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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 does Gatsby’s luncheon guest reveal about an event that took place at the Metropole?

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

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

4. What brings Nick to Mr. Gatsby’s mansion for the first time?

5. Why does Nick decide not to call out to Gatsby when he sees him standing outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?

2. Where does Nick Carraway move to when he finds a job in his chosen profession?

3. What do Nick and Gatsby talk about the first time they meet at Gatsby’s party?

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

5. Describe why Nick likes life in New York.

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

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

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

9. Where did Nick Carraway attend college and what profession does he plan to pursue?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Summarize how F. Scott Fitzgerald uses local color and imagery to describe Gatsby’s mansion. Cite descriptive examples of rooms, décor, landscaping, and his view of the harbor. Does the imagery Fitzgerald uses depict a clear and accurate picture of the mansion and the surrounding landscape?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of Appearance and Reality is constant throughout the novel. Analyze the lives of Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy with regard to appearances and reality. Explain how each characters’ outward actions hides the reality behind their superficiality. Contrast the superficial lives of these characters with the honesty of Nick Carraway.

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