Hi Class! Answer the questions for chapter four below.  Come ready to discuss the novel on Monday.


Chapter Four
Comprehension Check
Directions: To give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the novel, answer the following questions. Be sure to use your Note-Taking chart to keep important notes for each chapter and to help you answer the Comprehension Check questions. Answer each question in complete sentences on a separate piece of paper.

1. What do the girls at the party think Gatsby did to get rich?
   
2. WhydoyouthinkFitzgeraldgivesalonglistofthoseguestswhoattended Gatsby’s parties that summer? What “subtle tribute” did these people give
   Gatsby?
   
3. Who is the “boarder”? How did he get the name?
   
4. Describe Gatsby’s car in 3-4 sentences.
   
5. What new information does Gatsby give Nick about himself? List at least 5
   important pieces of information.
   
6. What is Nick’s reaction to Gatsby’s story? What makes Nick suspect that Gatsby
   is lying about his past?
   
7. What two things does Gatsby always carry? What do you think of him carrying
   these things with him at all times? Why do you think he does this?
   
8. HowdoesGatsbygetoutofaspeedingticket?
   
9. Describe Mr. Wolfshiem. What kind of man is he? Why do you think he is
   associated with Gatsby?
   
10. What did Tom give Daisy the day before their wedding? What happened that
    evening? Why did Daisy have a breakdown?
    
11. What happened with Tom in Ventura? Who was he with? What is notable about
    this incident?
    
12. Why, according to Jordan, is it not a coincidence that Gatsby lives where he
    does, at West Egg?
    
13. What did Gatsby want Jordan to ask Nick? What does Gatsby want Daisy to
    see?
    

*14. Explain your interpretation of the quote, “There are only the pursued, the
pursuing, the busy and the tired.” In terms of the novel, who are the ones being pursued, the ones doing the pursuing, the ones who are busy, and the ones who are tired? Justify your choices in a few sentences.

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 2

After reading the second chapter of the novel, the reader gains more insight about the characters and the world beyond West and East Egg, Long Island. Based on your of these two chapters,  how do you like the book so far? What interests you? What character so far do you relate to? Which do you find most intriguing? Why?

SAT Vocabulary: 

1. abridge

1. accessible

1. accost

1. acumen

1. adamant

1. adverse

1. advocate

1. aesthetic 

1. affluent

1.  alleviate

Your Task: Look up the meanings of the words above and write sentences that demonstrate your understanding of their meaning.  Be prepared for a word challenge the week of Dec. 2! Happy Thanksgiving...Please check for updates on The Great Gatsby.

Blog Entries about The Great Gatsby:

This blog is an opportunity to have an on-going conversation about the book.  Here is the place for you to post your reactions to characters, their interactions with each other and the view of the world as presented in this novel.  Feel free to ask questions, disagree, get "angry" and even take sides on any and all issues or ideas that this text brings up.  Literature is an art form that continues to live long after we have finished reading.  Let your words be a starting point for more discussion, questions and deeper understanding.
Ms. A...

Welcome E5 Honors to our unit on The American Dream.  Over the next few weeks we will explore the origins, meaning and transformations of the American Dream as it is expressed in literature.  We will begin this unit with a reading of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You will work with your small groups to research some aspect of the time period when this novel takes place.  Looking forward to your presentations that will begin in class Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Feel free to email me questions or concerns....Ms. A