Gatsby Chapter 9 Quiz

After Myrtle's death, the police question her sister, Catherine. What lie does she tell to the police?

​ ​ (a)  

• Myrtle never cheated on her husband.
• Myrtle was having an affair with Gatsby.
• Myrtle was planning to kill Gatsby.
• Myrtle was stealing from her husband.

After Myrtle is killed, Tom and Daisy are deep in discussion. They come to a solution. The next day, they ​ (a)  

• pack their bags and leave town.
• tell the police that Gatsby killed Myrtle.
• call Nick to see how they can help.
• send Nick a letter to explain everything.

What is Gatsby's father's name?

​ (a)  

• Henry C. Gatz
• Horace L. Gatz
• Harold M. Gatsby
• Holden R. Gatsby

Nick is furious when Klipspringer, one of Gatsby's friends, calls because:

• he wants to know if there will be any more parties at Gatsby's.

• he wants to hear about the details of Gatsby's murder.

• he wants the money that Gatsby had promised him.

• he wants to have the butler send him his tennis shoes.

How does Meyer Wolfsheim meet Gatsby?

​ (a)  

• Gatsby wanders into his pool room one day to ask for a job.

• Gatsby was told about Wolfsheim from Dan Cody, so Gatsby goes to find him.

• Gatsby gets himself into a mess with the wrong people and Wolfsheim helps him get out.

• Gatsby accidentally bumps into Wolfsheim and they become friends.

Wolfsheim says, "Let us learn to show our ​ (a)   for a man when he is ​ (b)   and not after he is ​ (c)   ."

• friendship
• alive
• dead
• love
• around
• gone

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Gatsby's dad excited to show Nick?

​ (a)  

• A schedule Gatsby made when he was a boy.
• An essay Gatsby wrote when he was a boy.
• A medal Gatsby won when he was a boy.
• An art piece Gatsby made when he was a boy.

Match the character to their quote:

• Mr. Gatz

• "When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it."

• Meyer Wolfsheim

• "I met another bad driver, didn't I?"

• Jordan Baker

• "My God! they used to go there by the hundreds."

• Owl Eyes

• "If he lived, he'd of been a great man."

• Tom Buchanan

• "He ran over Myrtle like you'd run over a dog..."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Jordan tells Nick she was wrong about him - that she thought he was ​ (a)   However, in her eyes, Nick wasn't.

• an honest, straightforward person.
• a motivated, successful person.
• a kind, caring person.
• an exciting, fun loving person.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Besides Nick and Gatsby's father, the only other person who comes to Gatsby's funeral is ​ (a)  

• Owl Eyes.
• the twin girls with the yellow dresses.
• Jordan Baker.
• Meyer Wolfsheim
• the drunk man who crashed the car.
• Dr. TJ Ecklberg