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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 one of the rumors about Gatsby that his guests talk about?
(a) He once killed someone.
(b) He had a nervous breakdown.
(c) He dislikes children.
(d) He has a secret wife.

2. How does Nick remember years later, the celebrities and other affluent people who visited Gatsby’s mansion in the summer of 1922?
(a) He writes a timetable of names.
(b) He has a photographic memory.
(c) He took photographs of every guest.
(d) He contacts Gatsby’s domestic help from 1922.

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

4. What comment does the stout, middle-aged man that Nick and Jordan meet in the library say about Gatsby’s books?
(a) All the books are written in a foreign language.
(b) All the books are real.
(c) The books have no pages.
(d) Every book is the same.

5. Why does Gatsby buy his mansion on the bay?
(a) To watch the fishermen.
(b) So he can sail.
(c) To be across from Daisy.
(d) He loves the sea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator returns from the East, what does he hope not to see again?

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

4. When Lucille tears her dress at one of Gatsby’s parties, what does he do?

5. What quality does the narrator give to Gatsby as he describes the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Nick Carraway attend college and what profession does he plan to pursue?

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

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

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

5. Describe why Nick likes life in New York.

6. How did Nick first meet Tom’s mistress, Myrtle Wilson?

7. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?

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

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

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

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