Gatsby Passages

Which choice best describes what happens in the passage?

• One character argues about the reality of love.

• One character expresses his desires to another character.

• One character criticizes another about his choices.

• One character consoles another about his romantic prospects.

Which choice best describes the developmental pattern of the passage?

• One character argues about the reality of love.

• A persuasive defense of romantic determination.

• A detailed depiction of a romantic encounter.

• A charming anecdote to humor the reader.

The description of how Gatsby’s “tanned skin was drawn unusually tight on his face” (lines 21-22) mainly serves to

• highlight Nick’s powers of observation.

• explain his happiness about Daisy’s presence.

• show how quickly he has aged.

• illustrate his high level of stress.

How does Daisy feel about Gatsby’s party?

• It provided a much-needed distraction.

• The guests were colorful, although lower class.

• The music reminded her of her youth.

• It displayed an unnecessary amount of excess.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• “Her glance left me and sought the lighted top of the steps, where Three O’Clock in the Morning, a neat, sad little waltz of that year, was drifting out the open door" (lines 2-5).

• “After all, in the very casualness of Gatsby’s party there were romantic possibilities totally absent from her world" (lines 5-7).

• “What was it up there in the song that seemed to be calling her back inside? What would happen now in the dim, incalculable hours?” (lines 7-10).

• “Perhaps some unbelievable guest would arrive... some authentically radiant young girl who with one fresh glance at Gatsby...would blot out those five years of unwavering devotion” (lines 10-15).

In line 28, “unutterable” most nearly means

• puzzling.

• obnoxious.

• indescribable.

• deep.

The passage most clearly implies that Gatsby

• recognizes that throwing lavish parties will not help him reach his romantic goals.

• thinks that his romance and future with Daisy is doomed.

• no longer trusts Nick as a friend and confidant.

• plans to return his life to where it was when he first met Daisy.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• “‘The dance?’ He dismissed all the dances he had given with a snap of his fingers. ‘Old sport, the dance is unimportant’” (lines 33-35).

• “One of them was that, after she was free, they were to go back to Louisville and be married from her house just as if it were five years ago" (lines 40-43).

• “He broke off and began to walk up and down a desolate path of fruit rinds and discarded favors and crushed flowers” (lines 47-49).

• “He looked around him wildly, as if the past were lurking here in the shadow of his house, just out of reach of his hand" (lines 54-56).

The purpose of the paragraph beginning “His heart beat faster and faster…" (lines 82-90) is to

• illustrate a pivotal moment in the Gatsby’s life.

• force the reader to sympathize with Gatsby’s struggle.

• explain the choices Daisy made after Gatsby left.

• show the reader a dream that Gatsby has about Daisy.

In line 90, "incarnation" most nearly means

• cycle.

• embodiment.

• romance.

• affair.