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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Tom and Mrs. Wilson remain discreet on the train to New York?
(a) Mrs. Wilson sits behind Tom.
(b) They sit in different cars.
(c) They sit across the aisle from one another.
(d) Mrs. Wilson sits with Nick.

3. What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?
(a) Strolling arm-in-arm with a young lady.
(b) Looking up at the stars and trembling.
(c) Driving his sports car.
(d) Drinking brandy on his front lawn.

4. What is one of the rumors about Gatsby that his guests talk about?
(a) He had a nervous breakdown.
(b) He dislikes children.
(c) He once killed someone.
(d) He has a secret wife.

5. Who has lunch with Gatsby and Nick in the Forty-Second Street cellar?
(a) Mr. Wilson.
(b) Mr. Wolfsheim.
(c) Mr. Carraway.
(d) Miss Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jordan’s escort to Gatsby’s party?

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

3. When Lucille tears her dress at one of Gatsby’s parties, what does he do?

4. What does Nick call the desolate area where the road meets the railroad and is located between West Egg and New York?

5. What does Gatsby’s luncheon guest reveal about an event that took place at the Metropole?

(see the answer key)

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