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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick imagine Gatsby’s reaction is to not receiving a message from Daisy?
(a) He lived too long with one dream.
(b) Depression.
(c) Relief.
(d) Indifference .

2. What is Daisy’s emotional state as the day goes on?
(a) She is excited and happy.
(b) She is frightened and despairing.
(c) She is cruel and stubborn.
(d) She is resolved and courageous.

3. What is Gatsby’s financial state when he returns from France?
(a) Penniless.
(b) Up and coming.
(c) Comfortable income.
(d) Wealthy.

4. How does Daisy greet Nick when she arrives in her car?
(a) With an ecstatic smile.
(b) With hearty laughter.
(c) With a bored sigh.
(d) With an annoyed grimace.

5. What did Gatsby learn from living with Cody for five years?
(a) Party and drink hard.
(b) Legal terms.
(c) Trust Ella Kaye.
(d) Drink little.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gatsby meet Dan Cody?

2. Whom does Gatsby call to play the piano for Daisy and Nick?

3. How is Gatsby feeling when he stands in Nick’s living room with Daisy?

4. What is Gatsby’s answer when Tom asks him when he went to Oxford?

5. Whom does Tom tell Daisy to ride home with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of Gatsby and Mr. Wilson at the end of Chapter 8?

2. What does Daisy do during her tea party after she sends Tom out of the room to make drinks?

3. When does Gatsby change his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, and what event causes the name change?

4. What does Gatsby discover about Daisy when he returns home from Oxford?

5. Why does Daisy begin crying when Gatsby shows her all his colorful shirts?

6. Why is Tom feeling panicked as he and Nick drive away from Wilson’s garage in Chapter 7?

7. When Nick returns to his house after meeting with Jordan, why does he think his house is on fire?

8. The morning after Mrs. Wilson’s death, why does Nick jump out of bed and go over to Gatsby’s when he hears a taxi pull into Gatsby’s driveway?

9. Why does Mr. Wilson want to buy Tom’s car?

10. What are the three stages of emotion Gatsby experiences on the night he meets Daisy again for the first time?

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