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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 were two of Gatsby’s jobs after he left his parent’s home?

2. What item does Wilson find wrapped up in the drawer that upsets him?

3. How is Jordan’s voice when she calls Nick at his office?

4. What does Nick discover when he rushes to Gatsby’s house?

5. What is Tom’s reaction to Gatsby’s revelation about his relationship with Daisy?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When does Gatsby change his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, and what event causes the name change?

3. Why is Gatsby in a hurry to get home to New York while he is at Oxford?

4. Why does Nick tell Gatsby that he is being rude during the tea with Daisy?

5. What becomes of Gatsby and Mr. Wilson at the end of Chapter 8?

6. Why does Daisy’s voice entrance Gatsby?

7. What is the significance of the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock?

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

9. As time passes while Gatsby is attending Oxford, what does Daisy do?

10. What is Gatsby’s reply when Daisy asks him how he lives in such a large house all alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the complex irony in the circumstances surrounding the death of Jay Gatsby. Describe this irony as it relates to Tom and Daisy, Mr. Wilson and Gatsby’s military career. How important is irony to the final events of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is the message Fitzgerald is trying to convey about the materialism of the wealthy and privileged in the novel? Does he depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through the wealthy characters in the novel? Are the human qualities of each character true to life? Explain. How do the characters convey their everyday struggles of a life filled with money?

Essay Topic 3

One of the main themes in the novel is the pursuit of the American Dream. Explain the similarities and differences in how Daisy, Nick, Tom and Gatsby try to achieve their individual version of the American Dream. Which of the characters was the most successful in achieving the American Dream? Explain your view.

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