The Great Gatsby
Chapter 4 Reading Questions
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1. What kind of people, in your opinion, are Gatsby’s guests?
2. Gatsby takes Nick to lunch in his huge “American” car and tells his life story to Nick. Why doesn’t Nick believe
Gatsby?
3. Why is Gatsby telling Nick his life story?
4. Take a guess at Mr. Wolfsheim’s occupation.
List three reasons for this impression…
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5. Why is Wolfsheim’s comment to Nick about Gatsby (“he would never so much as look at a friend’s wife”) ironic?
6. What is Wolfsheim famous for doing?
7. What startling news does Jordan tell Nick about Daisy and Gatsby?
8. What did Daisy do the day before her wedding to Tom Buchannan?
9. What was Tom Buchannan doing shortly after the wedding?
10. What favor is asked of Nick on Gatsby’s behalf?