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2 Read these conversations between sorne of the characters, and 2 'By God, my ideas may be a little out of date, but / think
complete them in your own words. women run around too much these days.'
What does chis tell us about Tom Buchanan? How does his
1 Daisy and Gatsby, meeting at Nick Carraway's house: attitude to women affect what happens in the story?
DAISY: Jay! Is it really you?
GATSBY: Daisy, I've loved you ali this time! ____ _ 3 'l'm going to fix everything just the way it was befo re.'
DAISY: Of course I do! How important was che past to Jay Gatsby? Why was he
GATSBY: But then why on earrh ____ _ unable ro imagine that his plan ro get Daisy back might fail?
DAISY: I had to marry someone, and you weren't there! Whar does this show us about his character?
4 'I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in
2 Tom and Daisy, talking in their kitchen a/ter the car accident: this world, a beautiful little fool.'
TOM: We'll say no more about your _ _ _ _ _ . It's over, do you Why did Daisy say this about her new-born daughter? Do you
understand' agree with her?
DAISY: Yes, Tom. 5 'You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad
TOM: We're going to starr again, you and l. Shall we pack our driver. Well, l met another bad driuer, didn 't 1?'
bags and ____ _ When ordan Baker said this to Nick, what was she really
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DAISY: Ali right, Tom, let's do cha t. ralking about? What was che similarity she saw between Nick
3 Tom and Ceorge, al Tom's house after Myrtle's death: and herself? Do you think she was right or wrong?
TOM: Stop shouting, George! What do you wam?
GEORG E: You _____ , don't you? 4 Nick Carraway keeps changing his opinion of Gatsby throughout
TOM: You mean Gatsby? The man in the ycllow car? the story. Complete the paragraph about Niek and Gatsby in your
GF.ORGE: That's right. If you don't tell me, I'll ____ _ own words. Use as many words as you like for each ga p .
TOM: Don't you dare threaten me! OK, OK, he lives ar West Egg. At Nick's first meeting with Gatsby, he beca me as curious about
Now are you satisfied?
him _____ . When Gatsby described his past life, Nick
rhought it _____ , but when he saw the Montenegro meda]
3 Read these statements by sorne of the characters, and answer che and _____ , he believed Gatsby. He beca me Gatsby's friend,
questions that follow, using your own ideas.
hclped him to _ _ _ __ far che first time in five years and
'l am one of the few honest people l have ever knoum.' to keep their affair ____ Tom. However, when he heard
What do you think this shows us about Nick Carraway's that Gatsby's car _____ , Nick really disliked him. He
character? Do you agree with his opinion? Why, or why not? stopped being angry with Gatsby when he discovered that Daisy
_____ , and after Gatsby's death, Nick felt ____ _