The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

Multiple Choice

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