Advanced Placement (AP)

The American dream can be defined as:
the pursuit of happiness at the expense of freedom.
the belief that personal freedom matters the most.
the belief that individualism is the most important freedom.
the belief that hard work results in material success and happiness.
the belief that owning the latest appliances can help women preserve their traditional roles.
Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following groups from the novel The Great Gatsby were disenfranchised?
I. East Egg residents such as Tom
II. Residents of the ash heap area
III. African Americans
IV. Yale graduates
I and III only
I, II, and III only
II and III only
I, II, and IV only
II, III, and IV only
Question 3 (1 point)
Fitzgerald and his character Gatsby both:
loved Yale, mansions, fast cars, and the Plaza Hotel.
courted a woman from an old-money family.
lived extravagantly and drank excessively.
believed that Americans were doomed by the pursuit of material gain.
believed in the possibility of repeating the past.
Question 4 (1 point)
In the novel The Great Gatsby, the protagonist lives in a:
huge mansion.
bustling city.
bootleggers' community.
tiny cottage.
house with a large family.
Question 5 (1 point)
In the novel the narrator and Daisy are:
siblings.
acquaintances.
estranged.
close friends.
cousins.
Question 6 (1 point)
The narrator compares the atmosphere following a dinner at the Buchanans' to that of a funeral. According to Fitzgerald's metaphor, what has "died"?

Question 6 options:

Nick and Jordan Baker's relationship.

Tom and Jordan Baker's relationship.

Tom and Daisy's love and marriage.

Jordan Baker's career as a golfer.

Nick's parents' hopes for his future.

Question 7 (1 point)
In the novel, Fitzgerald describes Myrtle's husband as blending in with cement, as dressing in dark material covered with white ash, and as being so lacking in spirit that others appear to walk through him. Overall, George is being compared to:

Question 7 options:

a ghost.

another depressed character.

the narrator.

a sidewalk.

None of the above

Question 8 (1 point)
Why does Myrtle act increasingly like a queen when she arrives in New York and then the apartment?
Question 8 options:

She's the only woman Tom has ever cared about.

She's raising Tom's child for him and believes they'll start a family.

She wants Nick to know she's in charge.

She believes her affair with Tom confers status upon her.

She's deluding herself that her husband is rich and regal.

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the pursuit of happiness at the expense of freedom.

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