The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

What is the “valley of ashes”?

• A cemetery.

• A barren piece of land, dumping ground of industrial ash separating East Egg from West Egg, where the lower-middle-class lives.

• An industrial zone.

• An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness.

Who does Tom take Nick to meet?

• His mistress

• Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

• His parents

• 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
• cuff links for Tom

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Where do Nick, Tom and Myrtle go?

• Tom’s favorite restaurant

• Nick’s office

• The dealer where Tom bought his last car

• The apartment Tom rents and always takes his mistress to

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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 had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.
• She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend
• She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently. 
• 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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Why does Myrtle regret marrying her husband, Wilson?

• Because he is violent
• Because he is poor
• Because she loved someone else
• Because he doesn't love her

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