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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. Why does Gatsby buy his mansion on the bay?

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

3. What type of house do the narrator’s old friends live in?

4. Where does Catherine tell Nick that Mr. Gatsby acquired his wealth?

5. What does Gatsby want Jordan Baker to ask Nick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the man with the owl eyes reveal to Nick and Jordan when they meet him in Gatsby’s library?

4. What does Jordan Baker say about the phone call Tom receives during dinner?

5. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?

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

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

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

9. What does Nick see in Gatsby’s smile the first time they meet?

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

Describe as fully as possible the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. How does the past influence their present actions? Compare and contrast their attitudes on marriage and money. Give examples from the story of how they interact with each other.

Essay Topic 2

Fitzgerald depicts two extramarital affairs in the novel, Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson, and Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Compare and contrast these two affairs.

Essay Topic 3

Many parts of the novel take place in the past. Cite instances from the past that enhance the character’s present actions. Interpret Nick’s view of the past when he says that the past cannot be repeated. Cite examples from the novel where Nick’s assessment is true.

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