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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. Who stays with Mr. Wilson until dawn after his wife’s death?

2. How is Gatsby feeling when he stands in Nick’s living room with Daisy?

3. What does Nick imagine Gatsby’s reaction is to not receiving a message from Daisy?

4. Where were the first places Cody and Gatsby sailed to after Gatsby was hired by Cody?

5. Why does Nick go outside in the rain during tea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Daisy’s voice entrance Gatsby?

5. 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?

6. As time passes while Gatsby is attending Oxford, what does Daisy do?

7. What does Daisy do during her tea party after she sends Tom out of the room to make drinks?

8. Why does Jay Gatsby decide to tell Nick about how Gatsby and Daisy fell in love?

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

10. What are the three stages of emotion Gatsby experiences on the night he meets Daisy again for the first time?

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

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?

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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