*These questions are from the Great Gatsby Book*
Question 1: Identify important situations in which minor characters elicit reactions from Nick. What do they teach Nick about himself? Cite textual evidence.

Question 2: Which character(s) serves as the antagonist to Nick? To Gatsby? How do encounters with the antagonist change Nick or Gatsby? Cite text evidence.

Question 3: Identify any major changes, realizations, or new opinions/beliefs that occur for the main characters in the first 7 chapters. Cite text evidence.

Question 4: As a character, does Daisy’s life illustrate the free spirit of the Roaring Twenties? Why or why not? Cite textual evidence.

Question 5: How does the way Fitzgerald describes the Long Island landscape parallel the internal struggles of the main characters? Cite textual evidence.

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone.

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

The tankers are so large how did some crew members get from one point to another while on board