Chapter 3 Quiz — The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Comprehension Quiz: Chapter 3
How does Nick receive his invitation to Gatsby's party?
- Jordan Baker brings him a handwritten note from Gatsby
- A chauffeur in a robin's-egg-blue uniform delivers a formal note to his lawn
- Gatsby telephones Nick at the Probity Trust to invite him personally
- Nick finds an engraved invitation slipped under his front door
What does Owl Eyes compare Gatsby to after examining his library?
- A Rockefeller whose wealth exceeds his taste
- A Belasco whose stagecraft achieves perfect realism
- A Carnegie whose philanthropy masks deeper motives
- A Barnum whose showmanship relies on pure deception
What subject do Nick and the unidentified man (Gatsby) discuss before Gatsby reveals his identity?
- The bond market and investment opportunities in New York
- The quality of the champagne and the orchestra's performance
- Their shared military service in France during World War I
- The rumors circulating about their mysterious host
What detail about Gatsby's books surprises Owl Eyes the most?
- They are all first editions worth a fortune
- They are real books with actual pages, not cardboard fakes
- They are all written in foreign languages he cannot read
- They are all inscribed with personal dedications to Gatsby
What scandal from Jordan Baker's past does Nick recall in this chapter?
- She was accused of accepting bribes to lose a tennis championship
- She was caught forging a college diploma to join an exclusive club
- She was accused of moving her ball from a bad lie during a golf tournament
- She was suspected of stealing jewelry from a hostess at a house party
What does Jordan whisper to Nick after her private meeting with Gatsby?
- That Gatsby has asked her to arrange a meeting with someone
- That she has "just heard the most amazing thing"
- That Gatsby confided his true identity and background to her
- That Gatsby wants Nick to work for him in a business venture
Where does Nick work and study during the summer described in Chapter 3?
- He works at a law firm on Wall Street and studies at Columbia in the evenings
- He works at the Probity Trust and studies investments at the Yale Club library
- He works at a publishing house in Midtown and reads novels at the public library
- He works at a brokerage on Broad Street and takes finance courses at NYU
What happens to the car that crashes after the party?
- It rolls over into a swimming pool at the end of the driveway
- It collides with a tree and catches fire near the main road
- It goes into a ditch and loses a wheel after hitting a wall
- It rear-ends another vehicle while trying to leave the crowded drive
Which of the following events actually occurs in Chapter 3?
- Nick gets into a fistfight with Jordan's undergraduate escort
- Gatsby dances with Jordan on the canvas platform in the garden
- A celebrated tenor sings in Italian and a contralto sings in jazz
- Tom Buchanan arrives at the party and confronts Gatsby publicly
Which of the following does NOT happen in Chapter 3?
- Nick has a brief affair with a girl from Jersey City
- Gatsby tells Nick directly about his past at Oxford
- Two wives are "lifted kicking into the night" by their husbands
- A woman tears her gown at the party and Gatsby sends her a replacement
In the sentence "Laughter is easier, minute by minute, spilled with prodigality," what does "prodigality" most nearly mean?
- Careful restraint and measured control
- Reckless extravagance and lavish excess
- Bitter sarcasm and cutting wit
- Quiet dignity and understated grace
When Nick says "As our credulity switched back to her," what does "credulity" mean?
- Suspicion and deep-seated distrust of others
- Anger and visible frustration with dishonesty
- A willingness to believe things too readily
- Boredom and loss of interest in conversation
What does "subterfuges" mean in the passage about Jordan Baker dealing in them "when she was very young"?
- Athletic competitions requiring physical endurance
- Social gatherings among elite members of society
- Tricks or deceptions used to achieve a concealed goal
- Financial investments managed through trusted advisors
What behavior distinguishes Gatsby from his own party guests?
- He greets every guest personally at the front entrance
- He performs a musical number with the orchestra
- He does not drink and grows "more correct" as the revelry increases
- He changes costumes three times throughout the evening
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