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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the young ladies talk, what do they say happened when a man found out Gatsby was the nephew of Von Hindenburg and second cousin to the devil?

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

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

4. What is Tom’s response when Nick asks if Mr. Wilson objects to Tom seeing Mrs. Wilson?

5. How do Tom’s acquaintances feel about him bringing a mistress to popular restaurants?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Myrtle’s opinion of her husband?

2. What is Tom’s reaction when Myrtle defies his command not to mention Daisy’s name?

3. How does Nick describe Gatsby’s manner when he picks Nick up for lunch in his splendid car?

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

5. What does the narrator, Nick Carraway, reveal in the first chapter about how he judges other people?

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

7. What are Tom’s views on minority races?

8. What does Gatsby tell Nick about his life as they drive to lunch?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fitzgerald describes the settings in the novel in great detail. Describe the different settings in the novel and explain the contribution of each setting to the story. Are these settings essential for the storyline or could the story have happened anywhere? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Eckleburg’s billboard watches over the “valley of ashes.” How do Dr. Eckleburg’s watchful eyes condemn the morally corrupt lives of the spiritually barren and overindulgent characters in the novel? Compare the “valley of ashes” to the lives of these materialistic characters.

Essay Topic 3

Interpret the feelings Jay Gatsby and Daisy have for each other before he goes to war. Explain how you know if their feelings are authentic or superficial? Are they truthful with one other? Explain. Compare these emotions with how they interact later in the novel, when they meet at Nick’s invitation to tea. What regrets do they express during Daisy’s tea party and after Mrs. Wilson’s death?

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