The Great Gatsby Quiz Ch 1 - 4

From where did the narrator 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

Describe the Buchanan's house.

• It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.

• It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery.

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

• It is palatial, 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.

What secret information did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?

• 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?

• She acts just like her father!

• I hope she's a beautiful little fool.

• I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything.

• I wish I had never had her.

When does the reader first see Gatsby?

• When Nick sees him standing outside staring across the water.

• When Nick meets him for the first time at a party.

• When Nick arrives at the Buchanan home, Gatsby is just leaving.

• When Tom shows Nick the horse stables after dinner.

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.

What advice does the narrator's father give him?

• When you feel like criticizing someone, remember you have faults too.

• Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the same advantages that you've had.

• When you feel like people are criticizing you, just remember that they're probably just jealous of your talents.

• Whenever you feel like people are being down on you, just remember that they are critical of your actions, not who you are.

The narrator states that ______ represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn." (1 Point)

• Tom

• Daisy

• Gatsby

• Money

When we first meet Daisy, the narrator describes her as... (1 Point)

• Dressed in blue, like a ripple in the ocean.

• Dressed in yellow, shining like the sun.

• Dressed in green, as if part of the natural world.

• Dressed in white, as if floating on an anchored balloon.