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1. Nick Carraway begins by telling the reader some advice passed to him from his father. What does the advice mean? why does he begin the novel with this information?

2. Where is Nick from and what are three things that characterize him?

3. What are some of the colors associated with the Buchanan's house?

4. How are Jordan and Daisy first described? how does Nick know them?

5. What is Tom Buchanan like?

6. What issue does Tom raise at dinner?

7. Daisy says she's a cynic. What does that mean? Why has she become a cynic?

8. Why does daisy want her daughter to be a fool?

9. What is Nick's impression of his evening with the Buchanan's?

10. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him? Why doesn't Nick introduce himself?