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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gatsby’s luncheon guest reveal about an event that took place at the Metropole?
(a) Rosy Rosenthal shot three people.
(b) Tom shot Rosy Rosenthal.
(c) Rosy Rosenthal shot himself.
(d) Rosy Rosenthal was shot three times.

2. What do the young ladies at Gatsby’s lawn party speculate about his line of work?
(a) He is a gigolo.
(b) He is a bootlegger.
(c) He is a banker.
(d) He invests in bonds.

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

4. Whom does Myrtle invite up to the apartment while Nick is visiting?
(a) George Wilson.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Mrs. Eberhardt.
(d) Her sister Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.

5. Who has lunch with Gatsby and Nick in the Forty-Second Street cellar?
(a) Miss Baker.
(b) Mr. Wolfsheim.
(c) Mr. Carraway.
(d) Mr. Wilson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Catherine confide to Nick regarding Myrtle and Tom?
(a) They should be ashamed of their unfaithfulness.
(b) They should continue their current arrangement.
(c) They should stop seeing one another.
(d) They should get married.

14. What is the condition of the narrator’s house?
(a) An eyesore.
(b) Well maintained.
(c) Newly painted with a landscaped yard.
(d) Brand new.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick call the desolate area where the road meets the railroad and is located between West Egg and New York?

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

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

4. How does Catherine feel about Gatsby?

5. What gossip does Miss Baker share with Nick when Daisy leaves the room?

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