Name: ______________________________ Miss Jordan English 11 Period _____ – Date: ____________________ The Great Gatsby Introducing the Narrator Directions: Read the following quotations from the opening paragraphs of The Great Gatsby. Write the letter of the correct interpretation on the blank line provided. _____ 1. that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve “Remember had.” He is luckier than others. All the people in the world have had advantages. _____ 2. inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious “I’m natures to me.” He has a curious nature. He waits a while before forming an opinion. _____ 3. abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality….” “The Normal people don’t like him. Abnormal people are drawn to him. 4. was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs “I of wild, unknown men.” Upset people shared sorrows with him. He was unjustly accused of a crime. _____ 5. may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes.” “Conduct A person’s behavior is either good or bad. A person behaves the way he does because of principles or lax ones. _____ 6. Gatsby…was exempt from my reaction.” “Only He could share Gatsby’s secret confidences. He would not wish to share Gatsby’s secret confidences.
Name: ______________________________ Miss Jordan English 11 – Period _____ Date: ____________________ The Great Gatsby Introducing the Narrator Directions: Read the following quotations from the opening paragraphs of The Great Gatsby. Write the letter of the correct interpretation on the blank line provided. _____ 1. “Remember that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” He is luckier than others. All the people in the world have had advantages. _____ 2. “I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me.” He has a curious nature. He waits a while before forming an opinion. _____ 3. “The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality….” Normal people don’t like him. Abnormal people are drawn to him. 4. “I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men.” Upset people shared sorrows with him. He was unjustly accused of a crime. _____ 5. “Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes.” A person’s behavior is either good or bad. A person behaves the way he does because of principles or lax ones. _____ 6. “Only Gatsby…was exempt from my reaction.” He could share Gatsby’s secret confidences. He would not wish to share Gatsby’s secret confidences.
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