FOCUSED QUIZ 01, 02: THE GREAT G, CHAPTER I

The Great Gatsby begins with advice from a

• cleric

• mayor

• dean

• parent

• judge

Which of the following expressions BEST describes Nick Carraway's attitude toward Gatsby?

• He showed me how to live without regrets.

• Every time he spoke to me, he lied.

• His parties were good, but the man bored me.

• The best of America was found in one man.

• I should hate him, but I don't.

How does Nick Carraway lose his dog in The Great Gatsby?

• The dog contracts rabies and is put down.

• The dog runs away.

• The dog dies of old age.

• The dog is run over by a careless driver.

• The dog is adopted by Gatsby.

How does the author introduce the idea of West Egg in Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby?

• A wrong turn sends the narrator there by accident.

• The narrator's company has an office there.

• The narrator visits a cousin living there.

• A neighbor invites the narrator to a party there.

• A stranger asks the narrator for directions.

Tom Buchanan bought his East Egg mansion from a man who made his fortune in

• gold

• oil

• steel

• coal

• silver

Why does Daisy Buchanan seem alienated from her own daughter in Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby?

• She cannot remember if her child is a girl or a boy.

• She confuses her daughter's name with her mother's.

• She does not recognize her own daughter on sight.

• She calls her three-year-old "the baby".

• She is less familiar to her daughter than the daughter's nurse.

In Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan insults Nick Carraway's employer by saying that

• he had never heard of the firm

• the owners were Jewish

• the firm had a reputation for fraud

• Nick is too good for the firm

• the owners lived in West Egg

In Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway compares Miss Baker's posture to that of a(n)

• queen

• cadet

• invalid

• mouse

• hunter

Which of the following words does Tom Buchanan LEAST like being called?

• "big"

• "physical"

• "hulking"

• "brute"

• "specimen"

In Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, Daisy tells Nick a "family secret" about the butler's

• nose

• tongue

• teeth

• ears

• eyes