gatsby chapters 3 4 sgx - Mt Carmel Area School District

1 3/4/20141 Briefly describe the party at gatsby s house Hundreds of people, from both West Egg and East Egg, show up by the dozens to drink, dance and carry on from morning until nightHow do the guests behave at gatsby s parties? They drink, dance and carry on, not caring how they behave or what damage they may cause; they display, as Nick says, the behavior associated with amusement parksWhat does gatsby do for a woman who tore her dress at a previous party? What does her friend think of the gesture? Why, do you believe, gatsby did this? He got her name and address and sent her a brand new evening gown for $265 She says there s something funny about a man who would do something like that Like the friend said, he doesn t seem to want any trouble with anybody; he wants to impress everyoneWho does Nick notice at the party?

2 How does she appear to view the party? Jordan Baker Almost with contempt, as if she were too sophisticated to even be at a party like thisWhat observation does Owl-Eyes make about gatsby s library? What is the significance of this, along with the books not having been cut? The library contains real books, though the pages have yet to be cut, meaning they have not been read It means that gatsby bought the books simply to impress those who go into his library. He s also pretending to be an intellectual, or well-educatedWhen Nick first meets gatsby , he discovers he has a connection to him.

3 What is it? They both served in France during World War IWhat term does gatsby often call people when talking to them? Old sport When gatsby reappears on the marble steps, how is it similar to the first time Nick sees him at the end of chapter 2? Earlier, at the end of chapter 2, he is alone, looking out across the bay for the thing he desires. Here, he is again alone, although in a sea of people, looking for that very thing3/4/20142 Who meets privately with gatsby ? What does gatsby tell this person? Jordan Baker A story that was simply amazing. However, she wouldn t immediately tell Nick what it was he saidWhat happens at the end of the party as the guests are leaving?

4 A drunken guest crashes his car into a ditch, and the wheel comes off; one of passengers is Owl-EyesWhat story does Nick recall about Jordan, and what causes him to remember this? She had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semifinal round of a golf tournament Nick remembers this scandal as he and Jordan are at a house-party together in Warwick, where she leaves a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down, and then lies about itWhat is Jordan s response when, after nearly striking a workman along the road, Nick scolds her for being a rotten driver ? What s her response when Nick wonders what would happen if she met somebody as careless as herself?

5 Jordan says other people are more careful than herself and will keep out of her way because, It takes two to make an accident She says, I hope I never will. I hate careless people. That s why I like you. How does Nick describe himself at the end of chapter 3? As one of the few honest people he had ever knownWhat s gatsby accused of being by young ladies attending his party at the start of chapter 4? He s accused of being a bootlegger , or someone who makes or sells liquor illegallyWhere does gatsby say he came from and what was his family like? He says they were from San Francisco, but they all had died, leaving him a good deal of moneyFrom what country did gatsby receive a medal For Valour Extraordinary ?

6 The tiny country of MontenegroWhy does gatsby show Nick the war medal and the picture of him at Oxford? To prove to Nick he is what he claims to be: a soldier and hero from World War I who had attended Oxford University in England3/4/20143 How does gatsby get out of a speeding ticket? He waves a Christmas card from the police commissioner in front of the police officer, who lets him go. gatsby tells Nick he was able to do the commissioner a favor once and he sends him a Christmas card every yearWhat happened to Meyer Wolfshiem s friend Rosy Rosenthal? What does this tell you about Wolfsheim?

7 He was shot and killed outside the old Metropole restaurant, located across the street from where they were having lunch That Wolfshiem is associated with gangstersWho fixed the 1919 World Series, according to gatsby ? Meyer Wolfsheim, a business connection to GatsbyWhat scene does Jordan Baker recall that occurred several years before in Louisville? Daisy and a soldier sitting in Daisy s little white roadster, the two apparently in loveWhat does Daisy s parents stop her from doing? From going to New York and saying goodbye to gatsby before he shipped out for EuropeWhat gift does Tom Buchanan give to Daisy a day before their wedding?

8 A pearl necklace worth $350,000 What is Daisy s condition a half an hour before the bridal dinner, and what caused it? She is drunk and has tossed the pearl necklace in the trash She apparently received a letter from gatsby , her true loveWhat happens to Tom shortly after he and Daisy return from the honeymoon? He s involved in a car crash in California, and it was reported that a chambermaid from a nearby hotel was in the car with himWhy, according to Jordan, did gatsby buy a home in West Egg? So he could be right across the bay from Daisy, in hopes that, one day, she would show up at one of his parties3/4/20144 What is it that gatsby wants Jordan to arrange through Nick?

9 He wants to have a meeting with Daisy in Nick s home, so Daisy can see his home that he purchased right next doorWhat does Jordan mean when she says that Daisy ought to have something in her life ? She believes Daisy ought to have the love and respect that she doesn t receive from her husba