The Great Gatsby Chapters 2-4

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 New York from West Egg.

• An industrial zone

• 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 fro 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
• Gatsby

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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 the three of them 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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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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Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?

• Nick
• Jordan
• Tom
• Jay Gatsby

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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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How is Myrtle trying to build her status on the social class ladder?

• By using Tom's wealth to get what she wants.
• By buying expensive clothing and other things.
• By changing her behavior around Tom when dealing with other people.
• All of the above

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Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose in chapter 2?

• Because she kept talking about Daisy.
• Because she talked back to him.
• Because she refused to get the drinks for them.
• Because he has an uncontrollable temper.

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