Part I: Basic Plot Questions 1. To which egg on Long Island does Nick move? Who is his neighbor?
2. How does Nick know Daisy and Tom? On which egg do the Buchanans live?
3. Describe Nick. What facts do you know about him, and what do you infer about him?
4. Pay attention to time. What is the season and year during the first scene at Daisy's house?
5. What kind of relationship do Tom and Daisy have?
6. Daisy says, “I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool – that's the best thing a girl can
be in this world, a beautiful little fool" (17). What does this mean? What does it reveal
about the way Daisy views herself, her life, and the life of women?
7. Who is Jordan Baker?
8. How is the reader supposed to feel about Gatsby's character by the end of chapter 1?