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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucille reveal about the man she almost married?
(a) He would have been a good husband.
(b) He is wealthy and educated.
(c) He is too good for her.
(d) He is below her.

2. How does the narrator describe Tom Buchanan’s body?
(a) Effeminate.
(b) Obese.
(c) Skeletal.
(d) A cruel body.

3. Why does Nick decide not to call out to Gatsby when he sees him standing outside?
(a) Gatsby looks distraught.
(b) Gatsby seems content to be alone.
(c) A young lady joins Gatsby.
(d) Gatsby looks annoyed by something.

4. What does Myrtle Wilson buy from an old man as she waits in a taxicab in New York City?
(a) A bouquet of roses.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A roasted chestnut.
(d) The daily newspaper.

5. Where did Mr. McKee take the two photographs displayed in the downstairs apartment?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York City.
(d) Long Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What view does the narrator have from his new home?

2. Which of the following best describes Myrtle’s sister?

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

4. What is Tom Buchanan’s view of racial equality?

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

(see the answer key)

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