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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe his cousin’s face?
(a) Sad and lovely.
(b) Aged and lonely.
(c) Happy and bright.
(d) Humorless.

3. What does Myrtle Wilson buy from an old man as she waits in a taxicab in New York City?
(a) The daily newspaper.
(b) A roasted chestnut.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A bouquet of roses.

4. Why does Nick look familiar to Gatsby?
(a) He sees Nick around town.
(b) He recognizes Nick from the war in France.
(c) He recognizes Nick from the war in Germany.
(d) He was Nick’s commanding officer in France.

5. 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) Valley of sadness.
(c) Land of ash.
(d) Gray gardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Tom and Mrs. Wilson remain discreet on the train to New York?

2. What arrives from New York to Gatsby’s house every Friday?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Mr. Wilson?

4. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?

5. What does Nick think the young Englishmen at Gatsby’s party are selling?

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