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F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1925

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Chapters 1-2

1. Which best describes Nick’s family background?

A) affluent and from the Midwest

B) working class and from the West Coast

C) bankrupt and from the South

D) affluent and from New York

2. Tom Buchanan can best be described as:

A) gentle and quiet

B) arrogant and bigoted

C) Intellectual and honest

D) mysterious and secretive

3. What does Jordan reveal to Nick about Tom and Daisy’s relationship?

A) Daisy had a child with another man.

B) Daisy has hired a divorce lawyer.

C) Tom is planning to leave Daisy.

D) Tom is likely having an affair.

4. What does the “valley of ashes” between East Egg and West Egg most likely represent?

A) toxicity that cannot be hidden

B) the anger of the working class

C) the carefree lives of the rich

D) inability to imagine a better future

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