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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the narrator visit at the beginning of his first summer in his new residence?
(a) Several of his new neighbors.
(b) His second cousin, Daisy Buchanan and her husband, Tom.
(c) His mother and father who come to visit.
(d) His business associate.

2. How does Nick describe Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Thin and attractive.
(b) Shapely but plain.
(c) Overweight and homely.
(d) Stout and sensuous.

3. While talking to Nick, what does Gatsby reveal about his family?
(a) They retired to Florida.
(b) They are poor Canadians.
(c) They are a wealthy, San Francisco family.
(d) They are middle-class New Yorkers.

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 wealthy and educated.
(d) He is below her.

5. Which previous acquaintance does Nick meet as he searches the mansion for Gatsby?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Jordan Baker.
(c) Tom.
(d) Myrtle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the man that stayed over at Gatsby’s so often that he became known as “the boarder”?

3. What comment does the stout, middle-aged man that Nick and Jordan meet in the library say about Gatsby’s books?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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