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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nick feel when he senses Daisy’s insincerity and sees the smirk on her face?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Uneasy.
(d) Angry.

2. What does Catherine confide to Nick regarding Myrtle and Tom?
(a) They should get married.
(b) They should be ashamed of their unfaithfulness.
(c) They should continue their current arrangement.
(d) They should stop seeing one another.

3. Which of the following best describes Myrtle’s sister?
(a) Slender and worldly.
(b) Thin and sickly.
(c) Slender and naive.
(d) Obese and sweaty.

4. What does Nick call the desolate area where the road meets the railroad and is located between West Egg and New York?
(a) Valley of ashes.
(b) Land of ash.
(c) Gray gardens.
(d) Valley of sadness.

5. Where does Nick first meet Tom’s girlfriend?
(a) New York City.
(b) Daisy’s dinner party.
(c) George Wilson’s car repair shop.
(d) Miss Baker’s tournament.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom slap Mrs. Wilson, breaking her nose?

2. What is Mrs. Wilson’s reaction when Mrs. McKee compliments her dress?

3. What gossip does Miss Baker share with Nick when Daisy leaves the room?

4. How does Nick describe Mrs. Wilson?

5. When the narrator returns from the East, what does he hope not to see again?

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