• How does Nick describe meeting Gatsby for the first time? Is this a positive or negative experience for
him?
• What do Nick and Gatsby have in common?
• What does Jordan say about Gatsby? What does this reveal about her perception of him?
• How does Nick describe Gatsby's physical appearance? Gatsby's way of speaking?
- How does the author build suspense in this scene?
• What does Gatsby ask Nick to do with him?
- What does Gatsby talk to Jordan about?
• What does Gatsby invite Nick to do?
• What are some of the things that happen at the end of the party? How do these events differ from the events at the beginning of the party? What does this reveal about the people who attend Gatsby's
parties?
• What does Nick emphasize about the timing of the events in the first three chapters?
• How has Nick's impression of New York started to change? Why does it change?
• Why does Nick originally begin to spend time with Jordan? How does Nick's perception of Jordan change the more time he spends with her?
• What two references to driving are mentioned in chapter three? How is the driving ability of some of the characters used to characterize them?