The Great Gatsby Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Great Gatsby Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Nick describe Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Overweight and homely.
(b) Stout and sensuous.
(c) Thin and attractive.
(d) Shapely but plain.

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

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

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

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

9. Which of the following adjectives best describes Mr. Wilson?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Jubilant.
(c) Outgoing.
(d) Spiritless.

10. When the narrator returns from the East, what does he hope not to see again?
(a) The sea.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Glimpses into the human heart.
(d) City lights.

11. How does Nick remember years later, the celebrities and other affluent people who visited Gatsby’s mansion in the summer of 1922?
(a) He writes a timetable of names.
(b) He contacts Gatsby’s domestic help from 1922.
(c) He has a photographic memory.
(d) He took photographs of every guest.

12. What quality does the narrator give to Gatsby as he describes the man?
(a) Something sinister about him.
(b) Something gorgeous about him.
(c) Something evil about him.
(d) Something ethereal about him.

13. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?
(a) She cries and says that she hopes her baby grows up to be a fool.
(b) She says that she knows her baby will grow up to be brilliant.
(c) She claps her hands with joy.
(d) She says it is the happiest day of her life.

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

15. What career does the narrator decide to pursue after he returns from the Great War?
(a) Acting.
(b) Become a coffee merchant.
(c) The bond business.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?

2. What infamous 1919 event was Mr. Wolfsheim involved with?

3. Why does Nick look familiar to Gatsby?

4. What is Myrtle’s opinion of her servants?

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

(see the answer keys)

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