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No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man can store up in his ghostly heart. As I watched him he adjusted himself a little, visibly. His hand took hold of hers, and as she said something low in his ear he turned toward her with a rush of emotion. I think that voice held him most, with its fluctuating, feverish warmth, because it couldn’t be over-dreamed—that voice was a deathless song. They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand; Gatsby didn’t know me now at all. I looked once more at them and they looked back at me, remotely, possessed by intense life. Then I went out of the room and down the marble steps into the rain, leaving them there together.
Vocabulary: In the sentence below, what does the word "confidential" mean? Quote: “It happens to be a rather confidential sort of thing.”
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Main Idea (multiple choice): Which statement best describes the main idea of this chapter excerpt?
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Inference (multiple choice): What can be inferred from the following quote? Quote: “Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes.”
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Theme Connection (multiple choice): Which theme does the following quote connect to most strongly? Quote: “Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever… Now it was again a green light on a dock.”
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Vocabulary: In the sentence below, what does the word "reproach" mean? Quote: “He raised his hand to stop my words, looked at me with unforgettable reproach...”
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Inference (multiple choice): What can be inferred from the following quote? Quote: “Daisy bent her head into the shirts and began to cry stormily.”
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Theme Connection (multiple choice): Which theme does the following quote connect to most strongly? Quote: “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man can store up in his ghostly heart.”
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