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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Gatsby feeling when he stands in Nick’s living room with Daisy?
(a) Confident.
(b) Bored.
(c) Nonchalant.
(d) Distraught.

3. What does Nick tell Gatsby about his behavior at tea?
(a) Gatsby is immature and rude.
(b) Gatsby is obnoxious.
(c) Gatsby is a gentleman.
(d) Gatsby is the perfect guest.

4. What does Gatsby say to Nick at two minutes to four?
(a) He is going home.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He would like some brandy.

5. Where is Gatsby when he receives Daisy’s letter informing him of her relationship with Tom?
(a) Long Island Sound.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Dan Cody’s boat.
(d) War.

6. Why does Nick go outside in the rain during tea?
(a) Daisy and Gatsby no longer see him.
(b) Nick is angry with Daisy.
(c) Daisy and Nick are angry with him.
(d) Nick is angry with Gatsby.

7. Why does Nick go over to Gatsby’s house on Saturday night to check on him?
(a) Nick hears screaming.
(b) Gatsby’s house is in darkness.
(c) Nick does not see Gatsby in the yard.
(d) Gatsby’s maid calls Nick on the phone.

8. What is Daisy’s emotional state when Nick comes back into the room?
(a) Angry.
(b) Glowing.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Crying.

9. What does Gatsby do when he realizes that Nick does not make much money?
(a) Tells Nick he should get out of the bond business.
(b) Gives Nick a new car.
(c) Offers Nick a job.
(d) Gives Nick one hundred dollars.

10. How long are Daisy and Gatsby in love before he goes off to war?
(a) Five years.
(b) One month.
(c) Five months.
(d) One year.

11. How long did Gatsby attend the Lutheran college of St. Olaf’s in Minnesota?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

12. What does Gatsby always see at the end of Daisy’s dock?
(a) A sailboat.
(b) A white flag.
(c) A red buoy.
(d) A green light.

13. 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 hosts dinners for the poor.
(c) He keeps it full of interesting people.
(d) He enjoys solitude.

14. What does Nick realize he must do when he hears a taxi arrive at Gatsby’s at dawn?
(a) Meet Gatsby at Daisy’s house.
(b) Give him a warning.
(c) Give him a message from Daisy.
(d) Go to Gatsby’s for breakfast.

15. What request does Nick make of Daisy when he asks her to tea?
(a) Bring Tom.
(b) Bring Jordan.
(c) Do not bring Jordan.
(d) Do not bring Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor does the New York reporter reveal about Gatsby?

2. Why can’t Nick get through to Gatsby on the phone after his conversation with Jordan?

3. Why does Nick think his house is on fire when he returns from his visit with Jordan?

4. Who stays with Mr. Wilson until dawn after his wife’s death?

5. What is Daisy’s emotional state as the day goes on?

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