) I think they where unnecessary and useful things.

5. a) Myrtle and Tom were arguing about Daisy.

b) Tom hit her across the nose.

c) Nick picked up his hat and followed Mr McKee to elevator.

3...

1. a) Guests ate rich, beautiful food and every kind of drink.

b) Not everyone who came to the parties had been invited.

2. a) People said he killed, that he was a German spy.

b) None really knew anything about Gatsby.

3. a) Jordan said that he is a man called Gatsby.

b) Gatsby told her that he was educated at Oxford.

c) Jordan didn't belive Gatsby.

d) She found important that he has good manners and he gives big parties.

4. Butler said: " Mr gatsby would like to speak to you."

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4...

1. " He's a bootlegger...a crook...a gambler...he's killed a man..."

2. Gatsby's car was yellow colour.

3. a) Gatsby told nick that he was son of rich people who died. He grew up in America but got

educated at Oxford. He lived across Europe. He was spending money to forget something

very sad.b) Photograph was taken a Oxford.

c) Nick didn't belive what Gatsby told him.

4. Nick saw Myrtle Wilson selling gas as they were driving past Wilson's Garage.

5. Nick always felt excited when he visited New York.

6. Gatsby said Nick that Mr Wolfsheim is a gambler oon Broadway. A clever and dangerous

one.

7. Gatsby has left the building!

5...

1. a) Officer sitting with Daisy in her car was Gatsby.b) Her family stopped her when she tried to say goodbye to officer.

2. a) Jordan found pearls on flor and Daisy lying on bed drunk.

b) Daisy was holding bottle of whine and a letter.

3. Jordan replied with: " But it isn't strange at all, Gatsby came here to be near Daisy . He can

see her house across the bay."

4. Gatsby wanted that Nick invites Daisy to tea.

6...

1. Gatsby wanted to know if Nick is willing to help him with Daisy.

2. While showing his house to Daisy, Gatsby couldn't stop to look at her.

3. Gatsby told Nick that Dan Cody was his best friend. He died. They were sailing together for

nearly five years. He was like father to Gatsby.

7...

1. re

2. Gatsby wanted Daisy to ask Tom for divorce.

3. Nick told Gatsby that he asks too much from Daisy. And no woman can be turned into a

dream.

8...

1. Gatsby sent all his servants away because he didn't want them to talk about her in the

village.

2. It was the hottest day of the summer.

3. Tom realised that Daisy was in love with Gatsby when he saw them looking in each other

over table like they are only one in the room.

4. a) Tom stoped at Wilson's Garage for gas.

b) He was driving Gatsby yellow car.

c) He tried to sell yellow car to Wilson.

d) Wilson told that he and his wife are moving to West.e) Myrtle Wilson was watching from an upstairs window.

5. Gatsby was student on Oxford only for five months.

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6. " I never loved him" and " Oh, you want to much Jay!, I love you now. Isn't that enough? I

did love Tom once, but I loved you, too."

7. Gatsby and Daisy drove back to West Egg in Getsby's car.

8. a) It was his thirtieth birthday.

b) He felt sad and tired.

9...

1. Wilson locked Myrtle in her bedroom because he found out that she was cheating him with

unknown man.

2. a)

b) Daisy was driving car.

c) Tom told Wilson yellow car that he was driving that afternoon wasn't his.

3. a)

b) " I'll wait here till they go to bed. Daisy may need me. Goodnight, old sport."

10...

1. Gatsby was first excited by Daisy's beauty and money.

2. Gatsby didn't bealive what Daisy said in the hotel room in New York.

3. a) By "He" Wilson meant on Gatsby.

b) "He" bought an expensive dog collar.

c) Wilson thought Gatsby was driving a yellow car.

4. a) Gatsby had been shoted.

b) Wilsons body was lying in the grass.

5. a) Nick wanted to tell Daisy about Gatsby.

b) Servant told nick that Tom and Daisy went away that afternoo.

6. Henry Gatz was Jay Gatsbys father.

7. James Gatz changed his name to Jay Gatsby when he started working for Dan Cody.

8. Gatsby stayed five years with Dan Cody.

9. Gatsby learnt how to live rich.

10. a) It was a fat man that Nick seen in Gatsby's library three months before.

b) He said that they really weren't his friends. They were just using him.

11...

1. a) Tom bealived that Gatsby was driving a car.

b)

2. He lived his life as he wanted and died happy. I think that is success.

People in the Story:

a) Jay Gatsby

1. T

2. T

3. T

4. F

5. F

6. T

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b) Nick CarrawayF

7. F

8. T

9. F

10. T

11. T

c) Daisy Buchanan

12. T

13. T

14. F

15. T

d) Myrtle Wilson

16. T

17. F

18. T

19. T20. T

e) Tom Buchanan

21. T

22. F

23. T

24. T

25. F

26. T

At Gatsby's Party:

1. stared

2. host

3. smile

4. feel

5. interest

6. manners

7. butler

8. bowed

9. excuse10. anything

11. educated

12. cares

13. parties

14. cried

15. play

16. alone

17. front

18. tanned

19. short

20. afraid

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Who Said What?:

1. Nick

2. Tom

3. Myrtle

4. Daisy

5. Wolfsheim6. Gatsby

Making Sentences:

1. Who did Gatsby want to come to his house?

2. Where Gatsby first met Daisy?

3. Why Tom kept an apartment in New York?

4. Who had lunch with Gatsby in New York?

5. How Gatsby traveled to New York?

6. What color was Gatsby's car?7. What Myrtle hoped for?

8. Why no one cared that Gatsby was a liar?

9. Where from people thought that Gatsby's money came for?

10. Who's bridesmaid Jordan was?

What Happened Next?:

2, 8, 4, 3, 5, 13, 1, 7, 9, 10, 14, 11, 6, 12.

Multiple Choice:

1. c

2. d

3. b

4. b

5. c

6. b

7. d

Unanswered Questions:

1. b, d, e

2. c

Choose the Verb:

1. had grown 5. has

2. stood 6. takes3. had bellieved 7.be blamed

4. made 8. wasn't