Ms. Hamden
The Great Gatsby—Chapter 4
NAME:
1. Who is Klipspringer?
2. What does Gatsby tell Nick about himself?
3. What does Gatsby carry with him as proof of his past? Why do you think he does this?
4. What does Gatsby’s waving off of the policeman with a supposed card from the commissioner suggest
about his character?
5. Who is Mr. Wolfsheim? What do you think he does based on the story he tells?
6. What do the cufflinks that Wolfsheim wears indicate about him?
7. How does this reflect on Gatsby if he is so closely related to him?
8. How does Jordan know details of Daisy’s wedding day?
9. What two items are in Daisy’s hands as she lies drunk on her bed a half and hour before her bridal
dinner? What do these items symbolize?
10. Who do we assume the soldier is? Why do you think he is never named?
11. What newspaper worthy event happens that foreshadows the disaster of Tom and Daisy’s marriage?
12. What is Gatsby’s reason for purchasing his house in West Egg?
13. What then, in addition to the green light, was Gatsby reaching out to and trembling for at the end of
chapter one?
14. What does Gatsby want Nick to arrange for him?
15. Why is it important that Daisy and Gatsby reunite at Nick’s home and not at Jordan’s or elsewhere?
The Great Gatsby—Chapter 5
1. What does Gatsby do to Nick’s home to prepare for his tea with Daisy?
2. What colors make up Gatsby’s attire? What do these colors symbolize?
3. Describe the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy. Why is he so nervous?
4. What is difference between the two once Nick re-enters the house (p.89)?
5. What can you assume may have transpired between the two? Remember, Nick returns to find Daisy’s
face streaked with tears and Gatsby literally glowing.
6. What lie does Nick catch Gatsby in on page 90? What do you believe is the true story about Gatsby’s
money?
7. Rain is an important symbol in literature. What could it signify in chapter five?
8. Your bedroom is supposed to be a true revelation of who you are. What does Gatsby’s bedroom say
about him?
9. Daisy justifies her crying by saying, "It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such—such beautiful
shirts before." Why is she really crying?
10. Nick says, "There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his
dreams—not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion." Has Gatsby
made Daisy out to be more than she really is?
11. What is the one thing about Daisy that Gatsby cannot alter in his dream?