The Great Gatsby Chapter 3

Question 1 Describe the two ways in which Nick differs from the other guests at Gatsby’s party.

Question 1 Answer Nick has been invited to the party by Gatsby. Once he was there, Nick tried to find Gatsby and introduce himself.

Question 2 What does Nick think of Gatsby when he first meets him?

Question 2 Answer Nick finds Gatsby charming. He is totally different from what Nick expected. Nick is fascinated, and now wants to know the truth about Gatsby.

Question 3 Describe the events and atmosphere of the party.

Question 3 Answer The party is very crowded with wealthy people, most of whom were not invited by Gatsby. No one really knows the truth about him, but they all spread rumors they have heard. There is a lot of drinking and dancing. The atmosphere gets more wild and desperate as the evening progresses.

Question 4 What does the owl-eyed man in the library find extraordinary about Gatsby’s library?

Question 4 Answer He is amazed by the fact that the books are real.

Question 5 What does Nick learn about Jordan Baker after he has spent some time with her?

Question 5 Answer He learns that she is “incurably dishonest”.

Question 6 How does Nick characterize the guests at Gatsby’s party?

Question 6 Answer Nick characterizes most of Gatsby’s guests as self-indulgent and ill-mannered. They are rude to each other and often comically, but hopelessly, drunk.

Question 7 What do his characterizations tell us about how Nick feels about most of these people?

Question 7 Answer He scorns their behavior.

Question 8 What sense of life in the Jazz Age do we get from the description of this party?

Question 8 Answer The party as a whole provides a cutting satirical portrait of the Jazz Age.

Question 9 Describe two incidents involving automobiles in this chapter.

Question 9 Answer The incident at the end of the party. Jordan’s near-accident later in the summer.

Question 10 What role do automobiles seem to play in the novel so far?

Question 10 Answer They are dangerous implements in the hands of careless people.