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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 Nick see as he looks through Daisy and Tom’s window?
(a) They are dancing.
(b) They are intimately holding hands.
(c) They are sitting at opposite sides of the room.
(d) They are arguing.
2. Why does Nick think his house is on fire when he returns from his visit with Jordan?
(a) Gatsby has a bonfire for his guests.
(b) Gatsby put a spotlight on his lawn.
(c) Every light in Gatsby’s mansion is lit.
(d) Gatsby’s car headlines shine on Nick’s house.
3. What rumor does the New York reporter reveal about Gatsby?
(a) Gatsby is a gangster.
(b) Gatsby is eccentric.
(c) Gatsby is an introvert.
(d) Gatsby lives in a boat.
4. How is Jordan’s voice when she calls Nick at his office?
(a) Dull and quiet.
(b) Harsh and dry.
(c) Fresh and cool.
(d) Excited and friendly.
5. How does Gatsby look when he arrives at Nick’s for tea?
(a) Sun tanned and healthy.
(b) Pale but energetic.
(c) Pale and tired.
(d) Energetic and well-rested.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who arrives on horseback to Gatsby’s house on a Sunday afternoon while Nick is visiting?
2. As Gatsby is about to kiss Daisy for the first time, what does he realize about his life?
3. How long are Daisy and Gatsby in love before he goes off to war?
4. What is Gatsby’s birth name?
5. What were two of Gatsby’s jobs after he left his parent’s home?
Short Essay Questions
1. As time passes while Gatsby is attending Oxford, what does Daisy do?
2. When Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Gatsby and Nick go to the Plaza Hotel after Daisy’s tea party, what confrontation takes place between Gatsby and Tom?
3. 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?
4. When Nick arrives at Gatsby’s Saturday night party in Chapter 6, how does he describe the atmosphere?
5. What does Daisy do during her tea party after she sends Tom out of the room to make drinks?
6. What are the three stages of emotion Gatsby experiences on the night he meets Daisy again for the first time?
7. Why does Daisy’s voice entrance Gatsby?
8. What happened to Gatsby’s mind the first time he kissed Daisy?
9. When Nick returns to his house after meeting with Jordan, why does he think his house is on fire?
10. How does Mrs. Wilson get hit by Gatsby’s car and killed?
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