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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What career does the narrator decide to pursue after he returns from the Great War?
2. What does Nick realize as Gatsby continues telling him about his past?
3. How does Nick feel as he walks among the affluent guests at Gatsby’s mansion?
4. What quality does the narrator give to Gatsby as he describes the man?
5. Who has lunch with Gatsby and Nick in the Forty-Second Street cellar?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the man with the owl eyes reveal to Nick and Jordan when they meet him in Gatsby’s library?
2. How did Nick first meet Tom’s mistress, Myrtle Wilson?
3. How does Nick Carraway know Daisy and Tom Buchanan?
4. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?
5. Describe why Nick likes life in New York.
6. What is Tom’s reaction when Myrtle defies his command not to mention Daisy’s name?
7. What is Myrtle’s opinion of her husband?
8. What are three of the stories Nick hears about Gatsby’s past while he is at Gatsby’s mansion?
9. How does Nick describe Gatsby’s manner when he picks Nick up for lunch in his splendid car?
10. What fascinates Nick on summer nights as he looks across at Gatsby’s mansion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A literary symbol is something that is more than it appears to be. Analyze the “green light” at the end of Daisy’s dock as a literary symbol. How does the novel give clues that the “green light” should be seen as a symbol? How does the symbolic nature of the “green light” change for Gatsby as the novel progresses?
Essay Topic 2
The theme of Appearance and Reality is constant throughout the novel. Analyze the lives of Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy with regard to appearances and reality. Explain how each characters’ outward actions hides the reality behind their superficiality. Contrast the superficial lives of these characters with the honesty of Nick Carraway.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character of Tom Buchanan. How does Fitzgerald depict him? How is Tom revealed through his own words and actions, and through the observations of other characters? Describe Tom’s attitude about racism, marriage, faithfulness, and honesty.
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