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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request does Nick make of Daisy when he asks her to tea?
(a) Bring Jordan.
(b) Do not bring Jordan.
(c) Do not bring Tom.
(d) Bring Tom.

2. What does Tom find out about Gatsby’s drugstores in Chicago?
(a) They were making a fortune.
(b) He bootlegged grain alcohol from them.
(c) They were bankrupt.
(d) They were a front for illegal gambling.

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

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

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

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

7. How long did it take Gatsby to earn enough money to buy his mansion?
(a) Three years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five months

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

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

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

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

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

13. What item does Wilson find wrapped up in the drawer that upsets him?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) An expensive dog leash.
(c) A letter from Myrtle.
(d) A pearl necklace.

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

15. Why does Gatsby fire all his servants?
(a) They asked for more money.
(b) They are lazy.
(c) To avoid gossip.
(d) They steal from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the stain on the workbench in Wilson’s garage?

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

3. What does Nick realize he must do when he hears a taxi arrive at Gatsby’s at dawn?

4. What is Gatsby’s reaction when he looks at Pammy?

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

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