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The Great Gatsby Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 16mins

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.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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."
5.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Gatsby
b)
Daisy
c)
Nick
d)
Tom
6.
Where does 'the new money' live?
a)
on the East Egg
b)
on the West Egg
7.
Where do "old money" people get their wealth?
a)
Bootlegging alcohol
b)
Athletics
c)
Acting in films
d)
Inheritance
8.
Tom discusses a book he is reading with his dinner guests. What does this discussion tell us about Tom?
a)
He is concerned about the future of the American economic system.
b)
He is interested in the history of the upper class.
c)
He is racist.
d)
He is sexist.
9.

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 where workers make the products for the rich people in the city

d)

An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness

10.

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

11.
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. 
12.
What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy’s name?
a)
He hit her and broke her nose
b)
He laughed and called her a jealous fool
c)
He taunted her and repeated Daisy’s name several times more
d)
He ignored her and went on with his conversation with Nick
13.
Who is the "owl-eyed" man?
a)
A friend of Jordan's who thinks he is her boyfriend
b)
A man who seems to be Gatsby's servant
c)
A neighbor of Gatsby's
d)
The man Nick encounters in Gatsby's library
14.

Why is Jay Gatsby so famous?

a)

He throws elaborate parties.

b)

He is the town's mayor.

c)

He is a war hero.

d)

He supports local charities

15.
What speculations about Gatsby were made by the people at the party?
a)
Gatsby killed a man once
b)
Gatsby was a German spy during the war
c)
Gatsby was in the American army during the war
d)
All of the above
16.
When Nick finally meets Gatsby, Gatsby calls Nick______?
a)
"neighbor"
b)
"old sport"
c)
"old sprout"
d)
"cousin"
17.

Who says, "I hate careless people."

a)

Daisy Buchanan

b)

Nick

c)

Gatsby

d)

Jordan Baker

18.

Who says, "I said to myself, you can't live forever."

a)

Gatsby

b)

Myrtle

c)

Jordan Baker

d)

Daisy Buchanan

19.

Jay Gatsby is definitely

a)

a long time member of the East Egg elite

b)

a murderer

c)

a bootlegger

d)

a German spy

20.

Who said, "Finest specimen of human molars."

a)

Owl Eyes

b)

Meyer Wolfsheim

c)

Dan Cody

d)

George Wilson

21.

Who said, "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!"

a)

Nick

b)

Tom

c)

Jay

d)

Daisy

22.

Nick told Jay, "You're worth the whole damn bunch put together." Why?

a)

He recognizes that Jay has more money than people realize.

b)

He's trying to make Gatsby feel better since he is about to be arrested

c)

He admires Gatsby's vast bravery and optimism

d)

He's being sarcastic; he really thinks Gatsby is a low life

23.

Which of these details is true about Gatsby's past?

a)

He received a degree from Oxford college

b)

He got all of his money in the stock market.

c)

He is the son of poor people from the Midwest

d)

He is the son of rich people from East Egg

24.

Why does Gatsby throw extravagant parties?

a)

He wants to have a lavish lifestyle

b)

He believes that Daisy may come to a party some night

c)

He hopes to make many new and influential friends

d)

It diverts attention from his criminal ways

25.

Who kills Myrtle?

a)

George Wilson

b)

Gatsby

c)

Tom

d)

Daisy

26.

Who changed Gatsby's life forever, inspiring hope that he could become rich and powerful?

a)

Dan Cody

b)

Meyer Wolfsheim

c)

Jordan

d)

Nick

27.

When Gatsby and Daisy meet in Nick's home, Gatsby almost breaks what symbolic object?

a)

porcelain statue

b)

bust of Apollo

c)

window

d)

clock

28.

Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?

a)

a wealthy man who gained his fortune in the gold rush

b)

a Greek man and neighbor of Wilson who consoles him after Myrtle's death

c)

a poor man content in his existence until he suspects that his wife is having an affair

d)

a notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime

29.

What color is the light at the end of Tom and Daisy's dock?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Green

30.
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.
31.
What is Jay Gatsby's real name?
a)
Dan Cody
b)
Rick Sloane
c)
James Gatz
d)
James Cody
32.
We find out that Jordan likely cheated in which one of the following?
a)
Golf
b)
Poker
c)
Dating
d)
Her college exam
33.

In whose house does Gatsby have his reunion with Daisy?

a)

His own house

b)

The Wilsons' house

c)

Daisy's house

d)

Nick's house

34.
Who "carries her excess weight sensuously (seductively)"?
a)
Daisy
b)
Myrtle
c)
Jordan
d)
The Finn
35.
The Great Gatsby takes place during
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
World War I
36.
When Myrtle sees Jordan with Tom, she thinks Jordan is
a)
his wife.
b)
another one of his mistresses.
c)
his sister.
d)
a casual friend.
37.
Similar to how he describes Jordan earlier in the novel, what word does Nick use to describe Daisy and Tom at the end?
a)
Lazy
b)
Gorgeous
c)
Adventurous
d)
Careless
38.
Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom...
a)
that Gatsby is the father of her daughter.
b)
that she never loved him.
c)
that she no longer loves him and loves Gatsby instead.
d)
that she will continue to be Gatsby's mistress as long as Tom keeps cheating.
39.
George Wilson believes that the man in the yellow car was the same man who...
a)
was having an affair with Myrtle.
b)
stopped to get gas at his station.
c)
tried to sell him a car last year.
d)
wanted to take Myrtle out West.
40.
Why is Gatsby's love for Daisy doomed to fail?
a)
She doesn't trust Gatsby to be faithful.
b)
She is married and will not cheat on her husband.
c)
She is Catholic and cannot divorce.
d)
She cannot live up to Gatsby's image of her.
41.

What happens the night before Daisy's wedding to Tom?

a)

Jordan tells Daisy that Tom had an affair with the maid.

b)

Daisy receives a letter from Gatsby asking her to wait.

c)

Nick tries to talk Daisy out of the marriage.

d)

Gatsby gives Daisy an expensive pearl necklace.

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