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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jordan’s escort to Gatsby’s party?
(a) A persistent undergraduate.
(b) A banker.
(c) A college professor.
(d) A golf champion.

2. What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?
(a) Looking up at the stars and trembling.
(b) Drinking brandy on his front lawn.
(c) Driving his sports car.
(d) Strolling arm-in-arm with a young lady.

3. How does Nick describe Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Shapely but plain.
(b) Stout and sensuous.
(c) Thin and attractive.
(d) Overweight and homely.

4. Who is the slender young woman with the charming face that emanates discontent whom Nick meets at dinner with the Buchanan’s?
(a) Mrs. Baker.
(b) Miss Baker.
(c) Miss Daisy.
(d) Mrs. Buchanan.

5. Where does Catherine tell Nick that Mr. Gatsby acquired his wealth?
(a) Kaiser Wilhelm.
(b) Oil investments.
(c) His father.
(d) Gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myrtle Wilson buy from an old man as she waits in a taxicab in New York City?

2. Which of the following best describes Myrtle’s sister?

3. Where does Nick first meet Tom’s girlfriend?

4. What tumultuous event happens not far from Gatsby’s mansion after the party?

5. What does Nick call the desolate area where the road meets the railroad and is located between West Egg and New York?

(see the answer key)

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