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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. How does Nick feel as he walks among the affluent guests at Gatsby’s mansion?
(a) Annoyed at the visiting Englishmen.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Right at home.
(d) Ill at ease.

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

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

4. Who is Jordan’s escort to Gatsby’s party?
(a) A golf champion.
(b) A banker.
(c) A persistent undergraduate.
(d) A college professor.

5. 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 congratulate her for winning the golf tournament.
(c) They tell her that she looks stunning.
(d) They say that they are sorry she did not win her golf tournament.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?

2. What is Myrtle’s opinion of her servants?

3. What advice did the narrator’s father give him when he was a child that he still remembers as an adult?

4. What is the name of the young soldier Daisy dated in 1917?

5. What takes place at least once every fortnight at the Gatsby mansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Nick and Gatsby talk about the first time they meet at Gatsby’s party?

2. What does Jordan Baker tell Nick about Daisy when they meet for tea at the Plaza Hotel?

3. What are Tom’s views on minority races?

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

5. What is Daisy’s emotional and physical condition on the day she married Tom Buchanan?

6. How did Nick first meet Tom’s mistress, Myrtle Wilson?

7. What does Catherine, Mrs. Wilson’s sister, tell Nick about Gatsby?

8. Why doesn’t Nick call out to Gatsby when he sees him looking out over the ocean?

9. What does Gatsby tell Nick about his life as they drive to lunch?

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

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