The Great Gatsby Quiz

What is the narrative perspective (point of view) of the novel?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

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Which of the following best describes the time period in which the novel is set?

• The depression era

• The golden age

• The roaring twenties

• Civil rights era

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Which of the following best describes Nick Carraway?

• A gregarious young man from the Midwest, who moves East in search of adventure.

• A quiet, reflective young man of ‘old money’ wealth, from the Midwest.

• A young man, part of the ‘new money’ elite, who goes West to make his fortune in the bond business.

• A reflective, educated young man, from a prominent New York family.

Why does Daisy hope that her daughter will be a “beautiful fool”?

• She herself is a beautiful fool.

• She knows that beauty will find her the best husband.

• She herself is aware of things that she wishes she were not; She would rather be a fool.

• She does not love her.

Where does Gatsby live?

• East Egg

• West Egg

• The Valley of Ashes

• Brooklyn

Why does Gatsby throw large, extravagant parties?

• To make connections and meet influential people

• To attract the attention of Daisy

• To be surrounded by people, so that he is not alone

• To distract himself from his dissatisfaction with life

Which of the following best describes the reunion between Gatsby and Daisy?

• Embarrassing and unsatisfying

• Awkward, yet successful

• Distressing and unmannerly

• All of the above

Why was Gatsby so attracted to Dan Cody’s yacht?

• He saw it as the key to his reinvention of himself, and a way to win back Daisy.

• It represented a world of wealth and status which Gatsby had previously never considered.

• He thought that it would be a way to travel the world, and escape from his boring life.

• He has a fascination with boats, and a desire to own one.

How did Gatsby make his wealth?

• It is unclear, but it is suspected that it was through illegal bootlegging.

• Through the trade of jewels and gems after the war.

• It was all left to him by Dan Cody.

• Through playing the stock market, with the help of Meyer Wolfsheim.

When Nick first visited Tom and Daisy at East Egg, Tom ____.

• confessed to Nick that he was desperately bored with life.

• said he had complete faith in Nick's insurance company.

• quoted passages from the biography of Theodore Roosevelt.

• said he had never heard of whom Nick sold bonds for.