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4. 1.The summer parties continue at Gatsby’s house. The people still come who don’t

know Gatsby. They come for the liquor and the food and to get drunk.

2. Gatsby told Nick that he was the son of wealthy people in the Middle West—San

Francisco. All his forks were dead now. He was brought up in America and educated

at Oxford..

3. On Daisy’s wedding day she had gotten a letter and was drunk. Jordan had to put

her in a cold bath. She did this because she was upset about something in the

letter. She never told what was in the letter.

4.he wants to have tea with Daisy because she is the one he is in love with. Daisy is

married to Tom. She has to meet at Nicks so Tom will not be suspected. Gatsby got

Jordan to ask Nick because he was afraid if he asks Nick would turn him
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5.Daisy was drunk because she had received a letter. She cried uncontrollably until

they put her in a cold bath to sober up. This shows that she was very much in love

with Gatsby and when he left she was crushed. “She began to cry—she cried and

cried.” “She wouldn’t let go of the letter.”

5. 1. Nick agrees to ask Daisy to come to tea to meet with Gatsby. Gatsby in return

offers to have someone cut Nicks grass. Then offered Nick a business deal which Nick

refused. Nick was a little surprised by the offers.

2. Initially the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy is awkward. They haven’t seen

each other in five years, so they were embarrassed. After nick went out for a few

minutes and came back in they were different.

3. Daisy’s face was smeared with tears. The embarrassment was gone. Gatsby

glowed with a sense of well-being.

4. Gatsby took Daisy’s hand and whispered in her ear. He looks into her eyes. They

are becoming more and more in love.

5. Daisy was sad because she had never seen such beautiful shirts. Gatsby was just

throwing them about. “They’re such beautiful shirts,” she sobbed, her voice

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