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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gatsby want Jordan Baker to ask Nick?
(a) To invite Tom and Gatsby to dinner.
(b) To have a picnic with Gatsby and Jordan.
(c) To invite Daisy and Gatsby to dinner.
(d) To tell Gatsby what Nick thinks of him.

2. Who was the man that stayed over at Gatsby’s so often that he became known as “the boarder”?
(a) Snell
(b) Endive
(c) Klipspringer
(d) Wilson

3. What brings Nick to Mr. Gatsby’s mansion for the first time?
(a) One of Mr. Gatsby’s maids delivers an invitation.
(b) Mr. Gatsby comes to Nick’s door to invite him.
(c) Nick receives and invitation in the mail.
(d) The chauffeur hands Nick a handwritten invitation.

4. 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.

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

6. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?
(a) Always criticize people who make ignorant comments.
(b) Think before criticizing people because many have not had the advantages you have.
(c) Criticize people that do not live up to your expectations.
(d) Only criticize people who are below your station in life.

7. What infamous 1919 event was Mr. Wolfsheim involved with?
(a) Killing his business partner.
(b) Killing his wife.
(c) Fixing the World Series.
(d) Abandoning his children.

8. How do Tom and Mrs. Wilson remain discreet on the train to New York?
(a) Mrs. Wilson sits with Nick.
(b) They sit in different cars.
(c) They sit across the aisle from one another.
(d) Mrs. Wilson sits behind Tom.

9. 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) The daily newspaper.
(d) A puppy.

10. Why does Gatsby drift toward strangers?
(a) To forget his sadness.
(b) He does not want friends.
(c) To remain a mystery.
(d) To make an impression.

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

12. What is the name of the young soldier Daisy dated in 1917?
(a) Nick Carraway.
(b) Jay Gatsby.
(c) Cecil Roebuck.
(d) Tom Buchanan.

13. How does Nick feel when he senses Daisy’s insincerity and sees the smirk on her face?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Uneasy.

14. What is Tom Buchanan’s view of racial equality?
(a) All races are equal.
(b) The inferior races are Nordic.
(c) If the dominant white race does not remain alert, the inferior races will take over.
(d) Civilizations would thrive if all the races worked together as brothers.

15. Where did Mr. McKee take the two photographs displayed in the downstairs apartment?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Long Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which previous acquaintance does Nick meet as he searches the mansion for Gatsby?

2. Why is Nick angry with Gatsby as they drive in Gatsby’s fancy car?

3. What lie does Catherine tell about Daisy?

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

5. How does Nick describe Mrs. Wilson?

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