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How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
Gatsby is brilliant, although somewhat A
smug and self­centered.
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Gatsby has an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.
C
Gatsby is a big, hulking brute of a man.
D
Gatsby is self­assured and shows boundless enthusiasm about most topics.
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From where has the narrator come and why?
From France to establish a vineyard in A
New York
From the south to become an actor on B
Broadway
Describe the narrator's house.
It is one of the largest on the island, A made of brick and surrounded by gardens.
It is a renovated carriage house on the B
grounds of one of the mansions.
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From the northwest to be a fashion designer
C
It is a weather­beaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.
D
From the Midwest to study the bond business
D
It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.
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Describe the Buchanans’ house.
It is a formal and traditional colonial A
Georgian mansion.
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A
How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
B
It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery.
B
Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
C
It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.
C
He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
D
It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair.
D
Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
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Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in Chapter 1?
A He is short and fat and jolly.
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What kind of person is Daisy?
A Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
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B
He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old­money snob.
Daisy is an intellectual.
Daisy is a down­to­earth, sweet, naive C
young woman.
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He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle­aged man.
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D
He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy­going and pleasant.
B
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Daisy is just plain mean.
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What does Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?
A Tom is terminally ill.
B Tom is in trouble with the police.
C Tom is connected with criminals.
D Tom is having an affair.
When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?
A "She acts just like her father!"
B "Isn't she a little darling?"
"I suppose she talks­­and eats, and C
everything."
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"I wish I had never had her."
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How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?
He is mentioned by Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.
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A
What is the "valley of ashes"?
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago
B
Nick meets him at a party.
B
A barren area separating East Egg from West Egg
C
Everyone talks about him at the party and later Nick sees him with Daisy.
C
An industrial zone
D
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Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, so Daisy gets even by starting an affair with Gatsby.
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby's loneliness
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What are the "eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg"?
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association for the Blind
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A
B
A group of security guards who monitor the doctor's home and offices
C
A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed
D
An illustration on a billboard
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Identify Myrtle and George Wilson.
A Myrtle is Tom's cousin. George is her son.
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George is Tom's business partner. Myrtle is his wife.
B
C Myrtle is Tom's mistress. George is her husband.
D
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What reason does Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?
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from her abusive parents.
B
She did it to spite George's former girlfriend.
C
She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently.
D
She didn't think she would ever find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her.
They are the caretakers on Tom's estate.
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Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
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What does Tom do to Myrtle when she mentions Daisy's name?
A He hits her and breaks her nose.
B He laughs and calls her a jealous fool.
C He taunts her and repeats Daisy's name several more times.
D He ignores her and goes on with his conversation with Nick.
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