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The Great Gatsby: Chapters 4-6 Quiz

Authored by Yvette Campos

English

11th Grade

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The Great Gatsby: Chapters 4-6 Quiz
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This quiz focuses on character development, plot progression, and literary analysis within F. Scott Fitzgerald's *The Great Gatsby*, specifically covering chapters 4-6. The questions are designed for 11th-grade students studying American literature and require both literal comprehension and analytical thinking skills. Students must demonstrate their understanding of key plot points, character motivations, and symbolic elements, including Daisy and Gatsby's romantic history, the revelation of Gatsby's true identity as James Gatz, his relationship with mentor Dan Cody, and the significance of the green light and color symbolism. The quiz assesses students' ability to recall specific textual details, understand character relationships and social dynamics, and interpret Fitzgerald's use of symbolism and literary devices. Students need strong reading comprehension skills and the ability to connect textual evidence to larger themes about the American Dream, social class, and the corruption of idealism. Created by Yvette Campos, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 11. This comprehensive assessment tool serves multiple instructional purposes, from checking homework completion to providing formative assessment of student understanding before moving to later chapters in the novel. Teachers can use this quiz as a review activity before class discussions, assign it as independent practice to reinforce reading assignments, or implement it as a formal assessment to gauge student comprehension of these pivotal chapters. The detailed questions support close reading skills and prepare students for more sophisticated literary analysis tasks. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3 for analyzing character development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4 for determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What story does Jordan recall from 1917 that she tells Nick?

How Daisy and Gatsby were in love

How Tom first met Myrtle

How Jordan lied in her golf tournament

How Gatsby made his money

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Daisy's parents forbid her to go to New York?

She was going to perform on Broadway.

She was running away to see Gatsby.

She was going to marry Tom instead of Gatsby.

She was going to see Jordan in her golf tournament.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What made Daisy happy again after Gatsby left for war?

Being engaged to Tom
Dating a new soldier
Moving to New Orleans
Reconciling with her family

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What condition was Daisy in before her bridal dinner?

She was elated and overwhelmed.

She was sick.

She was drunk and crying.

She decided the marry Gatsby instead.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

On the night before she married Tom, what did Daisy do with the pearl necklace that he gave her?

Gave it to Gatsby

Threw it away

Pawned it

Gave it back to Tom

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did Daisy feel about Tom when they returned from their honeymoon?

Bitter and betrayed

Caring and motherly

Deeply in love

Indifferent

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What did Tom's car crash in Santa Barbara reveal? 

He wasn't rich like Daisy believed. 
He didn't have a license. 
He was having an affair.
He was trying to divorce Daisy. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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