The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 Quiz

The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 questions

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1. How does Nick come to be at Gatsby's party, unlike most of the guests?
   He is sent by his office · He is actually invited · Tom Buchanan brings him · He arrives with Jordan Baker
2. Guests at the party say Gatsby killed a man and that he was a German spy in the war. What does the chapter gain by giving us these rumours first?
   They prove he fought in France · They confirm Tom's suspicions · They keep the host unknowable · They explain his wealth plainly
3. What astonishes the drunken man Nick finds in Gatsby's library?
   That no one else has come in · That the shelves are empty · That the room has no windows · That the books are real
4. What does Nick single out about Gatsby's smile when the two of them finally meet?
   It seemed to understand him fully · It made him look much older · It never reached his tired eyes · It vanished as soon as he turned
5. Driving home with Nick, Jordan passes a workman close enough to flick a button off his coat. What does the exchange reveal about her?
   She blames Nick for the near miss · She assumes others will be careful · She has never learned to drive · She is frightened of fast cars

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