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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Gatsby always see at the end of Daisy’s dock?
(a) A green light.
(b) A white flag.
(c) A sailboat.
(d) A red buoy.

6. What does Nick tell Gatsby about his behavior at tea?
(a) Gatsby is the perfect guest.
(b) Gatsby is immature and rude.
(c) Gatsby is a gentleman.
(d) Gatsby is obnoxious.

7. Why is Nick surprised when he enters his living room with Daisy?
(a) Jordan is sitting in a chair.
(b) Tom is standing there.
(c) Mrs. Wilson is standing there.
(d) It is deserted.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 arguing.
(d) They are dancing.

14. Why does Nick go over to Gatsby’s house on Saturday night to check on him?
(a) Nick does not see Gatsby in the yard.
(b) Gatsby’s maid calls Nick on the phone.
(c) Gatsby’s house is in darkness.
(d) Nick hears screaming.

15. What represented beauty and glamour to Gatsby when he was 17-years-old?
(a) Actresses.
(b) Cody’s yacht.
(c) His mother.
(d) Rich women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Gatsby’s life been during the years he has been away from Daisy?

2. What does Gatsby find most entrancing about Daisy?

3. How long did it take Gatsby to earn enough money to buy his mansion?

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

5. How is Jordan’s voice when she calls Nick at his office?

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