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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 say when Tom confronts him about Daisy?

2. At the tea, how long has it been since Daisy and Gatsby have seen one another?

3. Why does Daisy begin to cry as Gatsby shows her his many shirts?

4. What is one of the last things Mr. Wilson says to Myrtle?

5. What does Gatsby always see at the end of Daisy’s dock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Daisy begin crying when Gatsby shows her all his colorful shirts?

4. What does Nick say to Gatsby as he is leaving him for the last time?

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

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. Why does Daisy’s voice entrance Gatsby?

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

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

Fitzgerald depicts two extramarital affairs in the novel, Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson, and Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Compare and contrast these two affairs.

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