The Great Gatsby Quiz

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 narrator's house.

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

• It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.

• It is a weather-beaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.

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

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 are dating.

• 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 kind of person is Daisy?

• Daisy is flighty and very superficial.

• Daisy is an intellectual.

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

• Daisy is just plain mean.

What 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.

How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?

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

• Nick meets him at a party.

• Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. 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.

What is the "valley of ashes"?

• An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago

• A barren area separating East Egg from West Egg

• An industrial zone

• An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby's loneliness

Who did Tom take Nick to meet?

• His mistress

• Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

• His parents

• Gatsby

What did Mrs. Wilson buy while she was out with Tom and Nick?

• Sandwiches for lunch

• A dog

• A new dress

• Cuff links for Tom