Why does Nick feel special in Chapter 3?
He was actually invited to Gatsby's party, unlike most of the other guests.
Name some common elements of Gatsby's parties.
Lots of Alcohol, food, lights, music, people
Name 2 rumors about Gatsby's past.
Ex: German spy, killed a man, etc.
Jordan reveals that ____ was Daisy's love interest in Louisville.
Gatsby
“About that. As a matter of fact you needn’t bother to _______. I ______ed. They’re real.”
ascertain
He does not think she is an honest person, but he really likes her.
Who makes Nick feel more comfortable at his first Gatsby party?
Jordan Baker
Gatsby says he attended which prestigious university?
Oxford
"I had gone to two of his parties, mounted in his ______, and, at his urgent invitation, made frequent use of his beach."
hydroplane
Nick is amazed that Meyer Wolfsheim, the man he and Gatsby have lunch with, was involved in what big scandal?
fixing the World Series
What does "Owl Eyes" discover in the library that fascinates him?
What happens when Gatsby is pulled over for speeding?
He flashes a card from the police commissioner and gets away with it.
Why did Daisy almost not make it down the aisle?
"Instead of rambling, this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the ____ nobility of the country-side
staid
What does Nick realize about the time he saw Gatsby staring out at the bay (at the end of Chapter 1)?
Gatsby was looking to Daisy
At the party, Gatsby says he recognized Nick from...
the war
Gatsby is frequently leaving his parties and lunches to...
take phone calls
What is Jordan and Gatsby's plan that they want Nick's help with?
Invite Daisy over for tea so Gatsby can stop by
A man in a long ______ had dismounted from the wreck and now stood in the middle of the road, looking from the car to the tire and from the tire to the observers in a pleasant, puzzled way.
duster
Nick describes himself as "one of the ____ _____ ____ that I have ever known."
few honest people
What had happened to Lucille when she was at Gatsby’s last party, and what did Gatsby do about it?
She tore her dress, so Gatsby sent her an expensive, brand new one.
Gatsby bought the house he did because...
What happened after Tom and Daisy's honeymoon that seemed to change their relationship?
Tom was in a car wreck with another woman
"Suddenly I wasn’t thinking of Daisy and Gatsby any more, but of this clean, hard, limited person, who dealt in universal scepticism, and who leaned back _____ just within the circle of my arm.
jauntily