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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Catherine feel about Gatsby?
(a) She is falling in love with him.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) She finds him boring.
(d) She thinks he is selfish.

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

3. 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.

4. Which of the following best describes Myrtle’s sister?
(a) Slender and worldly.
(b) Slender and naive.
(c) Thin and sickly.
(d) Obese and sweaty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What career does the narrator decide to pursue after he returns from the Great War?

2. What lie does Catherine tell about Daisy?

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

4. Who is the slender young woman with the charming face that emanates discontent whom Nick meets at dinner with the Buchanan’s?

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

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