Gatsby Chapter 5
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U4L4B - Gatsby and Setting
Gatsby and Setting
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Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Gatsby has the grass cut and sends flowers to Nick’s house. Why does
he do this? Use the CER method in your answer! This means you need textual evidence from the chapter in your response. 4 pts
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2. How does the weather contribute to Gatsby’s feelings before Daisy arrives? Think about how Gatsby’s mood and the weather are similar throughout the chapter.
Use quotes below to help formulate your answer. Use the CER
method! 8 pts
Review the following quotes about the weather. ● “The day agreed upon was pouring rain. At eleven o’clock a man in a
raincoat, dragging a lawn-mower tapped at my front door and said that
Mr. Gatsby had sent him over to cut my grass” (Fitzgerald 83).
● “The rain cooled about half-past three to a damp mist, through which occasional thin drops swam like dew” (Fitzgerald 84).
● Under the dripping bare lilac-trees a large open car was coming up the drive” (Fitzgerald 85).
Review the following quotes about Gatsby as he waits for Daisy to
arrive:
● “An hour later the front door opened nervously, and Gatsby in a white flannel suit, silver shirt, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie hurried in. He
was pale, and there were dark signs of sleeplessness beneath his eyes”
(Fitzgerald 84)
U4L4B - Gatsby and Setting
● “Finally he got up and informed me, in an uncertain voice, that he was going home” (Fitzgerald 84).
● Gatsby pale as death, with his hand plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes”
(Fitzgerald 86).
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3. Reread the last part of the chapter from the line that starts “When Klipspringer
had played The Love Nest…” to the end of the chapter. How does the setting in this part of the chapter contribute to the change in Gatsby’s
attitude? Use the CER method! 8 pts
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