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

2. When Lucille tears her dress at one of Gatsby’s parties, what does he do?
(a) Tells her he is not responsible.
(b) Tells her she is to blame.
(c) Buys her a new dress.
(d) Gives her his sweater to wear.

3. What object does Nick remind Daisy of?
(a) Granite slab.
(b) Driftwood.
(c) A rose.
(d) Petrified wood.

4. What does Nick think the young Englishmen at Gatsby’s party are selling?
(a) Bonds, insurance or automobiles.
(b) Real estate, insurance or clothing.
(c) Insurance, jewelry or gold bricks.
(d) Bonds, real estate or automobiles.

5. Who is Jordan’s escort to Gatsby’s party?
(a) A banker.
(b) A college professor.
(c) A golf champion.
(d) A persistent undergraduate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Wilson’s reaction when Mrs. McKee compliments her dress?

2. Why does Gatsby drift toward strangers?

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

4. What is the name of the young soldier Daisy dated in 1917?

5. What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?

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