The Great Gatsby Study Questions

#1
The valley of ashes is halfway between west egg and new york, it's a farm where ashes grow, everything is grey, it symbolizes death
T. J. Eckleburg's billboard stands there, he is staring down on the people

#2
These eyes are watching everything because they are huge, like God's eyes

#3
Nick describes him as blond,  spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome. All in all, he seems lifeless. His wife is more lively but not attractive either.
He symbolizes the death of the American Dream because he appears to be liveless, almost dead. He didn't make it from rags to riches.

#4
New York is a big and busy city. A lot of different people live and work there.The place where dreams and reality meet.

#5
It is a gossip magazine, it symbolizes that New York is a gossip town. It might be a foreshadow that Nick and Tom, etc. will be in the town tattle soon.

#6
They live below the apartment Tom and Mrs. Wilson have their affair in. 
Mr McKee: a pale, female man
Mrs McKee: A shrill, languid, handsome and horrible woman
Mr McKee is a photographer, but he is not too successful in his business. He needs an entry into the photography business.

#7
Catherine is the only person not drinking, she is Myrtle's sister. She seems to be involved in all the conversations going on.

#8
Daisy is catholic, therefore she doesn't believe in divorce. Obviously, Tom must have made up this lie.

#9
Her dream is being rich, famous, admired (she dreams the American Dream).

#10
She comes from a lower education, she is superficial. It represents her class.

#11
She is a naive and "blond" woman, she doesn't know the world. Catherine is a gullible person in my opinion.

#12
The rumor is that Gatsby has his money from Kaiser Wilhelm. She might wouldn't want to be connected to him because he is rich. But her tone reveals she is interested in him because he is mysterious. Catherine wants to get to know him.

#13
Myrtle looks for an advantage in everything, she married him because she thought he could offer her a new / better life. As soon as she discovers this is not going to happen, she starts regretting this marriage. That's like her dog choice; she ended up with a mutt instead of a pure police dog.

#14
He broke her nose because they argued about whether Mrs Wilson is allowed to say Daisy's name or not (Tom thinks she is not worth enough to mention her name). Plus, he is a violent person and he doesn't care about Myrtle's feelings.