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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gatsby drift toward strangers?
(a) To forget his sadness.
(b) He does not want friends.
(c) To make an impression.
(d) To remain a mystery.

2. How does Nick remember years later, the celebrities and other affluent people who visited Gatsby’s mansion in the summer of 1922?
(a) He has a photographic memory.
(b) He writes a timetable of names.
(c) He took photographs of every guest.
(d) He contacts Gatsby’s domestic help from 1922.

3. Why does Tom slap Mrs. Wilson, breaking her nose?
(a) She insults his career.
(b) She mentions Daisy’s name.
(c) She insults his career.
(d) She says that he is not a gentleman.

4. What is Gatsby’s response when Daisy asks him how he lives in such a huge house all alone?
(a) He has small dinner parties.
(b) He enjoys solitude.
(c) He keeps it full of interesting people.
(d) He hosts dinners for the poor.

5. What rumor does the New York reporter reveal about Gatsby?
(a) Gatsby is a gangster.
(b) Gatsby is eccentric.
(c) Gatsby is an introvert.
(d) Gatsby lives in a boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom’s reaction to Gatsby’s revelation about his relationship with Daisy?

2. What is Daisy’s condition the day before her wedding?

3. Who sends a telegram three days after Gatsby’s death?

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

5. What does Gatsby’s father tell Nick about Jimmy?

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