The Great Gatsby Chapter 4-5
Authored by Kel Green
English
11th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on literary analysis and reading comprehension of F. Scott Fitzgerald's *The Great Gatsby*, specifically chapters 4 and 5. The questions are appropriate for grades 11-12, targeting advanced high school students who are engaging with complex American literature. Students need strong analytical reading skills to understand character relationships, plot development, and literary devices such as flashback, juxtaposition, and symbolism. The quiz requires students to recall specific textual details, understand character motivations, and interpret the significance of key symbols like the green light. Additionally, students must demonstrate vocabulary comprehension with terms like "sporadic," "punctilious," "tactless," and "nebulous," as well as contextual understanding of historical references such as bootlegging during Prohibition and the 1919 World Series scandal. Created by Kel Green, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 11-12. This comprehensive assessment tool supports classroom instruction by evaluating students' close reading abilities and textual comprehension of pivotal chapters that reveal Gatsby and Daisy's romantic history. Teachers can utilize this quiz for formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving forward with the novel, as homework to reinforce chapter content, or as review material before summative assessments. The mix of plot-based questions, vocabulary terms, and literary analysis 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 word meanings, making it an effective tool for measuring student progress in literary analysis skills essential for advanced English coursework.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How did Daisy originally know Gatsby?
He was a friend of Daisy's childhood boyfriend.
He was her next door neighbor.
He was a lieutenant from Camp Taylor.
Nick introduced him to her.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
About what does Jordan tell Nick?
How Daisy and Gatsby were in love in 1917 but he left and went to WW1.
How Tom first met Myrtle
How Jordan lied in her golf tournament
How Gatsby made his money
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why did Daisy's parents forbid her to go to New York?
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device does Fitzgerald use when Jordan tells Nick about Daisy?
Allusion
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What did Tom give Daisy as their wedding present?
An Airedale puppy
A mansion in East Egg
A diamond necklace she threw in the trash
A pearl necklace worth $350K.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How old was Daisy in Jordan's story from October 1917?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What happened to Daisy a half hour before her bridal dinner?
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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