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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 realize he must do when he hears a taxi arrive at Gatsby’s at dawn?

2. What request does Nick make of Daisy when he asks her to tea?

3. Whom does Gatsby call to play the piano for Daisy and Nick?

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

5. What were two of Gatsby’s jobs after he left his parent’s home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Nick returns to his house after meeting with Jordan, why does he think his house is on fire?

3. Why does Daisy’s voice entrance Gatsby?

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

5. When does Gatsby change his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, and what event causes the name change?

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Tom Buchanan. How does Fitzgerald depict him? How is Tom revealed through his own words and actions, and through the observations of other characters? Describe Tom’s attitude about racism, marriage, faithfulness, and honesty.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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