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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nick decide not to call out to Gatsby when he sees him standing outside?
(a) Gatsby seems content to be alone.
(b) Gatsby looks distraught.
(c) A young lady joins Gatsby.
(d) Gatsby looks annoyed by something.

2. What does Nick see in Gatsby’s smile?
(a) Pride.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Eternal reassurance.

3. Where did Mr. McKee take the two photographs displayed in the downstairs apartment?
(a) New York City.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Paris.

4. When the narrator returns from the East, what does he hope not to see again?
(a) Glimpses into the human heart.
(b) The sea.
(c) Poverty.
(d) City lights.

5. Where does the narrator rent a house when he goes east?
(a) Long Island Sound.
(b) New York City.
(c) East Egg.
(d) Upper Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Catherine feel about Gatsby?

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

3. What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?

4. What view does the narrator have from his new home?

5. What does Nick observe from his home as he gazes at Mr. Gatsby’s mansion during summer days?

(see the answer key)

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