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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. When the narrator returns from the East, what does he hope not to see again?
(a) City lights.
(b) The sea.
(c) Glimpses into the human heart.
(d) Poverty.

2. What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?
(a) Drinking brandy on his front lawn.
(b) Strolling arm-in-arm with a young lady.
(c) Driving his sports car.
(d) Looking up at the stars and trembling.

3. Where does a call for Gatsby come from while he is talking with Nick?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Germany.
(c) California.
(d) France.

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

5. What does Nick call the desolate area where the road meets the railroad and is located between West Egg and New York?
(a) Valley of ashes.
(b) Valley of sadness.
(c) Gray gardens.
(d) Land of ash.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Catherine feel about Gatsby?

2. Which of the following best describes Myrtle’s sister?

3. What object does Nick remind Daisy of?

4. Where did Mr. McKee take the two photographs displayed in the downstairs apartment?

5. What does Nick hear coming from Gatsby’s home on summer nights?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jordan Baker tell Nick about Daisy when they meet for tea at the Plaza Hotel?

2. What does Gatsby tell Nick about Meyer Wolfsheim when they have lunch together?

3. What fascinates Nick on summer nights as he looks across at Gatsby’s mansion?

4. What is Catherine’s opinion of Tom’s and Myrtle’s marriages?

5. What is Myrtle’s opinion of her husband?

6. What does Nick see in Gatsby’s smile the first time they meet?

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

8. What does the man with the owl eyes reveal to Nick and Jordan when they meet him in Gatsby’s library?

9. What does Gatsby tell Nick about his life as they drive to lunch?

10. What does the narrator, Nick Carraway, reveal in the first chapter about how he judges other people?

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