Chapter 5 - Summary Flashcards
How is Gatsby’s house first presented in the chapter?
“Blazing with light”
What does Gatsby ask from Nick? What does Nick point out?
To accompany him to Coney Island
It is time for bed
How does Gatsby look at Nick? What does Nick tell him?
“Suppressed eagerness”
He will host the meal for Daisy and Gatsby
When will the lunch take place? How does Gatsby feel on the day?
“The day after tomorrow”
Overcome with nerves
Who does Gatsby send for? What for?
Gardner
To mow Nick’s lawn
What does Gatsby decorate Nick’s house with?
Flowers
How is Gatsby dressed? What does Nick note about his appearance?
“A white flannel suit, silver shirt and gold coloured tie”
He looks “pale”, with “dark signs of sleeplessness”
When does Gatsby leave? How does he reappear?
When Daisy arrives
“Pale as death”
How is Daisy described at her first encounter with Gatsby? What does Gatsby sheepishly say?
“Frightened but graceful”
“We’ve met before”
What does Gatsby knock over? What does he catch it with?
Clock
“Trembling fingers”
How do Gatsby and Daisy appear with one another? What does Gatsby tell Nick?
Overly formal
It is “a terrible, terrible mistake”
How long does Nick leave Daisy and Gatsby for? Why?
30 mins
To see “every vestige of embarrassment gone”
What does Gatsby invite Nick and Daisy to do? What is Daisy stunned by?
House tour
How “huge” the house is
What does Daisy do when she looks at Gatsby’s clothes?
“Cry stormily”
What does Nick wonder about Daisy at the end of the tour?
How she could live up to Gatsby’s nostalgic vision of her
