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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which previous acquaintance does Nick meet as he searches the mansion for Gatsby?
(a) Jordan Baker.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Myrtle.
(d) Tom.

2. What type of house do the narrator’s old friends live in?
(a) Georgian Colonial mansion.
(b) Victorian mansion.
(c) Shotgun style.
(d) Contemporary.

3. What lie does Catherine tell about Daisy?
(a) She is a Catholic.
(b) She is a thief.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She was married before.

4. What gossip does Miss Baker share with Nick when Daisy leaves the room?
(a) Tom lost his job.
(b) Daisy has a boyfriend in New York.
(c) Daisy is pregnant.
(d) Tom has a mistress in New York.

5. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?
(a) Think before criticizing people because many have not had the advantages you have.
(b) Always criticize people who make ignorant comments.
(c) Only criticize people who are below your station in life.
(d) Criticize people that do not live up to your expectations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mr. McKee take the two photographs displayed in the downstairs apartment?

2. How does Nick describe Mrs. Wilson?

3. What does Gatsby want Jordan Baker to ask Nick?

4. What does Gatsby invite Nick to do on the morning after the party?

5. How does Nick describe Mrs. McKee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the request that Gatsby asks Jordan to make to Nick?

2. How does Nick Carraway know Daisy and Tom Buchanan?

3. What does the man with the owl eyes reveal to Nick and Jordan when they meet him in Gatsby’s library?

4. What does Jordan Baker say about the phone call Tom receives during dinner?

5. What fascinates Nick on summer nights as he looks across at Gatsby’s mansion?

6. Where does Nick Carraway move to when he finds a job in his chosen profession?

7. What is Catherine’s opinion of Tom’s and Myrtle’s marriages?

8. What does the narrator, Nick Carraway, reveal in the first chapter about how he judges other people?

9. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?

10. What does Gatsby tell Nick about Meyer Wolfsheim when they have lunch together?

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