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The Great Gatsby – Study Guide

Chapter Three

1. In the second sentence, what simile is used to describe the men and girls? (39)
Like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars

2. What was special about Nick receiving an invitation? (41)

Gatsby rarely invites anybody to his house – people went there

3. Who shows up at Gatsby’s party that Nick already knows? (42)

Jordan Baker

4. What sport does Jordan Baker play? (43)

Golf

5. When one of the girls at the party tore her dress, what did Gatsby send her? (43)
A gas blue gown with lavender beads

6. What are two rumors about Gatsby? (44)

Gatsby killed a man once : Gatsby was a German spy during the war

7. What does Owl-Eyes find so shocking in the library? (45)

The books in the library are real

8. Why is Owl-Eyes in the library? (46)

He is sobering himself from a week of of being drunk

9. Why does the man at the table recognize Nick? (47)

The man recognizes that Nick was in the Third Division during the war

10. What does the man invite Nick to do in the morning? (47)
The man invited Nick to try out a hydroplane

11. Who is the man at the table? (48)

Gatsby

12. What phrase does Gatsby call everyone? (48)

Old Sport

13. Where does Gatsby claim he went to school? (49)

Oxford University
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14. Who does Gatsby request to see alone? (50)
Jordan Baker
15. What has happened to the new coupé that is causing it to block traffic? (53)
The new coupe fell in the ditch

16. Who is the passenger in the wrecked coupé? (54)

The Owl-eyed Man

17. What does the driver think is wrong with the coupé? (54)
The coupe ran out of gas

18. Why doesn’t the driver understand what is going on in this scene? (55)
The driver is ignorant to believe that he needs gas to fixed a physical bond between the car and tire

19. Who does Nick begin dating? (57)

Jordan Baker

20. What lie does Jordan tell about a borrowed car? (57)
She left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down

21. What scandal was Jordan involved in during a tournament? (57)

Scandal involving Jordan moving her ball in the semi-final round

22. Why does Jordan think that it is okay to be a bad driver? (58)
It is okay to be a bad driver since nobody dares to get in her way and it takes two to make an accident

23. What does Nick claim to be his one true virtue? (59)
He is one of the few honest people that he knows