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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Wilson’s reaction when Mrs. McKee compliments her dress?
(a) Thankfulness.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Disdain.

2. Why does Tom slap Mrs. Wilson, breaking her nose?
(a) She insults his career.
(b) She says that he is not a gentleman.
(c) She insults his career.
(d) She mentions Daisy’s name.

3. What is Daisy’s condition the day before her wedding?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Excited.
(d) Drunk.

4. What is the first thing Nick does when he arrives at Gatsby’s party?
(a) Goes to the bar.
(b) Goes to the buffet table.
(c) Tries to find Daisy.
(d) Tries to find his host.

5. Why does the police officer apologize to Gatsby after stopping him for speeding?
(a) Gatsby bribes him.
(b) Gatsby is a friend of the commissioner's.
(c) He made a mistake.
(d) He feels sorry for Gatsby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nick describe Mrs. McKee?

2. What does Gatsby’s luncheon guest reveal about an event that took place at the Metropole?

3. How do Tom and Mrs. Wilson remain discreet on the train to New York?

4. Where does the narrator rent a house when he goes east?

5. While talking to Nick, what does Gatsby reveal about his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the request that Gatsby asks Jordan to make to Nick?

2. Describe why Nick likes life in New York.

3. How does Nick Carraway know Daisy and Tom Buchanan?

4. Where does Nick Carraway move to when he finds a job in his chosen profession?

5. What does Catherine, Mrs. Wilson’s sister, tell Nick about Gatsby?

6. What do Nick and Gatsby talk about the first time they meet at Gatsby’s party?

7. What is Tom’s reaction when Myrtle defies his command not to mention Daisy’s name?

8. What does Jordan Baker say about the phone call Tom receives during dinner?

9. What is Daisy’s emotional and physical condition on the day she married Tom Buchanan?

10. Why did Gatsby buy his house in West Egg?

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