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WorksheetsGreat Gatsby Ch. 1-2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
a)
Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.
b)
Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.
c)
Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.
d)
Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.
2.
From where did the narrator come and why?
a)
From France to establish a vineyard in New York
b)
From the south to become an actor on Broadway
c)
From the northwest to be a fashion designer
d)
From the Midwest to study the bond business
3.
How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
a)
Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
b)
Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
c)
He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
d)
Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
4.
What kind of person is Daisy?
a)
Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
b)
Daisy is an intellectual.
c)
Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
d)
Daisy is just plain mean.
5.
What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?
a)
Tom is terminally ill.
b)
Tom is in trouble with the police.
c)
Tom is connected with criminals.
d)
Tom is having an affair.
6.
When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?
a)
"She acts just like her father!"
b)
"I hope she's a beautiful little fool."
c)
"She's the best thing that has ever happened to me!"
d)
"I wish I had never had her."
7.
West Egg is ____ money.
a)
old
b)
green
c)
new
d)
filthy
8.
When Nick gets home from dinner he sees Gatsby looking at something across the bay, what is it?
a)
A dock
b)
A green light
c)
A red light
d)
A boat
9.
Tom breaks Myrtle's _____.
a)
arm
b)
nose
c)
back
d)
wrist
10.
Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
a)
His mistress
b)
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
c)
His parents
d)
Jay Gatsby
11.
Where do the three of them go?
a)
Tom’s favorite restaurant
b)
Nick's office in the city
c)
The dealer where Tom bought his last car
d)
The secret apartment Tom rents and to which he takes his mistress
12.
What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?
a)
She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently.
b)
She had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.
c)
She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend.
d)
She didn’t think she would ever find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her.
13.
Who said, "I have been drunk twice in my life and the second time was that afternoon."
a)
Daisy
b)
Myrtle
c)
Nick
d)
Tom
14.
What does it mean to retort?
a)
To answer in a calm and composed manner.
b)
To agree completely with someone.
c)
To partially disagree with someone.
d)
To reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way.
15.
Which sentence uses the word, "inclined" correctly?
a)
She inclined the job offer.
b)
The dog inclined the food in his bowl.
c)
Fred inclined to the woman in blue.
d)
I was inclined to read the book after Susan recommended it.
16.
What's an antonym of, "feigned?"
a)
pretending
b)
insincere
c)
genuine
d)
mocking
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