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WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Ch. 1-4
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
In the beginning of the novel, what does the reader learn about Nick Carraway?
a)
He has come to NY to work in the bond business.
b)
He was raised in an economically disadvantaged family.
c)
He rents one of the new mansions on West Egg.
d)
He enjoys judging people.
2.
What happens when Nick attends a dinner at Daisy Buchanan's?
a)
He learns that Jordan Baker is not really a good golf player.
b)
He discovers that Tom Buchanan has a mistress in New York.
c)
Tom Buchanan talks about threats to the African continent.
d)
Daisy cries and confesses to Nick about Tom's mistress.
3.
Which of the following can describe Myrtle Wilson?
a)
She is "stout" and "thickish," but carries her weight "sensuously."
b)
She is open about her relationship with Tom in front of her husband.
c)
She is thin and "waif-like," often laughing "an absurd, charming little laugh."
d)
She is beautiful but has a "bored haughty face."
4.
Which of the following is NOT something Nick learns about Gatsby?
a)
Myrtle's sister says she is afraid of him and that he is a relative of Kaiser Wilhelm.
b)
Daisy states that she knows Gatsby.
c)
He was one of the best ends who ever played football in New Haven.
d)
He watches a green light across the water in East Egg.
5.
Which event does NOT happen at Gatsby's party?
a)
A group of women go from table to table trying to find Gatsby and thank him for the party.
b)
A drunken soprano collapses after finishing her tearful song.
c)
The driver of a car drives into a ditch and doesn't understand why his vehicle won't move.
d)
A man in the library is amazed that Gatsby's books are real.
6.
Why does Gatsby hold huge parties on the weekends?
a)
so that he will not have to drink alone
b)
in the hope that Daisy will show up one night
c)
to entertain his business associates
d)
as a cover for his bootlegging operations
7.
Which of the following does Nick learn from Jordan Baker?
a)
Gatsby killed a man.
b)
Daisy and Gatsby were once in love.
c)
Jordan cheated in a golf game.
d)
Gatsby has a medal from Montenegro.
8.
What does the reader learn about Gatsby via Mr. Wolfsheim?
a)
Gatsby has many friends, and people consider him intellient and honest.
b)
Gatsby was involved in a shooting at the Metropole some years ago.
c)
Gatsby may be engaging in illegal business with Mr. Wolfsheim.
d)
Gatsby has borrowed money to fund his parties at West Egg.
9.
Which of the following best supports the theme that the American dream has been corrupted?
a)
the description of Gatsby's car
b)
Meyer Wolfsheim fixing the World Series because he saw the opportunity
c)
Gatsby coming alive to Nick after Nick knows about him and Daisy
d)
Nick spending time with Jordan
10.
Which of the following is best illustrated by the quote? "The only crazy I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake. He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in and never even told me about it, and...I lay down on the bed and cried to beat the band all afternoon."
a)
symbol
b)
theme
c)
conflict
d)
character
11.
Which of the following is best illustrated by the quote? "...you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. They eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic--their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose."
a)
symbol
b)
theme
c)
conflict
d)
character
12.
Which of the following is best illustrated by the quote? "She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall."
a)
symbol
b)
theme
c)
conflict
d)
character
13.
Which of the following is best illustrated by the quote? "'Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!' shouted Mrs. Wilson, 'I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai-' Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand."
a)
symbol
b)
theme
c)
conflict
d)
character
14.
Who said the following quote? "'You're very polite, but I belong to another generation... You sit here and discuss your sports and your young ladies and your--...As for me, I am fifty years old, and I won't impose myself on you any longer."
a)
the owl-eyed man
b)
Gatsby
c)
Meyer Wolfsheim
d)
Jordan Baker
15.
Who said the following quote? "The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time, and because it seemed romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since."
a)
the owl-eyed man
b)
Gatsby
c)
Meyer Wolfsheim
d)
Jordan Baker
16.
Who said the following quote? "'It's a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella's a regular Belasco. It's a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too--didn't cut the pages."
a)
the owl-eyed man
b)
Gatsby
c)
Meyer Wolfsheim
d)
Jordan Baker
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