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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Mr. Wilson?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Jubilant.
(c) Spiritless.
(d) Outgoing.

2. What does Nick call the desolate area where the road meets the railroad and is located between West Egg and New York?
(a) Gray gardens.
(b) Valley of ashes.
(c) Land of ash.
(d) Valley of sadness.

3. What is the condition of the narrator’s house?
(a) Well maintained.
(b) Brand new.
(c) Newly painted with a landscaped yard.
(d) An eyesore.

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

5. How does the narrator describe his cousin’s face?
(a) Humorless.
(b) Aged and lonely.
(c) Happy and bright.
(d) Sad and lovely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Nick describe Mrs. McKee?

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

4. How does the narrator describe Tom Buchanan’s body?

5. What quality does the narrator give to Gatsby as he describes the man?

(see the answer key)

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