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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 find most entrancing about Daisy?
(a) Her lips.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her eyes.

2. After Cody hired Gatsby, how many times did they sail around the continent?
(a) Five.
(b) Once.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. What is Wilson doing in his garage after his wife’s death?
(a) Pacing the floor.
(b) Throwing his tools around.
(c) Sitting and rocking.
(d) Packing her clothes.

4. How did Gatsby picture himself when he is 17-years old?
(a) An ignorant loser.
(b) As the Son of God.
(c) A successful farmer.
(d) Destined for poverty.

5. What rumor does the New York reporter reveal about Gatsby?
(a) Gatsby is eccentric.
(b) Gatsby is a gangster.
(c) Gatsby lives in a boat.
(d) Gatsby is an introvert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gatsby look when he arrives at Nick’s for tea?

2. What does Gatsby say to Nick at two minutes to four?

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

4. Who arrives on horseback to Gatsby’s house on a Sunday afternoon while Nick is visiting?

5. What does Gatsby say when Tom confronts him about Daisy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Wilson want to buy Tom’s car?

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

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

4. What becomes of Gatsby and Mr. Wilson at the end of Chapter 8?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. When Nick arrives at Gatsby’s Saturday night party in Chapter 6, how does he describe the atmosphere?

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

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

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

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