The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Progress Check

1.  What is the “valley of ashes”?

• An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
• A barren, lower-middle class area separating West Egg from New York City.
• An industrial zone
• An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s lonliness

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What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

• Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind.
• A group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices.
• A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed.
• An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes.

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Who does Tom take Nick to meet?

• His mistress
• Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
• His parents
• Jay Gatsby

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Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?

• Myrtle is Tom’s cousin.  George is her son. 
• George is Tom’s business partner.  Myrtle is George’s wife.
• Myrtle is Tom’s mistress.  George is Myrtle’s husband. 
• They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.

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What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?

• sandwiches for lunch
• a dog
• a new dress
• cufflinks for Tom

Where do the three of them go?

• Tom’s favorite restaurant
• Nick's office in the city
• The dealer where Tom bought his last car
• The secret apartment Tom rents and to which he takes his mistress 

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Identify Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.

• Catherine is Nick’s secretary.  Mrs. McKee is her sister, and Mr. McKee is her brother-in-law
• Catherine is Myrtle’s sister.  The McKees live downstairs in the apartment complex
• Catherine is Tom’s cousin.  The McKees are the apartment managers
• Catherine is Mrs. McKee’s best friend.  The McKees are old neighbors of Myrtle’s

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What does Mr. McKee tell Nick about Gatsby?

• Gatsby is the son of a Texas oil tycoon
• Gatsby has recently been released from a mental hospital
• Gatsby donated half a million dollars to an orphanage in his hometown
• Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm

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What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?

• She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently.
• She had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.
• She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend.
• She didn’t think she would ever find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her.

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What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy’s name?

• He hit her and broke her nose.
• He laughed and called her a jealous fool.
• He taunted her and repeated Daisy’s name several times more.
• He ignored her and went on with his conversation with Nick.

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