*These questions are from the Great Gatsby Book*
Question 1: Identify important situations in which minor characters elicit reactions from Nick. What do they teach Nick about himself? Cite textual evidence.

Question 2: Which character(s) serves as the antagonist to Nick? To Gatsby? How do encounters with the antagonist change Nick or Gatsby? Cite text evidence.

Question 3: Identify any major changes, realizations, or new opinions/beliefs that occur for the main characters in the first 7 chapters. Cite text evidence.

Question 4: As a character, does Daisy’s life illustrate the free spirit of the Roaring Twenties? Why or why not? Cite textual evidence.

Question 5: How does the way Fitzgerald describes the Long Island landscape parallel the internal struggles of the main characters? Cite textual evidence.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the rhyme scheme of "an open boat" is abcb abab abba aabc

Recommend four ways in which a person should approach conflict resolution in order to sustain healthy relationships

Doug plans to end his adventure story by introducing a new character during the climax. the new character happens to be an experienced guide who will lead the protagonist down a treacherous mountain and into safety. explain the problem with his plan.