The Great Gatsby Plot recall Quiz

The Great Gatsby Plot recall questions

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1. What work has Nick come East to learn in the spring of 1922?
   The insurance business · The hardware business · The newspaper business · The bond business
2. Daisy Buchanan is, as Nick tells us, what relation of his?
   His second cousin once removed · His first cousin by marriage · His younger half-sister · His aunt's stepdaughter
3. Whose faded advertisement looks out over the valley of ashes?
   Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, an oculist · George Wilson, a garage owner · Doctor Goddard, an author · Chester McKee, a photographer
4. What does Myrtle have Tom buy her from a street seller on the way uptown?
   A long string of pearls · A puppy in a basket · A bottle of perfume · A hat with a veil
5. What does Gatsby tell Nick about his education as they drive into the city?
   That he studied at Yale · That he read law in Chicago · That he was an Oxford man · That he never went to school
6. What does Gatsby produce to back up his account of the war?
   A photograph of his division · A clipping from a newspaper · A letter from his colonel · A medal from Montenegro
7. What does Gatsby awkwardly offer Nick in exchange for arranging the tea with Daisy?
   A place at his next party · A loan to settle his debts · A seat in his new car · A share in a side business
8. What does Gatsby knock over as he leans against Nick's mantelpiece?
   A defunct clock · A silver tray · A vase of flowers · A framed photograph
9. How long did Gatsby last at St. Olaf's Lutheran College?
   One term · Two weeks · One month · Two years
10. What does Gatsby do to his household once Daisy has begun visiting him?
    He closes off the east wing · He dismisses the servants · He hires a night watchman · He sells most of the cars
11. Who is at the wheel of Gatsby's car when Myrtle Wilson is struck?
    Daisy · Tom · Gatsby · Jordan
12. What does Nick call back to Gatsby as he hurries off to catch his train?
    That he should leave Long Island · That Daisy will telephone soon · That he is worth the whole crowd · That he must call a lawyer
13. Who travels from Minnesota for Gatsby's funeral?
    His business partner Wolfshiem · A cousin from North Dakota · No one from his family · His father, Henry C. Gatz
14. What does Gatsby's father show Nick from his son's boyhood?
    A book with a schedule in it · A list of his debts · A letter from Dan Cody · A map of Lake Superior
15. Where does Nick live in relation to Gatsby?
    Next door, in West Egg · Above Wilson's garage · In a hotel in New York · Across the bay in East Egg

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