WorksheetsGatsby
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
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.
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.
3.
Describe the Buchanan's house.
a)
It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.
b)
It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery.
c)
It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.
d)
It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair.
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.
Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in 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.
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.
8.
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."
9.
How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?
a)
He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees himon the lawn in the moonlight.
b)
Nick meets him at a party.
c)
Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees himwith Daisy.
d)
Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affairof her own to get even with Tom.
10.
What is the “valley of ashes”?
a)
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many
years ago.
b)
A barren, lower-middle class area separating
East Egg from West Egg.
c)
An industrial zone
d)
An imaginary place used as a
metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness
11.
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
a)
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro the
Association of the Blind
b)
A group of security guards who monitor the
doctor’s home and offices
c)
A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has
just developed
d)
An illustration on a billboard overlooking the
valley of ashes
12.
Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
a)
. His mistress
b)
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
c)
His parents
d)
Gatsby
13.
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.
14.
What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?
a)
sandwiches for lunch
b)
a dog
c)
a new dress
d)
cuff links for Tom
15.
Where do the three of them go?
a)
Tom’s favorite restaurant
b)
Nick’s office
c)
The dealer where Tom bought his last car
d)
The apartment Tom rents and always takes his
mistress to
16.
Identify Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.
a)
Catherine is Nick’s secretary. Mrs. McKee is her sister, and Mr. McKee is her brother-in-law
b)
Catherine is Myrtle’s sister. The McKees live downstairs in the apartment
complex
c)
Catherine is Tom’s cousin. The McKees are the apartment managers
d)
Catherine is Mrs. McKee’s best friend. The McKees are old neighbors of Myrtle’s
17.
What does Mr. McKee tell Nick about Gatsby?
a)
Gatsby is the son of a Texas oil tycoon
b)
Gatsby has recently been released
from a mental hospital
c)
Gatsby donated half a million
dollars to an orphanage in his hometown
d)
Gatsby is
the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm
18.
What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?
a)
She had to do something to get away from her
abusive parents.
b)
She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend
c)
She thought he was a gentleman; later she found
out differently.
d)
She didn’t think she would ever
find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her
19.
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.
20.
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
21.
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
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