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

2. What does Catherine confide to Nick regarding Myrtle and Tom?
(a) They should continue their current arrangement.
(b) They should stop seeing one another.
(c) They should be ashamed of their unfaithfulness.
(d) They should get married.

3. Where did Mr. McKee take the two photographs displayed in the downstairs apartment?
(a) Paris.
(b) Long Island.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York City.

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 real.
(b) The books have no pages.
(c) Every book is the same.
(d) All the books are written in a foreign language.

5. What infamous 1919 event was Mr. Wolfsheim involved with?
(a) Fixing the World Series.
(b) Killing his business partner.
(c) Abandoning his children.
(d) Killing his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nick realize as Gatsby continues telling him about his past?

3. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?

4. What takes place at least once every fortnight at the Gatsby mansion?

5. What are Mr. Wolfsheim’s cufflinks made of?

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 Jordan Baker say about the phone call Tom receives during dinner?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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