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1. Describe Gatsby's parties. Give as much detail as you can.

2. Why do so many uninvited people attend Gatsby's parties? How do people behave at the parties?

3. Two girls gossip with Jordan Baker. What rumor do they spread? Why is this incident important?

4. Who is Owl Eyes and what does he notice about Gatsby's books? Why is this significant?

5. How does Nick meet Gatsby? What do they discuss?

6. What happens at the close of Gatsby's party? Why is this incident significant?

7. Nick Pauses from the story near the end of Chapter 3. What does he want the reader to know? why?

8. What is Jordan Baker like? Why doesn't Nick mind that she is dishonest?

9. What phrase does Gatsby repeatedly use? Why might he call Nick this?

10. What is Nick Carraway's "cardinal Virtue"?