The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Part 1

Who said, “When are you going to sell me that car?”

• Tom
• Nick
• George Wilson
• Mrs. Wilson

What does the following line reveal about the speaker? “When are you going to sell me that car?”

• The speaker is hopeful
• The speaker knows what is really going on
• The speaker is disillusioned
• The speaker is forgetful

What type of business does George Wilson run?

• A laundromat
• A brothel
• A garage
• A grocery store

When does Nick meet Mrs. Wilson?

• During a wedding that Tom forces him to attend
• After having lunch in New York with Tom
• By chance on the train when they sit next to eachother
• At dinner when Daisy invites her over

What fills the valley of ashes described by Nick?

• Grey-white flowers as far as the eye can see
• A forest of dead trees
• Houses that are abandoned
• Men who work in rising smoke

What professional rented a billboard once upon a time in the valley of ashes?

• Doctor T.J. Eckleburg
• Lawyer L.M. Wolfsheim
• Designer P.B. Emerhaus
• Actor T.L. Wasserman

What caused the delay in the train that allowed Tom to force Nick to go meet his mistress?

• The engine broke down
• It was a scheduled stop
• A boat was passing on the river
• There was a car accident

When pressed about the car, what does the owner threaten to the potential buyer?

• To not sell the car at all.
• To sell the car somewhere else
• To crash the car rather than sell it
• To raise the selling price of the car

How does Mrs. Wilson get her husband to leave the room so she can talk to Tom?

• She instructs him to go check on dinner
• She tells him there is a customer outside
• She instructs him to bring in some chairs
• She tells him that she needs some ice

Where does Mr. Wilson believe Mrs. Wilson goes when she goes to New York?

• He is aware of the affair
• To the McKees
• To her mother's house
• To her sister's apartment