The Great Gatsby chapters 3 & 4

3-64 According to Nick, what is his cardinal virtue?

" I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."

4-70 Gatsby revealed to Nick where how he attained his wealth:

"My family all died and I came into a great deal of money."

4-71 The two pieces of evidence Gatsby shows Nick to prove two supposed facts of his life:

A metal of valor for his heroic deeds in the war and a picture of him holding a cricket bat taken at Oxford.

4-81 Describe the extremes that Jordan revealed about Daisy from her bridal dinner to her wedding day.

Drunk, threw expensive pears in waste basket, said she wasn't getting married, retrieved the pearls, married Tom.

3-49 Explain the phrase "East Egg condescending to West Egg"

East Egg was new money and looked down on West Egg that was new money

3-55 "She wore her evening dress, all her dresses, like sports clothes-there was a jauntiness about her movements as if she had first learned to walk upon golf courses on clean, crisp mornings." Explain the author's point.

Even when she dressed up, she still walked like a trained athlete

4-78 According to Gatsby, what is Mr. Wolfshiem's occupation and why does Gatsby refer to him as a smart man?

Gambler: he fixed the 1919 World's Series and never got caught

3-52 "I was in the Seventh Infantry until June nineteen-eighteen." Which character revealed this information?

Gatsby

3-48 Lucille rumors that Gatsby had been a German spy during the war. What evidence does another guest present in rebuttal:

Gatsby was in the American army during the war

3-51 "Your face is familiar," he said politely. "weren't you in the Third Division during the war?" Which character asked this question; which character answered this question?

Gatsby, Nick

3-53 "..an elegant young rough-neck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd." Description of which character? and who reports this description?

Gatsby, Nick

3-47 A guest of Gatsby's, Lucille, tore her gown at one of his parties. What was his reaction.

He bought her a new gown

4-72 "Right you are," agreed the policeman tipping his cap. "Know you next time, Mr. Gatsby. Excuse Me!" What did this reveal about Gatsby?

He had friends in high places: he had protection from the police

3-45 The reason that Nick attended Gatsby's party on this particular Saturday:

He received a formal invitation from Gatsby

4-85 How is Nick supposed to get Gatsby and Nick together?

Invite her to tea; but don't let her know anyone else will be present

4-80 A series of events are revealed concerning Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom. Connect the events.

Jay Gatsby is revealed as the lieutenant in the roadster with Daisy, she discontinued her association with soldiers after her mother refused to let her see Gatsby off to war and she was engaged then married a different man, Tom.

4-83 The reader finally is told why Gatsby spoke to Jordan for two hours and what he wants from Nick. Explain this revelation and request.

Jordan reveals that Gatsby bought the house so Daisy would be just across the bay and he wants Nick to invite Daisy to Nick's house for a meeting with Daisy.

3-61 ...the racy, adventurous feel of it at night the the satisfaction that the constant flicker of men and women and machines fives to the restless eye." what is Nick describing?

New York

4-76 "Miss Baker's a great sportswoman, you know, and she'd never do anything that wasn't all right." Explain the irony in this statement made by Gatsby to Nick.

Nick knows that she is habitually dishonest

3-57 "The familiar expression held no more familiarity than the hand which reassuringly brushed my shoulder." What expression is Nick referring to?

Old Sport

3-50 What is the significance of the allusion to Volume One of the "Stoddard Lectures."

One of Gatsby's guest is amazed that the books in the library are real and not cardboard

4-79 Jordan takes the reader to a flashback of Louisville, 1917, and of Daisy sitting in her white roadster with a lieutenant. Explain the significance of this flashback.

Reveals Daisy was popular in Louisville with the soldiers and possibly the lieutenant was Gatsby.

3-59 The apparition that emerged from the wrecked car asked in a slurred manner if they had run out of gas. Why did the author include this almost humorous incident?

Reveals the recklessness of the guests

3-62 What was the story that Nick remembered about Jordan Baker that had eluded him when he first met her?

Suggestion that she had cheated by moving her ball at her first big golf tournament in the semi-final round

4-73 "Anything can happen now that we've slid over this bridge," I thought; "anything at all..." Historically and geographically what is Nick alluding to?

The haughty rivalry between ethnic groups, races and socioeconomic groups in New York during this time period.

4-67 Why does the author have Nick list the names of the West and East visitors to Gatsby's parties?

To show the variety and importance of his quests

4-75 The Juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling. What does Nick mean by "juxtaposition?"

a circumstance where two unlike things are next to one another

4-77 " He's quite a character around New York - a denizen of Broadway. " what is a "denizen?"

a frequenter of a particular place.

3-43 What does the phrase "cataracts of foam" mean?

a large waterfall with foam created on impact

4-82 "Perhaps Daisy never went in for amour at all - and yet there's something in that voice of hers." What is the meaning of amour in this sentence?

a love affair, especially of an illicit or secret nature

3-60 "The caterwauling horns had reached a crescendo"... what is the meaning of "caterwauling" and "crescendo"?

a shrill, discordant sound and a gradual increase in loudness

4-65 A Sunday morning visitor to Gatsby's house suggested this as his illegal profession:

bootlegger

4-69 "And then came the disconcerting ride." What type of ride is "disconcerting " describing?

causing one to feel unsettled

3-54 "an urban distaste for the concrete" Explain the meaning of this description of Jordan as she changes subjects while speaking with Nick concerning Gatsby.

city people did not like to deal with factual information

4-84 Why does Gatsby want to meet Daisy at Nick's house instead of in New York as Jordan had tried to suggests?

he wants Daisy to see his house

3-46 Nick attempted to find his host; however, when he asked people about the hosts they denied vehemently any knowledge of his movements. Define " vehemently" and its function in this sentence.

in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling adverb modifying denied

3-63 How does Nick define Jordan Baker's character?

incurably dishonest

3-58 .."harsh, discordant din"... What does "din" mean in this sentence?

loud, unpleasant constant noise

4-66 Nick notes that many of Gatsby's West Egg visitors (Cohen, Schwartze, McCarty ) were all connected with this business:

movies

4-74 ...whereupon Mr. Wolfshiem swallowed a new sentence he was starting and lapsed into a somnambulatory abstraction." What is meant by "somnambulatory?"

occurring while sleep walking.

4-68 "This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness." What word is punctilious modifying and what is its meaning in this sentence?

strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions

3-44 "Laughter is easier, minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word." What does "prodigality" mean in this sentence?

the trait of spending extravagantly as Gatsby has spent his own money for their merriment in order to meet Daisy.

3-56 ..."rent asunder by dissension"... Explain the phrase's meaning

torn apart by disagreement