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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. How does Gatsby amuse himself as he waits for Daisy’s call?

2. What does Gatsby find most entrancing about Daisy?

3. What car does Tom want to drive when they all leave the tea party?

4. How does Gatsby meet Dan Cody?

5. How did Gatsby picture himself when he is 17-years old?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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. What does Nick think Gatsby is trying to do by trying to recover the past?

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

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

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

Dr. Eckleburg’s billboard watches over the “valley of ashes.” How do Dr. Eckleburg’s watchful eyes condemn the morally corrupt lives of the spiritually barren and overindulgent characters in the novel? Compare the “valley of ashes” to the lives of these materialistic characters.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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