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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What comment does the stout, middle-aged man that Nick and Jordan meet in the library say about Gatsby’s books?
(a) All the books are written in a foreign language.
(b) The books have no pages.
(c) All the books are real.
(d) Every book is the same.

4. What does Nick see in Gatsby’s smile?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Eternal reassurance.
(c) Pride.
(d) Sarcasm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of house do the narrator’s old friends live in?

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

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

5. How does Nick feel when he senses Daisy’s insincerity and sees the smirk on her face?

(see the answer key)

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