great gatsby chapter 3 Flashcards

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1
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in the beginning of the chapter, how does nick describe gatsby’s parties

A

elaborate parties
orchestra and everything
hordes of people come
most nights during the summer

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2
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how is nick invited

A

by gatsby’s chauffer

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3
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who does nick meet at the party

A

jordan

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4
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what is jordan’s profession

A

golfer

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5
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what do people gossip about gatsby

A

he might be a murderer or something

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6
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nick is not big with

A

parties

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7
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where does nick go while at gatsby’s party

A

the library

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8
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who does nick meet in the library

A

a man with owl-eyed spectacles

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9
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what is the man in the library surprised about

A

that all the books are real

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10
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what does the man in the library say

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“I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.”

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11
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who does nick meet outside the library

A

gatsby

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12
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what do nick and gatsby chat about

A

having been in WW I

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13
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how old is nick

A

around 30

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14
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why does gatsby leave the conversation

A

phone call

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15
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who does gatsby send his butler to fetch

A

jordan

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16
Q

describe the lady singing

A

woman with red hair singing along to a piano and weeping black mascara tears

17
Q

what are the spouses fighting about

A

men- they’re not allowed to talk to they hot young girls

women- their husbands are trying to talk to the hot young girls

18
Q

jordan tells nick what

A

come and visit me at my aunts house

19
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what does gatsby say to nick after saying goodnight

A

that he has plans to go up in his hydroplane tomorrow

20
Q

what does nick see in the driveway

A

a coupe hit a wall and lost a wheel

21
Q

who is the driver of the coupe

A

the man with the glasses who was in the library

22
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what does nick find out moments after watching the car lose the wheel

A

that the man with the glasses was not the driver

23
Q

after the party

nick falls into his usual routine of _____

A

work
eat
sleep

24
Q

when does jordan pop up again

A

mid summer

25
Q

nick isn’t in love with jordan

he calls it ____

A

curiosity

26
Q

what does jordan lie about

A

leaving the top down in a borrowed convertible

27
Q

jordan’s lie reminds nick of ____ about jordan

A

a story that jordan may have cheated in a golf tournament once

28
Q

classic fitzgerald line regarding jordan :

A

“Dishonesty in a woman is something you never blame deeply.”

29
Q

how good of a driver is jordan

A

a horrible one

30
Q

jordan says she hates what type of people

A

careless people

31
Q

jordan also says that she likes

A

nick

32
Q

nick realizes that he needs to break things with ________

A

a certain girl back in Chicago.