The Great Gatsby — Chapter 2

Mr. McKee awoke from his doze and started in a daze toward the door. When he had gone halfway he turned around and stared at the scene—his wife and Catherine scolding and consoling as they stumbled here and there among the crowded furniture with articles of aid, and the despairing figure on the couch, bleeding fluently, and trying to spread a copy of Town Tattle over the tapestry scenes of Versailles. Then Mr. McKee turned and continued on out the door. Taking my hat from the chandelier, I followed. “Come to lunch some day,” he suggested, as we groaned down in the elevator. “Where?” “Anywhere.” “Keep your hands off the lever,” snapped the elevator boy. “I beg your pardon,” said Mr. McKee with dignity, “I didn’t know I was touching it.” “All right,” I agreed, “I’ll be glad to.” … I was standing beside his bed and he was sitting up between the sheets, clad in his underwear, with a great portfolio in his hands. “Beauty and the Beast… Loneliness… Old Grocery Horse… Brook’n Bridge…” Then I was lying half asleep in the cold lower level of the Pennsylvania Station, staring at the morning Tribune, and waiting for the four o’clock train.

Vocabulary: In the quote below, what does the word "supercilious" most nearly mean? Quote: "The supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do."

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Main Idea (multiple choice): Which statement best captures the main idea of this chapter excerpt?

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Inference (multiple choice): What can be inferred from the quote below, even though it is not stated directly? Quote: "Tom deferred that much to the sensibilities of those East Eggers who might be on the train."

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Theme Connection (multiple choice): Which theme from The Great Gatsby does the quote below connect to most strongly? Quote: "I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life."

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