Question

In "The Great Gatsby" Chapter 1, what is Jay Gatsby doing when Nick Carraway first sees him? (page 21).


Arguing with Daisy about Tom.


Staring across the water to a faint, green light.


Drinking a glass of Château Cheval Blanc at an expensive party at the Hotel de Ville in Normandy.


Laying on a couch.

Answer 1

Staring across the water to a faint, green light.

(When Nick first sees Gatsby he is standing on the lawn, stretching out his arms toward the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock.)