great gatsby chapter 3 Flashcards
in the beginning of the chapter, how does nick describe gatsby’s parties
elaborate parties
orchestra and everything
hordes of people come
most nights during the summer
how is nick invited
by gatsby’s chauffer
who does nick meet at the party
jordan
what is jordan’s profession
golfer
what do people gossip about gatsby
he might be a murderer or something
nick is not big with
parties
where does nick go while at gatsby’s party
the library
who does nick meet in the library
a man with owl-eyed spectacles
what is the man in the library surprised about
that all the books are real
what does the man in the library say
“I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.”
who does nick meet outside the library
gatsby
what do nick and gatsby chat about
having been in WW I
how old is nick
around 30
why does gatsby leave the conversation
phone call
who does gatsby send his butler to fetch
jordan
describe the lady singing
woman with red hair singing along to a piano and weeping black mascara tears
what are the spouses fighting about
men- they’re not allowed to talk to they hot young girls
women- their husbands are trying to talk to the hot young girls
jordan tells nick what
come and visit me at my aunts house
what does gatsby say to nick after saying goodnight
that he has plans to go up in his hydroplane tomorrow
what does nick see in the driveway
a coupe hit a wall and lost a wheel
who is the driver of the coupe
the man with the glasses who was in the library
what does nick find out moments after watching the car lose the wheel
that the man with the glasses was not the driver
after the party
nick falls into his usual routine of _____
work
eat
sleep
when does jordan pop up again
mid summer
nick isn’t in love with jordan
he calls it ____
curiosity
what does jordan lie about
leaving the top down in a borrowed convertible
jordan’s lie reminds nick of ____ about jordan
a story that jordan may have cheated in a golf tournament once
classic fitzgerald line regarding jordan :
“Dishonesty in a woman is something you never blame deeply.”
how good of a driver is jordan
a horrible one
jordan says she hates what type of people
careless people
jordan also says that she likes
nick
nick realizes that he needs to break things with ________
a certain girl back in Chicago.
