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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. Why does Nick look familiar to Gatsby?
(a) He was Nick’s commanding officer in France.
(b) He recognizes Nick from the war in Germany.
(c) He recognizes Nick from the war in France.
(d) He sees Nick around town.

2. How does Nick feel as he walks among the affluent guests at Gatsby’s mansion?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Right at home.
(c) Annoyed at the visiting Englishmen.
(d) Ill at ease.

3. Who is the slender young woman with the charming face that emanates discontent whom Nick meets at dinner with the Buchanan’s?
(a) Mrs. Buchanan.
(b) Miss Daisy.
(c) Miss Baker.
(d) Mrs. Baker.

4. 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.

5. What arrives from New York to Gatsby’s house every Friday?
(a) Five crates of bananas and oranges.
(b) Five crates of apples and pears.
(c) Five crates of oranges and lemons.
(d) Five crates of bananas and limes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What infamous 1919 event was Mr. Wolfsheim involved with?

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

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

4. What type of house do the narrator’s old friends live in?

5. What lie does Catherine tell about Daisy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Tom’s views on minority races?

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

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

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

5. Why doesn’t Nick call out to Gatsby when he sees him looking out over the ocean?

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

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

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

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

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

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