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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Catherine tell Nick that Mr. Gatsby acquired his wealth?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Oil investments.
(c) His father.
(d) Kaiser Wilhelm.

2. Whom does the narrator visit at the beginning of his first summer in his new residence?
(a) Several of his new neighbors.
(b) His second cousin, Daisy Buchanan and her husband, Tom.
(c) His business associate.
(d) His mother and father who come to visit.

3. When Nick finds out Miss Baker’s name is Jordan, where does he remember seeing her before?
(a) In his mother’s photo album.
(b) Newspaper gossip columns from the Midwest.
(c) Sports pictures from Asheville, Hot Springs and Palm Beach.
(d) At the bank where he works.

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

5. What is Tom’s response when Nick asks if Mr. Wilson objects to Tom seeing Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Her husband has his own mistress.
(b) Her husband has an open mind.
(c) Her husband is too dumb to even know she is alive.
(d) Her husband does not care what she does.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of the narrator’s house?

2. What is the first thing Nick does when he arrives at Gatsby’s party?

3. How do Tom’s acquaintances feel about him bringing a mistress to popular restaurants?

4. What career does the narrator decide to pursue after he returns from the Great War?

5. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?

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