5. At the beginning of Chapter 3, Fitzgerald spends 2 pages describing Gatsby's party preparations: “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York-every Monday these
same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves...At least once a fortnight a
corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a
Christmas tree of Gatsby's enormous garden..."
Which of the following BEST describes Fitzgerald's purpose in including all of this detail?
a. This description demonstrates just how reckless and lawless Gatsby is, because he spends all of
his money to consume alcohol with strangers every weekend.
b. This description reveals Gatsby's obsession with citrus fruits and caterers, which shows how he
fixates on certain items to an extreme.
c. This description mirrors Gatsby's meticulous preparations and highlights the extravagance that
goes into each party, demonstrating that Gatsby is clearly putting on a show.
d. This description reveals shows how overwhelmed Nick is by his next door neighbor.