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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) Rosy Rosenthal shot himself.
(c) Tom shot Rosy Rosenthal.
(d) Rosy Rosenthal was shot three times.

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

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

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

5. What view does the narrator have from his new home?
(a) The water, his neighbor’s lawn and the mansions of millionaires.
(b) A wharf with fishing boats coming and going.
(c) City lights and traffic.
(d) An elementary school and a bus stop.

6. What does Gatsby tell Nick is one of his family’s traditions?
(a) To be educated at Oxford
(b) To be educated at Harvard
(c) To be educated at Purdue
(d) To be educated at Yale

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

8. What do the two girls in yellow say to Jordan when they see her at Gatsby’s party?
(a) They congratulate her for winning the golf tournament.
(b) They tell her that she looks stunning.
(c) They say that they are sorry she did not win her golf tournament.
(d) They ask her to introduce them to Nick.

9. What is Mrs. Wilson’s reaction when Mrs. McKee compliments her dress?
(a) Disdain.
(b) Thankfulness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Embarrassment.

10. What does Nick hear coming from Gatsby’s home on summer nights?
(a) Arguments.
(b) Dogs barking.
(c) Music.
(d) Cats fighting.

11. Who is Jordan’s escort to Gatsby’s party?
(a) A golf champion.
(b) A banker.
(c) A college professor.
(d) A persistent undergraduate.

12. 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 invests in bonds.
(d) He is a banker.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Mr. Wilson?

2. Whom does Myrtle invite up to the apartment while Nick is visiting?

3. How do Tom’s acquaintances feel about him bringing a mistress to popular restaurants?

4. How does Nick remember years later, the celebrities and other affluent people who visited Gatsby’s mansion in the summer of 1922?

5. Why does the police officer apologize to Gatsby after stopping him for speeding?

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