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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nick hear coming from Gatsby’s home on summer nights?
(a) Arguments.
(b) Dogs barking.
(c) Music.
(d) Cats fighting.

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

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

5. 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) The daily newspaper.
(c) A roasted chestnut.
(d) A puppy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Nick finds out Miss Baker’s name is Jordan, where does he remember seeing her before?

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

4. What does Nick see in Gatsby’s smile?

5. What is Myrtle’s opinion of her servants?

(see the answer key)

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