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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Cody hired Gatsby, how many times did they sail around the continent?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Once.

2. What is Gatsby’s response when Daisy asks him how he lives in such a huge house all alone?
(a) He keeps it full of interesting people.
(b) He has small dinner parties.
(c) He hosts dinners for the poor.
(d) He enjoys solitude.

3. What does Gatsby say when Tom confronts him about Daisy?
(a) Daisy loves Gatsby.
(b) Daisy always loved Tom.
(c) Daisy loves Nick.
(d) Daisy wants to live alone.

4. Why can’t Nick get through to Gatsby on the phone after his conversation with Jordan?
(a) Gatsby disconnected his phone.
(b) Gatsby is on the phone with Mr. Wilson.
(c) Gatsby’s line is held open for a call from Detroit.
(d) Gatsby is on the phone with Daisy.

5. What is Daisy’s emotional state when Nick comes back into the room?
(a) Angry.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Crying.
(d) Glowing.

6. Where is Gatsby when he receives Daisy’s letter informing him of her relationship with Tom?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Long Island Sound.
(c) Dan Cody’s boat.
(d) War.

7. How did Dan Cody become wealthy?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Copper.
(c) Gold.
(d) Inheritance.

8. What is the condition of Myrtle Wilson’s sister on the night of the accident?
(a) Sick.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Hysterical.

9. Who arrives on horseback to Gatsby’s house on a Sunday afternoon while Nick is visiting?
(a) Tom Buchanan, Jordan Baker and Daisy.
(b) Tom Buchanan, Mr. Sloan and a woman.
(c) Mr. Sloan, Jordan Baker and a woman.
(d) Jordan Baker, Daisy and Lucille.

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

11. What is Wilson doing in his garage after his wife’s death?
(a) Pacing the floor.
(b) Packing her clothes.
(c) Sitting and rocking.
(d) Throwing his tools around.

12. As Gatsby is about to kiss Daisy for the first time, what does he realize about his life?
(a) He will regret the kiss.
(b) He will never be faithful.
(c) His mind will become more God-like.
(d) His mind will never be like the mind of God again.

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

14. How does Gatsby meet Dan Cody?
(a) Gatsby rows out to Cody’s yacht.
(b) At one of Gatsby’s dinner parties.
(c) Nick’s home.
(d) The theatre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Tom and Daisy when Gatsby returns to her home?

2. Whom does Gatsby call to play the piano for Daisy and Nick?

3. Why does Daisy begin to cry as Gatsby shows her his many shirts?

4. What item does Wilson find wrapped up in the drawer that upsets him?

5. Why does Wilson need money?

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