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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. What does Gatsby want Daisy to tell Tom?
(a) She wants to go sailing with Gatsby tomorrow
(b) He is a good husband.
(c) She never loved him.
(d) She wants to stay at the party.

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

3. What does Nick imagine Gatsby’s reaction is to not receiving a message from Daisy?
(a) Relief.
(b) Indifference .
(c) Depression.
(d) He lived too long with one dream.

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

5. What car does Tom want to drive when they all leave the tea party?
(a) Gatsby’s car.
(b) Nick’s car.
(c) Tom’s coupe.
(d) Jordan’s car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Daisy does when Tom leaves the room to make drinks?

2. What is Gatsby’s reaction to the afternoon tea with Daisy?

3. Why does Wilson need money?

4. How long did it take Gatsby to earn enough money to buy his mansion?

5. What is one of the last things Mr. Wilson says to Myrtle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick say to Gatsby as he is leaving him for the last time?

2. When Nick returns to his house after meeting with Jordan, why does he think his house is on fire?

3. How did Dan Cody thank Gatsby for warning him about the storm?

4. When Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy does not understand him the way she used to, what is Nick’s reply?

5. When Nick arrives at Gatsby’s Saturday night party in Chapter 6, how does he describe the atmosphere?

6. What happened to Gatsby’s mind the first time he kissed Daisy?

7. Why does Daisy’s voice entrance Gatsby?

8. The morning after Mrs. Wilson’s death, why does Nick jump out of bed and go over to Gatsby’s when he hears a taxi pull into Gatsby’s driveway?

9. Why does Daisy begin crying when Gatsby shows her all his colorful shirts?

10. How does Mrs. Wilson get hit by Gatsby’s car and killed?

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