Name:

Mrs. Ordway
English 11
Date:
Great Gatsby: Chapter One Study and Reading Guide
I. Vocabulary: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they
appear in the novel.
inclined ________________________________________________________________
privy___________________________________________________________________
levity___________________________________________________________________
contemptuously __________________________________________________________
incredulously_____________________________________________________________
intimation_______________________________________________________________
II. Literary Terms: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.
Narrator_________________________________________________________________
First person
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Third Person Limited ______________________________________________________
Third Person Omniscient___________________________________________________
From what point of view is The Great Gatsby told?______________________________
Who is the narrator? _______________________________________________________
III. Questions
1. How does Nick get to Tom and Daisys house?
2. Tom was really good at what activity in college?
3. When Tom gets a couple of phone calls, what secret does Jordan tell Nick?
4. Whose nose is damaged by silver polish?
5. What does Daisy say she wishes her daughter to be?

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6. Is Nick Carraway engaged?

7. Does Jordan appear to be married?
8. Who does Carraway see, reaching out across the water to, apparently, a green light?
9. What inference can we make about Daisys marriage? Offer a full and thoughtful
answer.
10. What is important about Carraway, the narrator, being the kind of guy who listens to
others? How will this trait add to the novels impact?
11. How might we describe Fitzgeralds style in this novel? Again, fully explain and
support your answer.
12. List 5-7 important details we learn about the narrator from this chapter.

13. How does Nick compare East and West Egg. Who is Nicks neighbor?
14. What do we learn about Tom from the phone call?
15. At the end of the first chapter we see Gatsby reach out to the heavens, what dramatic
effect does this last image impart on the reader?
IV. Short Answer Using a CQT format please answer the following question:
What seems to be Fitzgeralds tone towards wealthy people in this first chapter? Fully
explain and support {this means you must quote something from the text} your answer.
Context Quote Tie-in
Introductory Sentence(s) (should include the title and author of the literary work or article:)
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Topic Sentence (what are you trying to prove?)
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First supporting example that proves topic sentence

Context (the who, what, where and why of whats happening in the novel/article at the time of
the quote:
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Quote (with citation):
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Tie-In to the topic sentence (why does this quote support ? Why is it important?)
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Clincher Sentence(s) (wraps up the paragraph in a powerful way):
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