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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Gatsby call to play the piano for Daisy and Nick?
(a) Jordan Baker.
(b) Meyer Wolfsheim.
(c) Dan Cody.
(d) Ewing Klipspringer.

2. What is the weather like on the day of Daisy’s luncheon?
(a) Extremely hot.
(b) Sunny and mild.
(c) Cold.
(d) Raining.

3. How did Gatsby picture himself when he is 17-years old?
(a) An ignorant loser.
(b) A successful farmer.
(c) As the Son of God.
(d) Destined for poverty.

4. Where were the first places Cody and Gatsby sailed to after Gatsby was hired by Cody?
(a) West Indies and the Barbary Coast.
(b) Africa and Asia.
(c) California and Alaska.
(d) Hawaii and Alaska.

5. What does Gatsby say about Daisy’s voice?
(a) It is like a whisper.
(b) It is full of money
(c) It is soothing.
(d) It is shrill.

6. What is Gatsby’s reaction to the afternoon tea with Daisy?
(a) It is perfect.
(b) It is just as he imagined.
(c) It is boring.
(d) It is a terrible mistake.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Wilson find out about the yellow car that hit Myrtle?
(a) It belongs to Daisy.
(b) It belongs to Gatsby.
(c) It belongs to Tom.
(d) It belongs to Jordan.

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

13. What rumor does the New York reporter reveal about Gatsby?
(a) Gatsby lives in a boat.
(b) Gatsby is a gangster.
(c) Gatsby is an introvert.
(d) Gatsby is eccentric.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Gatsby attend the Lutheran college of St. Olaf’s in Minnesota?

3. What does Gatsby say to Nick at two minutes to four?

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

5. How is Gatsby feeling when he stands in Nick’s living room with Daisy?

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