WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby - Chapter 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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 New York from West Egg.
c)
An industrial zone
d)
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness
2.
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
3.
Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
a)
. His mistress
b)
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
c)
His parents
d)
Gatsby
4.
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.
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
a)
Nick
b)
Jordan
c)
Tom
d)
Jay Gatsby
12.
Why does Myrtle regret marrying her husband, Wilson?
a)
Because he is violent
b)
Because he is poor
c)
Because she loved someone else
d)
Because he doesn't love her
13.
How is Myrtle trying to build her status on the social class ladder?
a)
By using Tom's wealth to get what she wants.
b)
By buying expensive clothing and other things.
c)
By changing her behavior around Tom when dealing with other people.
d)
All of the above
14.
Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose in chapter 2?
a)
Because she kept talking about Daisy.
b)
Because she talked back to him.
c)
Because she refused to get the drinks for them.
d)
Because he has an uncontrollable temper.
15.
Why is Nick considered an unreliable narrator?
a)
Because we always catch him in lies.
b)
Because the other characters in the book don't trust him.
c)
Because Nick makes several bad decisions throughout the novel.
d)
Because he is telling the story from his perspective.
16.
When Myrtle was introduced on page 25, why is she described as "a thickish figure of a woman (who) blocked out the light from the office door"?
a)
Because she's not considered to be very attractive.
b)
To symbolize that she's a good person by incorporating light.
c)
To symbolize her being bad or evil because she blocks the light.
d)
So the reader understands just how "thick" she is because of the light she's blocking.
17.
Which word does not describe Tom Buchanan?
a)
Arrogant
b)
Selfish
c)
Jovial
d)
Inconsiderate
18.
Who is Tom having an affair with?
a)
Myrtle
b)
Daisy
c)
Jordan Baker
d)
Nick
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