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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tumultuous event happens not far from Gatsby’s mansion after the party?
(a) One of the guests is in a car accident.
(b) One of the guests is robbed.
(c) Two of the guests start fighting.
(d) One of the guests gets hit by a car.

2. What does Nick call the desolate area where the road meets the railroad and is located between West Egg and New York?
(a) Gray gardens.
(b) Valley of sadness.
(c) Land of ash.
(d) Valley of ashes.

3. What does Nick realize as Gatsby continues telling him about his past?
(a) Gatsby’s life is boring.
(b) Gatsby is being truthful.
(c) Gatsby is lying.
(d) Gatsby has an interesting past.

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

5. What arrives from New York to Gatsby’s house every Friday?
(a) Five crates of bananas and limes.
(b) Five crates of apples and pears.
(c) Five crates of bananas and oranges.
(d) Five crates of oranges and lemons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of house do the narrator’s old friends live in?

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

3. How does Catherine feel about Gatsby?

4. What does Gatsby invite Nick to do on the morning after the party?

5. Why does Nick decide not to call out to Gatsby when he sees him standing outside?

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