The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

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English

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9th Grade

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RI. 9-10.7

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Kraig Barth

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The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

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What is the "valley of ashes"?

a barren area between West Egg and the East River filled with ashes

the ravine near West Egg

another name for all of Long Island

a metaphor for wasted lives

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

Who is Tom's mistress?

Catherine

Myrtle

Daisy

Lula

Multiple Choice

Who lives in the "valley of ashes"?

Tom Buchanan

Nick Carroway

George and Myrtle Wilson

The McKees

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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 shows hauteur and tries to act wealthy

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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 times more

He ignored her and went on with his conversation with Nick

Multiple Choice

What rumor do we hear about Gatsby?

Gatsby is the son of a Texas oil tycoon

Gatsby has recently been released from a mental hospital

Gatsby donated half a million dollars to an orphanage in his hometown

Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm

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