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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 does Gatsby want Jordan Baker to ask Nick?
2. What object does Nick remind Daisy of?
3. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?
4. What does Catherine confide to Nick regarding Myrtle and Tom?
5. What does Nick realize as Gatsby continues telling him about his past?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator, Nick Carraway, reveal in the first chapter about how he judges other people?
2. How does Nick describe the Valley of Ashes?
3. What is Tom’s reaction when Myrtle defies his command not to mention Daisy’s name?
4. How does Nick Carraway know Daisy and Tom Buchanan?
5. What does Jordan Baker say about the phone call Tom receives during dinner?
6. What does the man with the owl eyes reveal to Nick and Jordan when they meet him in Gatsby’s library?
7. Describe why Nick likes life in New York.
8. What are three of the stories Nick hears about Gatsby’s past while he is at Gatsby’s mansion?
9. What are Tom’s views on minority races?
10. How does Nick describe Gatsby’s manner when he picks Nick up for lunch in his splendid car?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Summarize how F. Scott Fitzgerald uses local color and imagery to describe Gatsby’s mansion. Cite descriptive examples of rooms, décor, landscaping, and his view of the harbor. Does the imagery Fitzgerald uses depict a clear and accurate picture of the mansion and the surrounding landscape?
Essay Topic 3
The character of Jay Gatsby consists of many contradictions. Discuss these contradictions with regard to the guests who come to his parties, his family in North Dakota, his lifestyle while employed by Dan Cody and his attitude toward women.
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