Great Gatsby Quiz 1

How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

• Gatsby was brilliant, although 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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From where did the narrator, Nick Carraway, come and why?

• 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

• From the Midwest to study the bond business

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Describe Nick Carraway’s living arrangements.

• It’s one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.

• It’s a newly renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.

• It’s a weather beaten bungalow squeezed between mansions

• It’s roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.

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Describe Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s house.

• It’s a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.

• It’s a low and modernistic home, designed to blend in with the scenery.

• It’s a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.

• It’s an enormous mansion, although in a state of disrepair

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.

Describe Tom. 

• He is short, fat, and jolly

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

• He is tall and slender.  His is a grumpy middle-aged man.

• He has a medium build and is balding.  He is easy-going and pleasant.

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What kind of person is Daisy?

• Daisy is flighty, very superficial.  She acts this way to cover her pain.

• Daisy is an intellectual

• Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naïve young woman.

• Daisy is mean and cold-hearted.

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What does Jordan Baker reveal to Nick about Tom when he takes his phone call at dinner?

• Tom is terminally ill.

• Tom is in trouble with the police.

• Tom is connected with criminals.

• Tom is having an affair.

When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?

• “I hope she’ll be a fool - that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”

• “I wish I had never had her!”

• “I suppose she talks – and eats and everything.”

• “Isn’t she a little darling?”

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How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?

• He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan.  Later, Nick sees him mysteriously on lawn in the moonlight.

• Nick meets him at one of Gatsby’s parties.

• Everyone talks about him at the Buchanan’s.  Later Nick sees him with Daisy.

• Jordan tells Daisy about Tom’s affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.

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