The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1-3 Quiz

Who spent a year in France "wherever people played polo and were rich together"?

• Gatsby and Daisy

• Daisy and Tom

• Nick and Jordan

• Tom and Myrtle

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Where was Nick raised?

• California

• Connecticut

• The Midwest

• The South

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What does Nick intend to do in New York?

• Open his own shop
• Become a real estate agent
• Become a bond salesman
• Become a doctor

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Who is Nick's neighbor?

• Daisy
• Tom
• Gatsby
• Jordan

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Who says this and about whom is s/he talking? "And I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

• Jordan; about Daisy

• Daisy; about her baby daughter

• Daisy; about Gatsby's fiancée

• Myrtle Wilson; about her daughter

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What is Jordan Baker's profession?

• Artist

• Polo player

• Golfer

• Model

What is Gatsby doing when Nick returns from dinner at the Buchanans'?

• He is on a phone call, yelling at the person on the line.

• He is reading a book and taking notes.

• He is reaching his arms across the water to a green light in the distance.

• He is walking with a young woman with whom he seems to be very much in love.

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How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

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

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Which is the best description of Tom?

• He is short and fat and jolly. He loves to give parties and meet new people.

• He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob and a racist.

• He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man who dislikes Nick very much.

• He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant, even to those below him in social class.

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What kind of person is Daisy?

• Superficial and somewhat unhappy

• An intellectual

• Down-to-earth, sweet, naïve

• Hateful and mean

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