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From "The Great Gatsby", put the following events into chronological order.

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1. James Gatz’s youth and meeting Dan Cody — Gatsby’s early life at sea; Cody mentors him and he adopts the name “Jay Gatsby.” (backstory, Ch. 6)
2. Gatsby meets and falls in love with Daisy in Louisville — they have a brief romance before he goes to war. (backstory, Ch. 4–5)
3. Gatsby serves in World War I — he fights in Europe and is wounded. (backstory, Ch. 4)
4. Daisy marries Tom Buchanan — she weds Tom shortly after Gatsby goes off to war. (backstory, Ch. 4–5)
5. Gatsby builds his fortune — after the war he becomes wealthy (including association with Meyer Wolfsheim) and buys the West Egg mansion. (Ch. 4, 6)
6. Nick Carraway moves to West Egg — Nick settles into the rental next to Gatsby’s house. (Ch. 1)
7. Gatsby’s lavish parties — Gatsby hosts extravagant gatherings at his mansion. (Ch. 3)
8. Gatsby asks Nick to arrange a reunion with Daisy — Nick sets up the meeting; Gatsby and Daisy are reunited. (Ch. 4–5)
9. Tensions rise between Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom — the three confrontations culminate in the Plaza Hotel scene. (Ch. 7)
10. Myrtle Wilson is killed — Daisy (driving Gatsby’s car) hits and kills Tom’s mistress, Myrtle. (Ch. 7)
11. George Wilson kills Gatsby and then himself — Wilson, misled about the driver, shoots Gatsby and then commits suicide. (Ch. 8)
12. Gatsby’s funeral and aftermath — almost no one attends; Nick arranges Gatsby’s burial and then returns to the Midwest. (Ch. 9)

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