What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes

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

Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?

Myrtle is Tom’s mistress. George is Myrtle’s husband.

Myrtle is Tom’s cousin. George is her son.

George is Tom’s business partner. Myrtle is George’s wife.

They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.

What does Mr. McKee tell Nick about Gatsby?

Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm

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

What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?

She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently.

She had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.

She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend

She didn’t think she would ever find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her

Which of the following sets of adjectives BEST describes Tom Buchanan’s personality?

Aggressive, condescending, arrogant, racist

Assertive, compassionate, caring, kind

Destructive, belligerent, hateful, intolerant

What is the main difference between the houses in East Egg and West Egg?

In East Egg, the houses are older and more colonial looking, and in West Egg, the houses look like brand new hotels.

In East Egg, the houses look like brand new hotels, and in West Egg, the houses are older and more colonial looking.

In East Egg, the houses look like rich mansions, but in West Egg, the houses look more poorly built and “run down.”

In East Egg, the houses look more poorly built and “run down,” but in West Egg, the houses look like rich mansions.

What does Daisy want her daughter to grow up to be?

an “intelligent, capable woman”

a “modern woman of the times”

Who reacts strangely/curiously when Jordan Baker says to Nick that she knows a man named Gatsby?

Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband

Pammy, Daisy and Tom’s daughter

Who telephones Tom at the dinner at his house?

Tom’s “other woman on the side”

Which of the following is NOT a rumor about Gatsby?

He was a Russian spy during the war

He was a German spy during the war

He was in the American Army in the war

How would you describe the way that people feel about Gatsby?

He has a mysterious aura around him

What does Nick say about himself?

He is one of the few honest people

He is one of the few loyal people

From where did the narrator come and why?

From the Midwest to study the bond business

From France to establish a vineyard in New York

From the south to become an actor on Broadway

From the northwest to be a fashion designer

How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.

Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.

Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.

He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.

The Great Gatsby Ch. 1-3

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English

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11th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, RL.6.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Where does the party in Chapter 2 take place?

Gatsby's mansion

Tom's and Myrtle's apartment

a Manhattan nightclub

Nick's cottage

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What mistake does Myrtle discuss at the party?

Being spotted with Tom in public

Never accomplishing her dream of becoming an actress

marrying her husband

being born into the wrong social class

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What do Tom and Myrtle fight about?

If Myrtle is lower class or not

if Myrtle has the right to say Daisy's name

If Tom will ever leave Daisy for Myrtle

About Myrtle's unplanned pregancy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Who does Tom take Nick to meet?

Myrtle

Gatsby

Jordan

The mayor

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Where does Nick wake up at the end of the Chapter 2?

Outside in his swing

in his bathtub

in a park

at the train station

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What does Chestter Mckee do for a living?

He is a professional gambler

he is in the bond business

he is a photographer

he is a bootlegger

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the “valley of ashes”?

An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.

A barren, lower-middle class area separating East Egg from West Egg.

An industrial zone

An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness

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The Great Gatsby Ch. 1-3

30 questions

Where does the party in Chapter 2 take place?

What mistake does Myrtle discuss at the party?

What do Tom and Myrtle fight about?

Who does Tom take Nick to meet?

Where does Nick wake up at the end of the Chapter 2?

What does Chestter Mckee do for a living?

What is the “valley of ashes”?

What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?

What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?

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