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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What car does Tom want to drive when they all leave the tea party?
(a) Tom’s coupe.
(b) Gatsby’s car.
(c) Nick’s car.
(d) Jordan’s car.

2. Why is Nick surprised when he enters his living room with Daisy?
(a) Tom is standing there.
(b) Jordan is sitting in a chair.
(c) Mrs. Wilson is standing there.
(d) It is deserted.

3. Who does Gatsby want to talk about as he and Nick sit in the dark smoking cigarettes?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Mr. Wilson.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mrs. Wilson.

4. At the tea, how long has it been since Daisy and Gatsby have seen one another?
(a) Five days.
(b) Five years.
(c) Five months.
(d) Five weeks.

5. What is Daisy’s emotional state as the day goes on?
(a) She is cruel and stubborn.
(b) She is excited and happy.
(c) She is resolved and courageous.
(d) She is frightened and despairing.

6. What does Nick tell Gatsby when Gatsby talks about his past with Daisy?
(a) You and Daisy will bring the past back to life.
(b) Daisy will leave Tom for you.
(c) You will get Daisy back again.
(d) You cannot repeat the past.

7. What does Gatsby find most entrancing about Daisy?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her lips.

8. Where are Tom and Daisy when Gatsby returns to her home?
(a) In Daisy’s house.
(b) Waiting for Gatsby at the train.
(c) On their wedding trip.
(d) At Jordan Baker’s house.

9. How does Daisy greet Nick when she arrives in her car?
(a) With hearty laughter.
(b) With an ecstatic smile.
(c) With a bored sigh.
(d) With an annoyed grimace.

10. How long are Daisy and Gatsby in love before he goes off to war?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Five months.
(d) Five years.

11. What is Gatsby’s birth name?
(a) James Gatz.
(b) Jay Gatz.
(c) Jacob Gatz.
(d) John Gatz.

12. What does Nick realize he must do when he hears a taxi arrive at Gatsby’s at dawn?
(a) Give him a warning.
(b) Give him a message from Daisy.
(c) Go to Gatsby’s for breakfast.
(d) Meet Gatsby at Daisy’s house.

13. How does Gatsby feel about women?
(a) Revolted.
(b) Awestruck
(c) Contemptuous.
(d) Admiring.

14. What is one of the last things Mr. Wilson says to Myrtle?
(a) You can fool me but not God.
(b) You are the love of my life.
(c) You are my best friend.
(d) I am leaving you.

15. What type of people were Gatsby’s parents?
(a) Dependable and successful farmers.
(b) Shiftless and unsuccessful farmers.
(c) Poor but hard working farmers.
(d) Lazy and poor fishermen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick see as he looks through Daisy and Tom’s window?

2. What does Gatsby say about Daisy’s voice?

3. What rumor does the New York reporter reveal about Gatsby?

4. What is Gatsby’s financial state when he returns from France?

5. Why does Nick go outside in the rain during tea?

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