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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nick go outside in the rain during tea?
(a) Nick is angry with Daisy.
(b) Daisy and Nick are angry with him.
(c) Daisy and Gatsby no longer see him.
(d) Nick is angry with Gatsby.

2. What does Gatsby say to Nick at two minutes to four?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is going home.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He would like some brandy.

3. Where did Gatsby live as a boy?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

4. What is Tom’s reaction to Gatsby’s revelation about his relationship with Daisy?
(a) Daisy can leave forever.
(b) Daisy is an idiot.
(c) Daisy gets foolish ideas in her head.
(d) Daisy is immature.

5. What does Nick discover when he rushes to Gatsby’s house?
(a) Gatsby and his butler are dead.
(b) Gatsby and Jordan are dead.
(c) Gatsby and Wilson are dead.
(d) Gatsby and Tom are dead.

6. What is Gatsby’s financial state when he returns from France?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Comfortable income.
(c) Penniless.
(d) Up and coming.

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

8. Where does Daisy suggest she and her guests go during the luncheon?
(a) Gatsby's boat.
(b) The theatre.
(c) Over to Gatsby’s for a swim.
(d) Town.

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

10. Whom does Tom tell Daisy to ride home with?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Nick.
(d) Gatsby.

11. How is Jordan’s voice when she calls Nick at his office?
(a) Excited and friendly.
(b) Dull and quiet.
(c) Fresh and cool.
(d) Harsh and dry.

12. How does Gatsby look when he arrives at Nick’s for tea?
(a) Pale but energetic.
(b) Sun tanned and healthy.
(c) Pale and tired.
(d) Energetic and well-rested.

13. How is Gatsby feeling when he stands in Nick’s living room with Daisy?
(a) Bored.
(b) Distraught.
(c) Confident.
(d) Nonchalant.

14. What does Nick see as he looks through Daisy and Tom’s window?
(a) They are sitting at opposite sides of the room.
(b) They are intimately holding hands.
(c) They are dancing.
(d) They are arguing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick tell Gatsby when Gatsby talks about his past with Daisy?

2. What does Nick imagine Gatsby’s reaction is to not receiving a message from Daisy?

3. Why does Nick think his house is on fire when he returns from his visit with Jordan?

4. Where does Nick wait while Gatsby and Daisy talk?

5. What does Wilson find out about the yellow car that hit Myrtle?

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