The Great Gatsby -- Chapter Two Questions

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Please copy the following questions into your English Journal.  Use a different text color for your answers and skip some space between each question.

 The Great Gatsby -- Chapter Two questions

1.   What is the "valley of ashes"?

2.   What are the "eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?

3.   Who did Tom take Nick to meet?

4.   Quote the words that describe George Wilson.

5.   Describe Myrtle, Tom's mistress.

6.   Where did they go?  What was at 158th Street?

7.   Who are Mr. and Mrs. McKee?

8.  In the course of the evening, how does Myrtle's

     behavior change?

9.   According to Catherine, Myrtle's sister, what

      prevents Tom from marrying Myrtle?  What

      is the truth?

10. What reason does Myrtle give for marrying

       George?  What does she find out after they are
       married?

11. What did Tom do to Myrtle when she 

       mentioned Daisy's name?  Why does he

       respond like this?

12.  What is your reaction to the final lines of this 

       chapter?

13.  Give at least one example of a reference

        made to socio-economic status in this

        chapter.

14.  Explain the following line: "I was within 

        and without, simultaneously enchanted

        and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life."

15.  Record a line that caught your attention:

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading.  Study vocabulary.