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1. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the novel?
2. How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan?
3. Who is Jordan Baker?
4. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him?
1. Describe the ambiguity in Nick’s initial descriptions of Gatsby.
2. How does the tone of Nick’s description of Tom reveal Nick’s feelings about Tom?
3. How would you describe Daisy’s state of mind during dinner? What does she say and so that helps
reveal her inner conflicts?
4. Nick thinks that, given the state of their marriage, Daisy should leave Tom, but it is clear to
him that she has no intention of doing so. What indication is there that Tom and Daisy are closely
linked despite their marital difficulties?
5. What indications are there that the green light will have a powerful emotional significance to Gatsby?
1. How does Nick meet Tom’s mistress?
2. How does Myrtle react to Tom’s arrival?
3. Describe George Wilson. How does he react to Tom’s arrival?
4. How does Myrtle behave as the party progresses?
1. Describe the setting of the valley of ashes where George and Myrtle live. What aspects
of the setting imply that it is intended to have a symbolic meaning as well as a literal one?
2. How does Fitzgerald describe Myrtle Wilson? Does her physical appearance reflect her
character in any way?
3. Compare the setting of the party in this chapter with the setting of the party in Chapter One.
4. Why does Tom attach Myrtle at the end of the party? How does this exemplify Fitzgerald’s
description of Tom in Chapter One?
1. Describe the two ways in which Nick differs from the other guests at Gatsby’s party.
2. What does Nick think of Gatsby when he first meets him?
3. Describe the events and atmosphere of the party.
4. What does the owl-eyed man in the library find extraordinary about Gatsby’s library?
5. What does Nick learn about Jordan Baker after he has sent some time with her?
1. Why does Fitzgerald describe the party (in the passage beginning “By seven o’clock the orchestra
has arrived”) in the present tense?
2. How does Nick characterize the guests at Gatsby’s party? What do his characterizations
tell us about how Nick feels about most of these people? What sense of life in the Jazz Age
do we get from the description of this party?
3. Describe the ambiguity in Gatsby’s character that strikes Nick.
4. Describe two incidents involving automobiles in this chapter. What role do automobiles seem
to play in the novel so far?
2. How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan?
3. Who is Jordan Baker?
4. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him?
1. Describe the ambiguity in Nick’s initial descriptions of Gatsby.
2. How does the tone of Nick’s description of Tom reveal Nick’s feelings about Tom?
3. How would you describe Daisy’s state of mind during dinner? What does she say and so that helps
reveal her inner conflicts?
4. Nick thinks that, given the state of their marriage, Daisy should leave Tom, but it is clear to
him that she has no intention of doing so. What indication is there that Tom and Daisy are closely
linked despite their marital difficulties?
5. What indications are there that the green light will have a powerful emotional significance to Gatsby?
1. How does Nick meet Tom’s mistress?
2. How does Myrtle react to Tom’s arrival?
3. Describe George Wilson. How does he react to Tom’s arrival?
4. How does Myrtle behave as the party progresses?
1. Describe the setting of the valley of ashes where George and Myrtle live. What aspects
of the setting imply that it is intended to have a symbolic meaning as well as a literal one?
2. How does Fitzgerald describe Myrtle Wilson? Does her physical appearance reflect her
character in any way?
3. Compare the setting of the party in this chapter with the setting of the party in Chapter One.
4. Why does Tom attach Myrtle at the end of the party? How does this exemplify Fitzgerald’s
description of Tom in Chapter One?
1. Describe the two ways in which Nick differs from the other guests at Gatsby’s party.
2. What does Nick think of Gatsby when he first meets him?
3. Describe the events and atmosphere of the party.
4. What does the owl-eyed man in the library find extraordinary about Gatsby’s library?
5. What does Nick learn about Jordan Baker after he has sent some time with her?
1. Why does Fitzgerald describe the party (in the passage beginning “By seven o’clock the orchestra
has arrived”) in the present tense?
2. How does Nick characterize the guests at Gatsby’s party? What do his characterizations
tell us about how Nick feels about most of these people? What sense of life in the Jazz Age
do we get from the description of this party?
3. Describe the ambiguity in Gatsby’s character that strikes Nick.
4. Describe two incidents involving automobiles in this chapter. What role do automobiles seem
to play in the novel so far?