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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nick decide not to call out to Gatsby when he sees him standing outside?
(a) Gatsby seems content to be alone.
(b) A young lady joins Gatsby.
(c) Gatsby looks distraught.
(d) Gatsby looks annoyed by something.

2. Why does Tom slap Mrs. Wilson, breaking her nose?
(a) She insults his career.
(b) She mentions Daisy’s name.
(c) She says that he is not a gentleman.
(d) She insults his career.

3. What is Tom Buchanan’s view of racial equality?
(a) All races are equal.
(b) If the dominant white race does not remain alert, the inferior races will take over.
(c) The inferior races are Nordic.
(d) Civilizations would thrive if all the races worked together as brothers.

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

5. What career does the narrator decide to pursue after he returns from the Great War?
(a) Become a coffee merchant.
(b) The bond business.
(c) Acting.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?

2. How does Nick feel as he walks among the affluent guests at Gatsby’s mansion?

3. What is the first thing Nick does when he arrives at Gatsby’s party?

4. What is Tom’s response when Nick asks if Mr. Wilson objects to Tom seeing Mrs. Wilson?

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

(see the answer key)

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