Ron's ESOL Classroom
Advanced Reading/Vocabulary
The Great Gatsby
Chapter Four

Vocabulary

1. punctilious (68)
2. proprietor (69)
3. evasion (69)
4. incredulous (70)
5. somnambulate (74)
6. succulent (75)
7. denizen (77)
8. benediction (77)
9. pursue (85)

Study Questions

1. When did Nick start keeping a record of who went to Gatsby's parties and what did he write it on?
2. Describe Jay Gatsby's car.
3. What does Gatsby reveal to Nick during the car ride into the city?
4. What two things does Gatsby always carry around with him? Why?
5. Compare the hearse and the limousine on page 73. Why do you think these two are mentioned together? What is the significance, if any?
6. Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
7. What did Jordan explain to Nick at the Plaza Hotel?
8. What did Jordan want Nick to do and why?
9. Why does Gatsby have his parties?
10. Explain the phrase on the top of page 85: :"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired."

) 1998 Ron Corio and Nichole McVeigh

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