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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?
(a) She says that she knows her baby will grow up to be brilliant.
(b) She claps her hands with joy.
(c) She says it is the happiest day of her life.
(d) She cries and says that she hopes her baby grows up to be a fool.

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

3. What view does the narrator have from his new home?
(a) An elementary school and a bus stop.
(b) City lights and traffic.
(c) A wharf with fishing boats coming and going.
(d) The water, his neighbor’s lawn and the mansions of millionaires.

4. How do Tom and Mrs. Wilson remain discreet on the train to New York?
(a) Mrs. Wilson sits with Nick.
(b) They sit across the aisle from one another.
(c) Mrs. Wilson sits behind Tom.
(d) They sit in different cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of the narrator’s house?

2. Where does the narrator rent a house when he goes east?

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

4. When the narrator returns from the East, what does he hope not to see again?

5. Whom does Myrtle invite up to the apartment while Nick is visiting?

(see the answer key)

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