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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 Nick tell Gatsby about his behavior at tea?

2. What did Gatsby learn from living with Cody for five years?

3. What does Tom hear Daisy telling Gatsby?

4. How has Gatsby’s life been during the years he has been away from Daisy?

5. What is Daisy’s emotional state when Nick comes back into the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gatsby in a hurry to get home to New York while he is at Oxford?

2. 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?

3. How did Dan Cody thank Gatsby for warning him about the storm?

4. Why does Nick tell Gatsby that he is being rude during the tea with Daisy?

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

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

7. When Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy does not understand him the way she used to, what is Nick’s reply?

8. Why is Tom feeling panicked as he and Nick drive away from Wilson’s garage in Chapter 7?

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

10. The morning after Mrs. Wilson’s death, why does Nick jump out of bed and go over to Gatsby’s when he hears a taxi pull into Gatsby’s driveway?

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

Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel. Choose three events from the story that cause change in Gatsby’s life. How does Gatsby react to the events and their effects? How does he change emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward Daisy?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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