The Great Gatsby:Chapter 4

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The Great GatsbyChapter 4

• By Ashley,Peyton,Avery

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Question 1

• QWhat does Gatsby tell Nick about himself?
• AGatsby reveals that Daisy was driving the car
  when it struck Myrtle but he is prepared to
  sacrifice himself,to let everybody think that he
  was the one driving the car.

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Question 2

• QWhat accomplishment of Meyor Wolfshiems does
  Gatsby describe to Nick? How does Nick react?
• AGatsby tells Nick about Wolfshiems fixing of
  the world series.Nick is left speechless.

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Question 3

• QAccording to Jordan,What did Daisy do on her
  wedding way?Why?
• AShe got completely drunk and she received a
  letter from someone.

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Question 4

• QWhy does Gatsby want to have tea with Daisy in
  Nicks house?Why doesn't Gatsby ask Nick for his
  favor himself?
• AGatsby wants to have tea with Daisy in Nicks
  house so Daisy will agree to having tea with
  him.Gatsby doesn't ask Nick to this at his house
  because he wants to see Gatsbys house.

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Question 5

• QWhat does Tom do when he and Daisy return from
  their honeymoon?
• AWhen Tom and Daisy return from their honeymoon
  they live in Santa Barbara.Daisy was very happy
  with Tom.

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Question 6

• QAside from the improbability of his story,what
  other evidence is there that Gatsby is lying when
  he tells Nick about his background?
• AMore evidence that proves Gatsby is lying when
  he tells Nick about his background is when James
  Gatz reinvented himself as Jay Gats by and played
  the role of the wealthy,society host as though
  that was always who he was

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Question 7

• QWhat does Gatsbys friendship with Meyer
  Wolfshiem imply about his own background?
• AThat Gatsby is a polite,and kind young man

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Question 8

• QHow does Daisy behave after Gatsby goes over
  Seas?What does her behavior show about her
  feelings for Gatsby?
• ADaisy decides to marry Tom once Gatsby
  leaves,Tom belongs to the high social class and
  he has money and a good social position things
  that Gatsby is not able to offer Daisy since
  Gatsby is poor,Daisy shows that she never really
  cared for Gatsby since she marries someone
  else,it also shows Daisy is a superficial person
  who is only interested in maintaining appearances
  within her social class.

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Question 9

• QAfter Jordan tells Nick the story of Gatsby and
  Daisy.Nick says that Gatsbycame alive to
  me,delivered suddenly from the womb of his
  purposeless splendor.How does the metaphor of
  birth help explain what Gatsbys behavior had
  meant to Nick up to then?

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Question 10

• QWith Jordan in his arms,Nick thinks of a
  phraseThere are only the pursued,the
  pursuing,the busy and the tired.How do you think
  this phrase reflects on the events of the novel
  so far?Do you think that Gatsby would agree with
  the phrase?

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Summery

• A Party takes place at Gatsbys mansion,this time
  on a Sunday morning, the guest created vignettes
  during the during the party, the chapter begins
  with a lengthy description of the guest, and it
  concludes much as a periodic sentence does with
  the summary. All of these people come to the
  Gatsbys house in the summer