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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick imagine Gatsby’s reaction is to not receiving a message from Daisy?
(a) Depression.
(b) He lived too long with one dream.
(c) Relief.
(d) Indifference .

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

3. How has Gatsby’s life been during the years he has been away from Daisy?
(a) Affluent and ordered.
(b) Lucid and ordered.
(c) Carefree and exhilarating.
(d) Confused and disordered.

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

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

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

7. What does Gatsby want Daisy to tell Tom?
(a) She never loved him.
(b) She wants to go sailing with Gatsby tomorrow
(c) She wants to stay at the party.
(d) He is a good husband.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tom hear Daisy telling Gatsby?

3. How does Daisy greet Nick when she arrives in her car?

4. As Gatsby is about to kiss Daisy for the first time, what does he realize about his life?

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

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