Ch. 2 Study Questions
In Chapter One the reader saw the prim and proper side of the old rich. Chapter Two reveals what is underneath this side of the rich.
1. There are diametrically opposing images ending Chapter One and beginning Chapter Two. Describe what Nick sees at the end of Chapter One when he comes home from the Buchanans'.
2. What image is described at the beginning of Chapter Two? How does the narrator describe it in paragraph three?
3. There is a billboard that "looks" over this scene. In a symbolic way, who could these eyes symbolize looking over this scene?
4. Where are Tom and Nick going and how is the place described?
5. What is all over the wrecked Ford and nearly everything else in this chapter?
6. What is socially odd about Tom taking Nick to meet Mrs. Wilson?
7. What is ironic about the magazines on the coffee table in the downtown apartment?
8. Just as at any party, there are a lot of unfounded rumors wildly flying around as well as a few punches. Describe the rumors concerning the following:
a) Gatsby's wealth
b) Daisy and Tom's relationship
c) Why Daisy doesn't divorce Tom
d) Why Tom breaks Myrtle's nose
9. What two reasons doesn't Catherine marry the man during her trip to Marseilles?
10. What upsets Myrtle the most about her marriage with Tom? (p. 35)
11. What do you think of Myrtle's list of needs, in particular the order of the items?
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