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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 when Gatsby talks about his past with Daisy?

2. What does Nick discover when he rushes to Gatsby’s house?

3. Where is Gatsby when he receives Daisy’s letter informing him of her relationship with Tom?

4. How long does Mr. Wilson plan on keeping his wife locked up above his car repair business?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gatsby’s reply when Daisy asks him how he lives in such a large house all alone?

2. What is Gatsby’s explanation about going to Oxford when Tom questions him about it?

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

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

5. In Chapter 7, why does Nick go over to Gatsby’s mansion to see if Gatsby is sick?

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

7. What happened to Gatsby’s mind the first time he kissed Daisy?

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

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

10. What is the significance of the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Nick and Gatsby remain true friends from the time they first meet until Gatsby’s death. Using examples from the novel, explain how the male bond between Nick and Gatsby grows and strengthens throughout the novel. How does this bond continue, even after Gatsby’s death? Compare and contrast the qualities of each man and how these qualities strengthen Nick and Gatsby’s bond.

Essay Topic 3

A literary symbol is something that is more than it appears to be. Analyze the “green light” at the end of Daisy’s dock as a literary symbol. How does the novel give clues that the “green light” should be seen as a symbol? How does the symbolic nature of the “green light” change for Gatsby as the novel progresses?

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