The Great Gatsby - Chapter 4

What does Gatsby tell Nick about himself?

• He grew up in San Francisco and inherited his money from his family when they died.

• His father was a sea captain who made lots of money in the shipping trade to India.

• He spent years traveling around South America hunting for exotic animals.

• His mother was the heir to the German throne and they fled just before the start of World War I.

What does Gatsby keep in his pocket at all times?

• Cigars and a French pistol

• $1000 and an Oxford membership card

• His diploma and a whistle

• A war medal and an Oxford photograph

Why didn't Gatsby get a ticket for speeding by the policeman?

• Gatsby did the police commissioner a favor once

• Gatsby sped up and lost him on the bridge to Manhattan

• Gatsby smooth-talked his way out of the ticket

• Gatsby bribed the police officer with a wad of cash

What were Mr. Wolfsheim's cuff buttons made out of?

• Elephant tusks

• Human teeth

• Rhino horn

• Lion claws

What crime did Mr. Wolfsheim commit?

• He smuggled booze from Canada

• He fixed the 1919 World Series

• He rigged the presidential election

• He committed a string of bank robberies

How did Daisy and Gatsby meet?

• He worked for her uncle in the nearby paper factory

• He was renting a room in town and asked her for directions

• He was friends with Jordan for a while before being introduced

• He was an officer and met her in Louisville

What did Tom give to Daisy before their wedding that cost $350,000?

• a pearl necklace

• a Rolls Royce

• a trip to France

• a pair of shoes

What did Tom do that revealed his first affair to Daisy just after their honeymoon?

• he wrote a letter to another girl

• he was on the phone with another girl

• he got in a car accident with another girl

• he called her by another girl's name

Why did Gatsby buy his house in West Egg?

• to reunite with Daisy

• to keep an eye on Tom's affairs

• to get revenge on Tom

• to get Daisy to apologize