The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Practice Free Response Question #2
Read the passage in Chapter IV of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, beginning with “Roaring
afternoon,” and ending about three pages later with “I won’t impose myself on you any longer.” Write a
well-organized essay analyzing the methods that Fitzgerald uses to develop the character of Wolfsheim.
Be certain not to summarize the plot or offer a mere character description.
Practice Free Response Question #5
The technique of a first-person narrator presents certain problems of objectivity and reliability for the
reader. Write a well-organized essay in which you examine the character of Gatsby as Nick perceives
him. To what extent is Nick a reliable narrator, and is his evaluation of Gatsby ultimately just? Be
certain not to summarize the plot or offer a mere character description.