Great Gatsby Quiz

Who is the only former party guest that came to Jay Gatsby's funeral?

• Daisy Buchanan
• Meyer Wolfsheim
• Owl Eyes
• Jordan Baker
• Myrtle Wilson

What does the green light represent?

• Unattainable dreams
• Money
• Innocence
• Daisy Buchanan
• Feminimity

What is most important to high society in the novel?

• Wealth
• Power
• Politics
• Social status
• Religion

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What lesson did Nick's father instill in him?

• Don't criticize others

• Don't trust anyone

• Get close to wealthy people

• Be judgemental of others

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What does white symbolize for Daisy?

• She's extremely pure

• She used to be innocent

• Her pureness

• She's very clean

When Gatsby calls on Nick for the first time, he tells Nick several things about himself. What is NOT something he tells Nick about himself?

• Gatsby says he was married to a wealthy French aristocratic woman who died from influenza.

• Gatsby says he is the son of a wealthy family from the Middle West.

• Gatsby says he was educated at Oxford.

• Gatsby says he was promoted from first lieutenant to major during the war.

What makes Daisy cry at Gatsby’s home?

• The emptiness of the mansion.

• All of Gatsby’s beautiful shirts.

• The delicate sound of the piano.

• Seeing the green light at the dock across the bay.

What is Gatsby’s real name?

• Jayson Gatsberry

• Jim Gatzkowski

• Jaime Gab

• James Gatz

What does Gatsby tell Nick he wants to have happen?

• He wants Tom to divorce Daisy “even if it’s for his own benefit.”

• He wants Daisy to “see that I’m a better man than Tom.”

• He wants Nick to find out about Tom’s “financial holdings” and about the money he owes.

• He wants to “repeat the past” to when he first met Daisy.

How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

• Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.

• Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.

• Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.

• Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.

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