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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. How does Nick feel when he senses Daisy’s insincerity and sees the smirk on her face?
(a) Angry.
(b) Uneasy.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Embarrassed.

2. What lie does Catherine tell about Daisy?
(a) She was married before.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is a Catholic.
(d) She is a thief.

3. What is the name of the young soldier Daisy dated in 1917?
(a) Cecil Roebuck.
(b) Nick Carraway.
(c) Jay Gatsby.
(d) Tom Buchanan.

4. What does Gatsby’s luncheon guest reveal about an event that took place at the Metropole?
(a) Rosy Rosenthal shot three people.
(b) Tom shot Rosy Rosenthal.
(c) Rosy Rosenthal shot himself.
(d) Rosy Rosenthal was shot three times.

5. Whom does Myrtle invite up to the apartment while Nick is visiting?
(a) Daisy.
(b) George Wilson.
(c) Her sister Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.
(d) Mrs. Eberhardt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nick angry with Gatsby as they drive in Gatsby’s fancy car?

2. What object does Nick remind Daisy of?

3. How does Nick feel as he walks among the affluent guests at Gatsby’s mansion?

4. What does Gatsby invite Nick to do on the morning after the party?

5. Which previous acquaintance does Nick meet as he searches the mansion for Gatsby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are three of the stories Nick hears about Gatsby’s past while he is at Gatsby’s mansion?

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

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

7. Describe why Nick likes life in New York.

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

9. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?

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

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