great gatsby ch 9 sg

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Name

Mrs. Ordway

English 11Date

The Great Gatsby Reading and Study Guide

Chapter 9I. Vocabulary: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they

appear in the novel.

deranged________________________________________________________________

surmise _________________________________________________________________

complacent______________________________________________________________

asthetic_________________________________________________________________provincial _______________________________________________________________

commenurate_____________________________________________________________

II. Literary Terms: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.

Theme: _______________________________________________________________

Find an example of the following Themes from The Great Gatsby

Money is the root of all evil _______________________________________________

You cannot repeat the past_________________________________________________

There are limits to the American Dream ______________________________________

III. QuestionsPlease answer in completesentences.

1. Who plans Gatsbys funeral?

2. Who does show up for Gatsbys funeral?

3. How does Meyer Wolfshiem (the guy with molars as cufflinks) decline the

funeral invitation? What form or communication?

4. What did Gatsby write in his copy of Hopalong Cassidy?

5. Whats the weather like during the funeral?

6. Some time after the funeral, Nick runs into someone on the street. Who?

7. What, ultimately, is the message of this novel?

8. What is so American about this American novel?

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9. What effect on the reader does the fact that, in his youth, Gatsby kept a schedule

for self-improvement? Fully explain and support your answer.

10. What effect does Nicks final conversation with Tom have on the reader? In other

words, what seems to be Fitzgeralds point with this conversation? Fully explain

and support your answer.

11. Offer a thoughtful analysis of what Fitzgerald means here. In other words, explain

what this passage means. Please, offer a thoughtful and complete response.

Here are the books closing words:

Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by

year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no mattertomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And

then one fine morningso we beat on, boats against the current,

borne back ceaselessly into the past (Fitzgerald, 180).

IV. Short Answer: Using a CQT format please write a paragraph answering the following question:(10pts)

12. What does the novel seem to say about the American Dream?

Context Quote Tie-in

Introductory Sentence(s) (should include the title and author of the literary work or article:)

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Topic Sentence (what are you trying to prove?)

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First supporting example that proves topic sentence

Clincher Sentence(s) (wraps up the paragraph in a powerful way):

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Clincher Sentence(s) (wraps up the paragraph in a powerful way):_______________________________________________________________________

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Context (the who, what, where and why of whats happening in the novel/article at the time of the quote):______________________________________________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________Quote (with citation):

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Tie-In to the topic sentence (why does this quote support your topic? Why is it important?)

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