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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 long did Gatsby attend the Lutheran college of St. Olaf’s in Minnesota?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two years.

2. Where does Nick wait while Gatsby and Daisy talk?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) Gatsby’s house.
(c) In his car.
(d) In the rain, under a tree.

3. Why does Wilson need money?
(a) So he and his wife can go west.
(b) So he can buy his wife a present.
(c) So he can buy a new car.
(d) So he can leave his wife.

4. What car does Tom want to drive when they all leave the tea party?
(a) Nick’s car.
(b) Jordan’s car.
(c) Gatsby’s car.
(d) Tom’s coupe.

5. What item does Wilson find wrapped up in the drawer that upsets him?
(a) An expensive dog leash.
(b) A pearl necklace.
(c) A letter from Myrtle.
(d) A diamond ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Mr. Wilson plan on keeping his wife locked up above his car repair business?

2. What type of people were Gatsby’s parents?

3. What is Wilson doing in his garage after his wife’s death?

4. Where is Gatsby when he receives Daisy’s letter informing him of her relationship with Tom?

5. Where does Daisy suggest she and her guests go during the luncheon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why does Nick go over to Gatsby’s mansion to see if Gatsby is sick?

2. What does Gatsby discover about Daisy when he returns home from Oxford?

3. Why is Gatsby in a hurry to get home to New York while he is at Oxford?

4. How does Mrs. Wilson get hit by Gatsby’s car and killed?

5. Why does Daisy’s voice entrance Gatsby?

6. What is the significance of the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock?

7. When Nick returns to his house after meeting with Jordan, why does he think his house is on fire?

8. How did Dan Cody thank Gatsby for warning him about the storm?

9. When Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy does not understand him the way she used to, what is Nick’s reply?

10. The morning after Mrs. Wilson’s death, why does Nick jump out of bed and go over to Gatsby’s when he hears a taxi pull into Gatsby’s driveway?

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