Gatsby Chp 2 Quiz

What is the "valley of ashes"?

• An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago

• A barren, desolate area separating West Egg from New York

• An industrial zone

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

What are the "eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg?

• Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association for 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

Who did Tom take Nick to meet?

• His mistress

• Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

• His parents

• Gatsby

Identify Myrtle and George Wilson.

• Myrtle is Tom's cousin. George is her son.

• George is Tom's business partner. Myrtle is his wife.

• Myrtle is Tom's mistress. George is her husband.

• They are the caretakers on Tom's estate.

What did Mrs. Wilson buy while she was out with Tom and Nick?

• Sandwiches for lunch

• A dog

• A new dress

• Cuff links for Tom

Where did Tom and Nick go? What was at 158th Street?

• Tom's favorite restaurant

• Nick's office

• The dealer where Tom bought his last car

• The apartment Tom seems to share with his mistress

Identify Catherine and Mr. & 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 at 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.

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 a half-million dollars to an orphanage in his home town.

• Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm.

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.

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 more times.

• He ignored her and went on with his conversation with Nick.