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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Nick does when he arrives at Gatsby’s party?
(a) Goes to the buffet table.
(b) Tries to find his host.
(c) Tries to find Daisy.
(d) Goes to the bar.

2. Where does the narrator rent a house when he goes east?
(a) East Egg.
(b) Upper Manhattan.
(c) Long Island Sound.
(d) New York City.

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

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

5. Why does Gatsby buy his mansion on the bay?
(a) So he can sail.
(b) To be across from Daisy.
(c) He loves the sea.
(d) To watch the fishermen.

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

7. What does Lucille reveal about the man she almost married?
(a) He is wealthy and educated.
(b) He is too good for her.
(c) He would have been a good husband.
(d) He is below her.

8. How does Nick describe Mrs. McKee?
(a) Silent and creepy.
(b) Loud and manly.
(c) Quiet and comely.
(d) Shrill and horrible.

9. Who is the slender young woman with the charming face that emanates discontent whom Nick meets at dinner with the Buchanan’s?
(a) Mrs. Buchanan.
(b) Mrs. Baker.
(c) Miss Baker.
(d) Miss Daisy.

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

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

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

13. Why does Tom slap Mrs. Wilson, breaking her nose?
(a) She mentions Daisy’s name.
(b) She insults his career.
(c) She says that he is not a gentleman.
(d) She insults his career.

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

15. What is Myrtle’s opinion of her servants?
(a) They are trustworthy people.
(b) She is grateful to have them.
(c) They are hard workers.
(d) She has to keep after them all the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myrtle Wilson buy from an old man as she waits in a taxicab in New York City?

2. What tumultuous event happens not far from Gatsby’s mansion after the party?

3. Where does Catherine tell Nick that Mr. Gatsby acquired his wealth?

4. What arrives from New York to Gatsby’s house every Friday?

5. Who has lunch with Gatsby and Nick in the Forty-Second Street cellar?

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