The Great Gatsby Final Exam

According to Nick, how are West Egg and East Egg similar?

• Both of the areas are “strange” and have very few residents willing to live there.

• They are shaped like perfect ovals, which is identical to the egg in the Columbus story.

• They are similarly shaped and both situated near the same body of water.

• They both remind people of Hotel de Ville in Normandy.

Which description does the narrator use to describe the home he rents?

• Slender and Riotous

• A Colossal Affair

• An Enormous Egg

• An Eyesore

What is the narrator’s tone regarding how his house “had been overlooked”?

• suspicion: He wonders why no one else wanted to rent the house.

• excitement: He knows that he will have more fun living there than any where else.

• gratitude: He is able to live among wealthy people for a relatively low price.

• nostalgia: The home makes him think back to joys from his past.

In describing Gatsby's house, Nick uses the term colossal. Which of the following is most likely the intended meaning of the word's use?

• enormous/huge

• unnoticeable/modest

• old/out-of-date

• wrecked/crumbling

What is Gatsby doing when the narrator last sees him in chapter one?

• Gatsby is staring directly back at him.

• Gatsby is stretching out his arms and probably trembling.

• Gatsby is thinking about calling out to him.

• Gatsby is preparing to take a swim.

Why doesn’t the narrator call out to Gatsby?

• He hasn’t been formally introduced to Gatsby yet.

• He doesn't think that Gatsby will approve of him

• It appears that Gatsby would rather be alone.

• Gatsby walks away before he has a chance to call out to him.

Which of the following does the writer do in order to build suspense in this opening chapter?

• He uses Gatsby’s unexplained action to spark unanswered questions.

• He uses a first-person narrator who pays attention to small details.

• He uses bizarre names for locations such as East Egg and West Egg.

• He uses engaging descriptions such as “unquiet darkness.”

What is the valley of ashes?

• A place near the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg where Nick enjoys spending his leisure time

• A bleak area of land between West Egg and New York that looks dull and gray

• A popular area with a railroad that excites Tom because of the area’s beauty

• An unnamed area of Queens that is full of successful doctors and lawyers

Why does Tom insist that Nick accompany him off the train?

• Tom is afraid to proceed alone in this area.

• Tom wants Nick to meet someone.

• They have both reached their destinations.

• Tom is trying to help Nick with something.

Which of the following questions remains unanswered after the valley of ashes?

• Where is the oculist who erected the Eckleburg advertisement?

• Does Tom have a mistress?

• Why is the drawbridge at the river sometimes raised up?

• Are any houses near the valley of ashes?