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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nick feel when he senses Daisy’s insincerity and sees the smirk on her face?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Angry.

2. How does the narrator describe his cousin’s face?
(a) Aged and lonely.
(b) Happy and bright.
(c) Humorless.
(d) Sad and lovely.

3. What tumultuous event happens not far from Gatsby’s mansion after the party?
(a) One of the guests gets hit by a car.
(b) Two of the guests start fighting.
(c) One of the guests is in a car accident.
(d) One of the guests is robbed.

4. What is Tom’s response when Nick asks if Mr. Wilson objects to Tom seeing Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Her husband has an open mind.
(b) Her husband is too dumb to even know she is alive.
(c) Her husband has his own mistress.
(d) Her husband does not care what she does.

5. What do the two girls in yellow say to Jordan when they see her at Gatsby’s party?
(a) They say that they are sorry she did not win her golf tournament.
(b) They ask her to introduce them to Nick.
(c) They tell her that she looks stunning.
(d) They congratulate her for winning the golf tournament.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick realize about Jordan’s personality the more he sees her?

2. What does Nick tell Gatsby about his behavior at tea?

3. Why does Gatsby drift toward strangers?

4. What does Gatsby’s luncheon guest reveal about an event that took place at the Metropole?

5. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?

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