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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Mr. Sloan, Jordan Baker and a woman.
(d) Tom Buchanan, Mr. Sloan and a woman.

2. What is Gatsby’s answer when Tom asks him when he went to Oxford?
(a) He went for three months in 1919.
(b) He went for five months in 1919.
(c) He went for two years beginning in 1922.
(d) He did not go at all.

3. What were two of Gatsby’s jobs after he left his parent’s home?
(a) Clam digger and salmon-fisher.
(b) Gardener and cook.
(c) Miner and cobbler.
(d) Gambler and gardener.

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

5. What is the first thing Daisy does when Tom leaves the room to make drinks?
(a) Argues with Nick.
(b) Flops on the couch.
(c) Kisses Gatsby.
(d) Kisses Nick.

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

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

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

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

10. What is Gatsby’s reaction when he looks at Pammy?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Tenderness.
(c) Dislike.
(d) Annoyance.

11. How does Gatsby amuse himself as he waits for Daisy’s call?
(a) Goes for a swim in the pool.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Takes a walk around his estate.
(d) Goes sailing.

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

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

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

15. Who stays with Mr. Wilson until dawn after his wife’s death?
(a) Gatsby.
(b) Nick.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Michaelis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gatsby live as a boy?

2. What does Tom find out about Gatsby’s drugstores in Chicago?

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

4. What is one of the last things Mr. Wilson says to Myrtle?

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

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