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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What brings Nick to Mr. Gatsby’s mansion for the first time?
(a) Nick receives and invitation in the mail.
(b) The chauffeur hands Nick a handwritten invitation.
(c) One of Mr. Gatsby’s maids delivers an invitation.
(d) Mr. Gatsby comes to Nick’s door to invite him.

3. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?
(a) Always criticize people who make ignorant comments.
(b) Criticize people that do not live up to your expectations.
(c) Think before criticizing people because many have not had the advantages you have.
(d) Only criticize people who are below your station in life.

4. When the narrator returns from the East, what does he hope not to see again?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Glimpses into the human heart.
(c) The sea.
(d) City lights.

5. Where does a call for Gatsby come from while he is talking with Nick?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Mr. McKee take the two photographs displayed in the downstairs apartment?

3. What lie does Catherine tell about Daisy?

4. What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?

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

(see the answer key)

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