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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 does Gatsby always see at the end of Daisy’s dock?
(a) A green light.
(b) A white flag.
(c) A sailboat.
(d) A red buoy.

2. Why is Nick surprised when he enters his living room with Daisy?
(a) Jordan is sitting in a chair.
(b) It is deserted.
(c) Mrs. Wilson is standing there.
(d) Tom is standing there.

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

4. Where is Gatsby when he receives Daisy’s letter informing him of her relationship with Tom?
(a) Long Island Sound.
(b) Dan Cody’s boat.
(c) War.
(d) Oxford.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor does the New York reporter reveal about Gatsby?

2. What does Michaelis find when he goes to Wilson’s garage four hours after dawn?

3. What does Tom hear Daisy telling Gatsby?

4. What request does Nick make of Daisy when he asks her to tea?

5. What does Nick discover when he rushes to Gatsby’s house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Gatsby and Nick go to the Plaza Hotel after Daisy’s tea party, what confrontation takes place between Gatsby and Tom?

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

5. Why does Daisy begin crying when Gatsby shows her all his colorful shirts?

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

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

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

9. When does Gatsby change his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, and what event causes the name change?

10. What does Nick say to Gatsby as he is leaving him for the last time?

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