Gatsby Chapter 2

How did Tom meet Myrtle?

• On the train

• At Gatsby's

• At Wilson's garage

• She came to his house with friends

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

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

Where do the three of them (Nick, Tom, and Myrtle) 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

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

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

How does Myrtle's demeanor change when she changes clothes in the New York City apartment?

• She becomes quiet and sweet

• She acts intelligent

• She is thankful for the new clothes

• She feels superior and tries to act wealthy

According to Catherine, why doesn't Tom divorce Daisy?

• because Daisy's Catholic

• because she had a prenuptial agreement and would get his fortune

• because Tom secretly wants two wives

• because Myrtle is Catholic

What violent act does Tom do to his mistress?

• Locks her in the apartment

• Breaks her hand

• Breaks her nose

• Trips her down the stairs at the apartment

What is George Wilson's profession?

• He is a barber

• He owns a small, run-down restaurant

• He works on and sells cars

• He is a bondsman