Place where New York's ashes get dumped; men work to shovel these ashes up
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Who's eyes watch over everything in the valley of ashes?
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Dr. T. J. Eckleburg
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Describe George Wilson.
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-Lives in a garage
-Buys and sells cars
-Blonde, spiritless, anæmic
-Faintly handsome
-Light blue eyes
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Describe Myrtle.
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-Wife of Wilson
-Tom's other lover
-Thickish figure
-Middle thirties
-Faintly stout
-Face has no facet or gleam of beauty
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Where do Tom, Myrtle, and Nick go in New York?
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They go to the apartment where Tom and Myrte have affairs.
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What kind of puppy does Myrtle buy?
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an Airedale
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Was this the first time Nick had ever been drunk?
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No, the second
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Describe Catherine.
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-Slender, worldly girl of about thirty
-Red hair
-Eyebrows plucked and drawn on again
-Blurred air to her face
-Wore so many bracelets
-Lived with a girl friend at a hotel
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Who does Myrtle invite to the party?
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Her sister Catherine and the McKees
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Describe Mr. McKee.
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-Pale, feminine man from the flat below
-White spot of lather on his cheekbone
-Most respectful in his greeting
-In the artistic game
-Photographer; made the dim enlargement of Myrtle's mother
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Describe Mrs. McKee.
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-Shrill, languid, hansome, horrible
-Mr. McKee photographed her 127 times since they married
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What does Catherine say about Gatsby?
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Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm.
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What does Catherine wish the McKees and the Wilsons would do?
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Since neither of them like the person they're married to, Catherine wishes they would just divorce.
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Why does Catherine think Tom hasn't divorced with Daisy?
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She said Daisy is Catholic and Catholics don't believe in divorce.
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Is Daisy really Catholic?
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no
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What does Catherine say Daisy and Tom will do when they get married?
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They will move West.
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What did Daisy think of Monte Carlo?
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She hated that town. She had an awful time getting back.
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Who was Mrs. McKee originally going to marry?
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Mr. Wilson
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What did Myrtle think of Mr. Wilson?
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She wasn't the man she expected.
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How did Myrtle meet Tom?
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On a train
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How did Tom react when Myrtle mentioned Daisy?
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He broke her nose with his open hand.
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What does the Valley of Ashes likely evoke?
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images of death and darkness
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