WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby: Ch 1 - 5
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is the name of The Great Gatsby's narrator?
a)
Nick Cauldfield
b)
Jay Gatsby
c)
Nick Carraway
d)
None of the above
3.
Describe the narrator's house.
a)
It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.
b)
It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.
c)
It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.
d)
It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.
4.
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.
5.
What is our impression of Tom him Chapter 1?
a)
He is short and fat and jolly.
b)
He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.
c)
He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.
d)
He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.
6.
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.
7.
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)
"I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."
d)
"I wish I had never had her."
8.
Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?
a)
Myrtle is Tom’s cousin. George is her son.
b)
George is Tom’s business partner. Myrtle is George’s wife.
c)
Myrtle is Tom’s mistress. George is Myrtle’s husband.
d)
They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.
9.
At his party in Chapter 3, whom does Gatsby call aside for a private conversation?
a)
Jordan Baker
b)
Nick
c)
Daisy Buchanan
d)
Myrtle
10.
What do Gatsby and Nick plan to do the morning after the party?
a)
They plan to go into New York to visit Myrtle at her apartment.
b)
They plan to visit Jordan at her aunt's house
c)
They plan to go up in the hydroplane
d)
They plan to take Gatsby's boat out into the bay
11.
At the end of the party most couples end up doing what?
a)
Arguing
b)
Helping each other back to their cars
c)
Crying
d)
Dancing together
12.
Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?
a)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
b)
Ernest Hemingway
c)
Francis Skyler Fitzgerald
d)
Nick Carraway
13.
All of the following happen at the scene of the car wreck at the end of Gatsby's party EXCEPT:
a)
The front wheel is torn off
b)
The driver still believes he can drive the car
c)
Owl Eyes was the car's driver
d)
The car runs off the road into a ditch
14.
Who says, "And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy."
a)
Daisy Buchanan
b)
Nick
c)
Gatsby
d)
Jordan Baker
15.
Who says, "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known"
a)
Gatsby
b)
Nick
c)
Jordan Baker
d)
Daisy Buchanan
16.
Gatsby's reunion with Daisy takes place...
a)
in New York
b)
at Nick's house
c)
at Gatsby's house
d)
at George's garage
17.
Who was rumored to have fixed the 1919 World Series?
a)
Meyer Wolfshiem
b)
Doctor T.J. Eckleburg
c)
Jordan Baker
d)
Nick Carraway
18.
Gatsby first introduced Nick to Wolfsheim at...
a)
The Plaza Hotel
b)
One of Gatsby's parties
c)
A barbershop
d)
A speakeasy
19.
The narrator emphasized the allure of Daisy's...
a)
acting ability
b)
perfume
c)
voice
d)
eyes
20.
F. Scott Fitzgerald went to Princeton.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Daisy met Gatsby...
a)
at Oxford
b)
in New York City
c)
in Louisville
d)
in Chicago
22.
What do East Egg and West Egg represent, respectively
a)
Old Money; New Money
b)
New Money; Old Money
c)
Innocence; Partying
d)
Kindness; Debauchery
23.
What is the name of Tom's mistress?
a)
Myrtle Wilson
b)
Mary Wilson
c)
Martha Wilson
24.
What war did Gatsby and Nick serve in?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
American Civil War
d)
Korean War
25.
Gatsby was in the ...
a)
Army
b)
Marines
c)
Air Force
d)
Navy
26.
In the beginning of chapter 3, how is the cocktail music described?
a)
It is swingin'
b)
It is boring
c)
It is red
d)
It is yellow
27.
In the beginning of Chapter 4, there is a long list of the names of the people who attend Gatsby’s parties. What do these names have in common?
a)
They are all from West Egg
b)
They are animal names
c)
They are all breeds of horses
d)
They are all rich and snobby and mean
28.
“He hasn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes”(91)
This quote is significant because:
This quote is significant because:
a)
Daisy comes from old money and knows what nice things look like
b)
Gatsby heard through the rumor mill that if Daisy likes something, all of East Egg will like it
c)
Gatsby has made every choice in his life thus far in an effort to please Daisy. Value, for Gatsby, comes from her opinions
d)
Daisy has good taste
29.
Where were Tom and Nick educated?
a)
Harvard
b)
Princeton
c)
Yale
d)
Oxford
30.
Tom's affair with Myrtle is the first time he has been unfaithful to Daisy.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
In what location is the Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?
a)
East Egg
b)
West Egg
c)
The Valley of Ashes
d)
Manhattan
32.
Gatsby throws his weekly parties...
a)
to meet new people
b)
to impress Jordan
c)
hoping Daisy will come to see
d)
to impress Nick
33.
Which one of these things is a Motif in The Great Gatsby?
a)
Carelessness
b)
Bad Driving
c)
Alcohol
d)
All Of The Above
34.
Who tells Nick Carraway the story of Daisy's past?
a)
Jordan
b)
Daisy
c)
Gatsby
d)
Tom
35.
What does the owl-eyed man in Chapter 3 find extraordinary about Gatsby’s library?
a)
All the books are organized by color
b)
All the books are fake
c)
All the books are real
d)
There aren't any interesting books anywhere
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