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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two girls in yellow say to Jordan when they see her at Gatsby’s party?
(a) They ask her to introduce them to Nick.
(b) They tell her that she looks stunning.
(c) They congratulate her for winning the golf tournament.
(d) They say that they are sorry she did not win her golf tournament.

2. What career does the narrator decide to pursue after he returns from the Great War?
(a) Art.
(b) Become a coffee merchant.
(c) The bond business.
(d) Acting.

3. What is the first thing Nick does when he arrives at Gatsby’s party?
(a) Goes to the bar.
(b) Tries to find his host.
(c) Tries to find Daisy.
(d) Goes to the buffet table.

4. Why is Nick angry with Gatsby as they drive in Gatsby’s fancy car?
(a) Gatsby insults Nick.
(b) Nick does not like mysteries.
(c) Gatsby insults Jordan Baker.
(d) Gatsby flaunts his money.

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

6. What does Lucille reveal about the man she almost married?
(a) He is too good for her.
(b) He is wealthy and educated.
(c) He would have been a good husband.
(d) He is below her.

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

8. 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 took photographs of every guest.
(c) He contacts Gatsby’s domestic help from 1922.
(d) He writes a timetable of names.

9. How does the narrator describe Tom Buchanan’s body?
(a) Obese.
(b) Effeminate.
(c) Skeletal.
(d) A cruel body.

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

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

12. Why does Gatsby buy his mansion on the bay?
(a) To be across from Daisy.
(b) He loves the sea.
(c) So he can sail.
(d) To watch the fishermen.

13. How does Nick describe Mrs. McKee?
(a) Silent and creepy.
(b) Shrill and horrible.
(c) Quiet and comely.
(d) Loud and manly.

14. What is Tom Buchanan’s view of racial equality?
(a) All races are equal.
(b) Civilizations would thrive if all the races worked together as brothers.
(c) The inferior races are Nordic.
(d) If the dominant white race does not remain alert, the inferior races will take over.

15. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?
(a) She claps her hands with joy.
(b) She says it is the happiest day of her life.
(c) She says that she knows her baby will grow up to be brilliant.
(d) She cries and says that she hopes her baby grows up to be a fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man that stayed over at Gatsby’s so often that he became known as “the boarder”?

2. How do Tom’s acquaintances feel about him bringing a mistress to popular restaurants?

3. What does Nick hear coming from Gatsby’s home on summer nights?

4. What view does the narrator have from his new home?

5. Which previous acquaintance does Nick meet as he searches the mansion for Gatsby?

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