Name: _______________
Gatsby Chapter 1
On a separate sheet of paper (or on the back of this sheet), answer the following questions while you read. Any copied answers will receive a zero (including the original).
1. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book?
2. How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan?
3. Who is Jordan Baker?
What does Nick find appealing about her?
4. Notice how many times Fitzgerald uses the words hope or dream. Why does he do this?
5. Describe Nick. What facts do you know about him, and what do you infer about him? What kind of a narrator do you think he will be?
6. What image does the author use to describe Jordan Baker? What does it mean?
7. What does Tom's behavior reveal about his character?
