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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gatsby learn from living with Cody for five years?
(a) Trust Ella Kaye.
(b) Party and drink hard.
(c) Legal terms.
(d) Drink little.

2. What does Nick think the young Englishmen at Gatsby’s party are selling?
(a) Bonds, real estate or automobiles.
(b) Real estate, insurance or clothing.
(c) Insurance, jewelry or gold bricks.
(d) Bonds, insurance or automobiles.

3. What does Nick observe from his home as he gazes at Mr. Gatsby’s mansion during summer days?
(a) A few guests strolling in the garden.
(b) Mr. Gatsby on his beach alone.
(c) Guests swimming, boating and sunning.
(d) Mr. Gatsby reading quietly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is one of the rumors about Gatsby that his guests talk about?

4. How does Gatsby meet Dan Cody?

5. What is Gatsby’s birth name?

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