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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. What is Daisy’s condition the day before her wedding?

2. What does Lucille reveal about the man she almost married?

3. When Nick finds out Miss Baker’s name is Jordan, where does he remember seeing her before?

4. What object does Nick remind Daisy of?

5. What is Mrs. Wilson’s reaction when Mrs. McKee compliments her dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gatsby buy his house in West Egg?

2. What does Gatsby tell Nick about Meyer Wolfsheim when they have lunch together?

3. What are three of the stories Nick hears about Gatsby’s past while he is at Gatsby’s mansion?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe why Nick likes life in New York.

10. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the complex irony in the circumstances surrounding the death of Jay Gatsby. Describe this irony as it relates to Tom and Daisy, Mr. Wilson and Gatsby’s military career. How important is irony to the final events of the story?

Essay Topic 2

The character of Jay Gatsby consists of many contradictions. Discuss these contradictions with regard to the guests who come to his parties, his family in North Dakota, his lifestyle while employed by Dan Cody and his attitude toward women.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in the novel experience culture clash as they interact with one another. Describe the culture clash between the Wilsons, the Buchanans, Jay Gatsby, James Gatz, and Nick. How is the clash evident throughout the novel and what are the results of this culture clash?

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