Great Gatsby CH 3 – Flashcards
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What is the significance of oranges and lemons?
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Every Friday, five crates of these fruits arrived from a fruiterer in NY to Mr. Gatsby's house and left every Monday in a pyramid of pulpless halves
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What happened throughout the summer at Gatsby's mansion?
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parties with music and started at nine in the morning and ended long past midnight
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How often did caterers come down to Gatsby's mansion and what did they bring?
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at least once a fortnight with several hundred feet of canvas and a lot of colored lights
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Who arrived by seven o'clock?
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the orchestra with oboes, trombones, saxophones, viols, cornets, and piccolos, and low and high drums
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True or False: Nick had an invitation to Gatsby's party?
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True: "I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited." (page 45)
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Who did Nick see at the party?
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Jordan Baker
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True or False: Jordan won the finals of her golf tournament
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False: "Sorry you didn't win" (page 47)
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What were the names of the two girls in yellow dresses?
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Lucille
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What division was Nick in during the war and what was it called?
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Third: the Ninth Machine- Gun Battalion
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What was so surprising about the man who was in the Seventh Infantry and was talking to Nick about a hydroplane?
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It was the host himself, Gatsby
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Describe Gatsby's wealth. List some of the things that represent wealth.
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His wealth was inherited.
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What kind of people come to Gatsby's parties?
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Newly-rich and famous people and all their friends.
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Why did Nick Carraway go to the party?
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Nick went to Gatsby's party because he got an invite and wanted to know his strange and elusive neighbor better.
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How does Nick meet Gatsby?
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He starts a conversation with him, without knowing it's Gatsby.
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What are some of the stories about Gatsby?
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He is the cousin of a prince, has killed someone, or isn't even real.
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Is Gatsby a "phony"?
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Yes because he has a lot of parties that he doesn't even enjoy and that aren't even for him or the people who show up, they are for Daisy.
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Describe Nick's relationship with Jordan.
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It is just a friendship.
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What story does Nick recall about Jordan?
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she cheated on her golf tournament
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What does Gatsby's formal gesture of waving farewell remind us of?
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end of chapter 1
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What happens at the end of chapter 3
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crashed the car
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What is nick's first opinion of Gatsby
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Nick is fascinated
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What observation does owl eyes make about Gatsby's library
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He calls Gatsby a "regular Belasco" making his home look as real as possible
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Describe the two ways in which Nick differs from the other guests at Gatsby's party.
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Nick doesn't know anyone there, and he was invited.
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What rumors did Nick hears about Gatsby before meeting him?
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•That he killed a man. •He used to be a German Spy.
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What does Nick think of Gatsby when he first meets him?
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Nick doesn't know he is Gatsby.
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Describe two incidents involving automobiles in this chapter. What role do automobiles seem to play in the novel so far?
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Automobiles are a symbol for wealth.
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What does Fitzgerald describe the party (in the passage beginning "By seven o'clock the orchestra has arrived") in the present tense?
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Fitzgerald wants us to experience the party with Nick, not just read about the experience itself.
