The Great Gatsby Ch. 4 Review

The Great Gatsby Ch. 4 Review

Multiple Choice

What is it that makes Nick reduce Gatsby's mansion, which he calls at first some "Hotel de Ville in Normandy," into a "roadhouse"?

• Nick finds nothing noteworthy about Gatsby over three or four meetings.

• Nick despises Gatsby's vulgar show of wealth.

• Gatsby's rude behavior toward himself.

• The interior of Gatsby's mansion was shabby.

Multiple Select

Which TWO words below strike a discordant note in Nick's description of Gatsby's expensive and "pretty" car?

• Nickel

• Swollen

• Labyrinth

• Monstrous

Fill in the Blank

The excerpt below takes place during Nick's ride into town with Gatsby in his "pretty" car. Which FIVE phrases in this snippet below suggest that Nick holds some racist views?

As we (1) crossed Blackwell's Island, a limousine passed us, (2) driven by a white chauffeur, in which sat (3) three modish negroes, (4) two bucks and a girl. I laughed aloud as the (5) yolks of their eyeballs rolled towards us in (6) haughty rivalry. "Anything can happen now that we have (7) slid over this bridge," I thought, "anything at all..."

Multiple Select

In repeatedly highlighting Wolfshiem's nose and nostril hairs, what TWO techniques is Nick using?

• Hyperbole

• Euphemism

• Caricature

• Parody

Multiple Choice

As Wolfshiem departs, Nick wonders if he had said anything to offend him. Why would he think so?

• Wolfshiem's words about Gatsby's politeness hint that Nick is not polite

• Nick is in the habit of being disrespectful to older men

• Nick did say offensive things to Wolfshiem

• Perhaps Nick is aware of his own unkind thoughts about Wolfshiem's appearance

Multiple Select

Wolfshiem enquires if Nick is "looking for a business connection" immediately after he has corrected him about the number of men electrocuted for the Rosy Rosenthal shooting.

What THREE answers explain why Nick is startled by this?

• Nick wonders what Gatsby might have told Wolfshiem to have given him the impression that Nick was looking for a business connection.

• Nick has begun to understand that Wolfshiem has questionable business associates and is hardly his kind of man.

• Nick is jolted by the sudden shift from stories of mob killings to business offers from someone he hardly knows.

• Wolfshiem appears to Nick like a genial old man, sentimental and full of nostalgia, with no active professional life.

Multiple Select

At one point in Chapter 4, Gatsby says to Nick, "I'm afraid I made you a little angry in the car." Following this, Nick tells us, "There was the smile again, but this time I held out against it." What is Nick talking about? Select THREE correct answers.

• Nick is referring to his first impression of Gatsby's smile.

• Nick is implying that Gatsby's smile could influence others, but not him.

• Nick is suggesting to the reader that Gatsby's smile was manipulative.

• Nick is angry that Gatsby is not being direct, but using Jordan to tell him something.

Multiple Select

Nick seems to suggest that Wolfshiem is not merely a criminal but a dangerous one. What THREE things about Wolfshiem's portrayal that distinctly convey this impression?

• Wolfshiem's nose

• The cufflinks made of molars

• The luxuriant nostril hairs

• Wolfshiem's firearm

Multiple Select

Which THREE words would you use to describe Nick's probable thoughts in reaction to the following exchange between him and Wolfshiem?

W: "He's an Oggsford man."

N: "Oh!"

W: "He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?"

N: "I've heard of it."

W: "It's one of the most famous colleges in the world."

• Ironic

• Surprised

• Irritated

• Amused

Multiple Choice

What is it about Nick's description of Wolfshiem that focuses the reader's attention on Nick's naivety?

• Wolfshiem's sentimental attachment to the "Old Metropole"

• Wolfshiem as the man who "fixed" the 1919 World Series

• Wolfshiem's odd speaking style

• Wolfshiem's admiration of Gatsby

Multiple Select

Which TWO phrases here make Nick restrain his laughter "with an effort" and invoke an absurd image in his mind.

"After that I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe-Paris, Venice, Rome-collecting jewels, chiefly rubies, hunting big game, painting a little, things for myself only, and trying to forget something very sad that happened to me a long time ago."

• "lived like a young rajah"

• "Europe-Paris, Venice, Rome-collecting jewels"

• "hunting big game"

• "trying to forget something very sad"

Multiple Choice

What literary effect does F. Scott Fitzgerald achieve when Meyer Wolfshiem says of Gatsby that "He would never so much as look at a friend's wife?"

• Irony

• Paradox

• Flashback

• Catharsis

Multiple Select

Which TWO phrases from the text show that Gatsby is a disappointment to Nick?

• "I hadn't that faintest idea what 'this matter' was,"

• "but I was more annoyed than interested."

• "I hadn't asked Jordan to tea in order to discuss Mr. Jay Gatsby."

• "I was sure the request would be something utterly fantastic"

• "and for a moment I was sorry I'd ever set foot upon his overpopulated lawn."

Multiple Select

Which TWO sentences/phrases from the text show that Gatsby is restless?

• "He was balancing himself on the dashboard of his car with that resourcefulness of movement that is so peculiarly American"

• "that comes, I suppose, with the absence of lifting work or rigid sitting in youth and, even more, with the formless grace of our nervous, sporadic games."

• "This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness."

• "He was never quite still; there was always a tapping foot somewhere or the impatient opening and closing of a hand."

Multiple Choice

Select the ONE statement below that Nick makes in reference to Jordan, but can also apply to Gatsby and Daisy?

• "It was dark now, and as we dipped under a little bridge I put my arm around Jordan's golden shoulder and draw her toward me and asked her to dinner."

• "Suddenly I wasn't thinking of Daisy and Gatsby any more but of this clean, hard limited person who dealt in universal skepticism and who leaned back jauntily just within the circle on my arm.

• "'There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.'"

Multiple Choice

Which phrase explains why Jordan did not readily connect Jay Gatsby of Long island with the Lieutenant who was with Daisy in her car?

• "The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking"

• "I have remembered the incident ever since"

• "I didn't lay eyes on him again for four years"

• "I'd met him on Long Island I didn't realize it was the same man."

Fill in the Blank

Which THREE images in the excerpt below express Nick's sense of awe about Gatsby's single-minded pursuit of Daisy?

Gatsby bought that house so that (1) Daisy would be across the bay. Then (2) it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. (3) He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendor. (4) "He wants to know," continued Jordan, "If you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then (5) let him come over." The modesty of this demand shook me. (6) He had waited five years and bought a mansion where (7) he dispersed starlight to casual moths-so that he could "come over" some afternoon to a stranger's garden.

Multiple Choice

Jordan says that "the pearls were around her neck" when she describes Daisy going to the bridal dinner. What literary effect does that phrase achieve?

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Non sequitur

• Allusion

Multiple Choice

Jordan says, "Daisy might have something in her life," when referring to the possibility of Gatsby rekindling their romance. Who else expresses a parallel idea that a woman deserves her share of romance outside of marriage when it is missing from her life with her spouse?

• Meyer Wolfshiem

• Nick Carraway

• Jay Gatsby

• Catherine, Myrtle's sister

Multiple Choice

According to Jordan, to what did Daisy owe her "absolutely perfect reputation?"

• She never lied

• She was careful about the company she kept

• She never drank

• She did not have a perfect reputation

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the green light, according to Nick?

• It's the light leading across the bridge.

• It's the light at the end of Daisy's dock.

• It's the light of his business sign.

• It's the light on top of his mansion.

Multiple Choice

Consider the following quote:

"I heard the familiar 'jug-jug-SPAT!' of a motor cycle, and a frantic policeman rode alongside.

'All right, old sport,' called Gatsby. We showed down. Toking a white card from his wallet he waved it before the man's eyes.

'Right you are,' agreed the policeman, tipping his cap. 'Know you next time, Mr. Gatsby. Excuse ME!'

'What was that?' I inquired. 'The picture of Oxford?'

'I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year.'"

What does this quote reveal about Mr. Gatsby?

• Mr. Gatsby is very well connected, and his actions are free from consequences.

• Mr. Gatsby is a very bad driver and has received many warnings.

• Mr. Gatsby is good friends with the police commissioner and is the only car allowed on his private road.

• Mr. Gatsby is immune from being apprehended by the police.

Multiple Choice

Consider the following quote:

"It was a photograph of half a dozen young men in blazers loafing in an archway through which were visible a host of spires. There was Gatsby, looking a little, not much, young- er-with a cricket bat in his hand.

Then it was all true. I saw the skins of tigers flaming in his palace on the Grand Canal; I saw him opening a chest of rubies to ease, with their crimson-lighted depths, the gnaw- ings of his broken heart.

'I'm going to make a big request of you today,' he said, pocketing his souvenirs with satisfaction, 'so I thought you ought to know something about me. I didn't want you to think I was just some nobody. You see, I usually fund my- self among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me.' He hesitated. 'You'll hear about it this afternoon.'"

What does Nick think about Gatsby after seeing the souvenirs, including the photograph described above?

• Nick finds outhat Gatsby was lying about his past, which confirms Nick's previous suspicions.

• Nick learns that Gatsby has an elaborate business partnership with Wolfsheim that began when they played cricket together.

• Nick learns that Gatsby and Daisy went to college together and met at a cricket match.

• Nick learns that Gatsby was telling the truth about his past and that Gatsby suffered a heartbreak.

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt:

"Over the great bridge, with the sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory mon- ey. The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world."

What is the intended first impression of New York City when coming over the Queensboro Bridge?

• The city is under construction and being built too quickly. This shows that the city is dangerous.

• The city is made of white stone, which contrasts the dark ash heaps near the bridge.

• The city is bright and looks new. it is full of promise and adventure.

• The city is a sad and lonely place full of tall buildings. Looking at it from the bridge, you see broken hearts.

Multiple Choice

What conclusion does Nick draw based on what he learned about Gatsby's friendship with Wolfsheim?

• That Gatsby earned his money illegally.

• That Gatsby has a gambling problem.

• That Gatsby spent his childhood in Germany.

• That Gatsby is inconsiderate around women.