Ron's ESOL Classroom
Advanced Reading/Vocabulary
The Great Gatsby
Chapter Eight
Vocabulary
- incessant (154)
- wan (154)
- indiscernible (155)
- redolent (155)
- ravenous (156)
- unscrupulous (156)
- strata (156)
- armistice (158)
- corroborate (161)
- in cahoots (with) (162)
- interminable (162)
- garrulous (163)
- forlorn (167)
- protege (169)
- holocaust (170)
Study Questions
- Why did Nick suggest that Gatsby go away? What was Gatsby's
response?
- What were Gatsby's intentions at first when he met Daisy?
- How long did Daisy and Gatsby go out before he left for the war?
- What happened to Gatsby after the war?
- While Gatsby was in war, what did Daisy do?
- What did Gatsby mean when he said "In any case, it was just
personal" on page 160?
- Why did Gatsby go to Louisville when he came back to U.S.?
- When is this chapter taking place?
- Why didn't Gatsby want the gardener to drain the pool?
- What did Nick mean when he said "They're a rotten
crowd-you're worth the whole damn bunch put together" on page 162?
- Make a timetable of the events in this chapter.
- What does Wilson discover? What does he do?
- Who said,"You may fool me, but you can't fool God" and what does
it mean?
- The words "...and the holocaust was complete" refers to what two
immediate events, and suggest what larger meaning?
) 1998 Ron Corio and Nichole McVeigh
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