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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine confide to Nick regarding Myrtle and Tom?
(a) They should get married.
(b) They should be ashamed of their unfaithfulness.
(c) They should continue their current arrangement.
(d) They should stop seeing one another.

2. What does Gatsby tell Nick about his time in the war?
(a) He tried hard to die.
(b) He was afraid most of the time.
(c) He was never promoted.
(d) He did not see any action.

3. What does Nick see in Gatsby’s smile?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Pride.
(c) Eternal reassurance.
(d) Sarcasm.

4. How does Nick remember years later, the celebrities and other affluent people who visited Gatsby’s mansion in the summer of 1922?
(a) He writes a timetable of names.
(b) He took photographs of every guest.
(c) He contacts Gatsby’s domestic help from 1922.
(d) He has a photographic memory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gossip does Miss Baker share with Nick when Daisy leaves the room?

2. When Lucille tears her dress at one of Gatsby’s parties, what does he do?

3. What is one of the rumors about Gatsby that his guests talk about?

4. What does Gatsby’s luncheon guest reveal about an event that took place at the Metropole?

5. How do Tom and Mrs. Wilson remain discreet on the train to New York?

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