Ron's ESOL Classroom
Advanced Reading/Vocabulary
The Great Gatsby
Chapter Three

Vocabulary

1. easy money (46)
2. to saunter (47)
3. escort (n) (49)
4. sinister (54)
5. audible (58)
6. incessant (59)
7. affectation (62)
8. subterfuge (63)
9. insolent (63)

Study Questions

1. Compare the party in Chapter 2 to the one in this chapter.
2. Compare the descriptions of Gatsby's place on the night of the party and on the following day.
3. What are the most prominent colors at the party?
4. In your opinion, why is Gatsby giving this party?
5. How does Gatsby participate in the party?
6. What is Nick's reaction to Gatsby?
7. Why, in your opinion, does Fitzgerald tell us about the auto accident that occurs after the party?
8. What do you learn about Gatsby in this chapter?
9. Describe the development of Nick and Jordan's relationship.

) 1998 Ron Corio and Nichole McVeigh

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