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WorksheetsGatsby Test
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins
At the opening of the story, Nick states that he has become disillusioned by ____________.
a sense of man’s relative unimportance in an indifferent cosmos
promises made by Jordan Baker but never kept
Tom and Daisy’s divorce
what preyed on Gatsby and floated in the wake of his dreams
In the beginning of the book, how does Nick describe Gatsby?
brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered
an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness
a big, hulking brute of a man
outgoing, almost to the point of being obnoxious
What is the “valley of ashes”?
an area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago
a desolate area between West Egg and New York
a cemetery specializing in cremated remains
an imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness
The Valley of Ashes represents __________.
hope of a better tomorrow
the remnants of the American Dream
the power of the past
soldiers killed in WWI
What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?
a Jazz song played at Myrtle's party
a private eye following Tom
an illustration on a billboard
a photograph in Myrtle's apartment
The eyes of T.J. Eckelberg represent _________.
the eyes of God
Gatsby's dream
individuality
Nick's judgment
Who said it?
"I told that boy about the ice. These people! You have to keep after them all the time."
Catherine
Mrs. McKee
Myrtle
Tom
Who said it?
"I think he’d tanked up a good deal at luncheon, and his determination to have my company bordered on violence."
Nick
Mr. McKee
Myrtle
Catherine
Who is being described?
Her face, above a spotted dress of dark blue crepe-de-chine, contained no facet or gleam of beauty but there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smouldering.
Jordan
Mrs. McKee
Myrtle
Catherine
Nick boasts of reserving judgment and being _________.
romantic
generous
honest
smart
According to Nick, what is Gatsby's secret weapon?
his eyes
his voice
his smile
his money
Who said it?
"I was brought by a woman named Roosevelt, Mrs. Claud Roosevelt. Do you know her? I met her somewhere last night. I’ve been drunk for about a week now."
Gatsby
Nick
Jordan
Owl Eyes
During the party at Gatsby's mansion, "Owl Eyes" is impressed and fascinated as he sits in Gatsby's library. What, in particular, has impressed him?
The books are real. He assumed they would be fake.
Gatsby has a library. He thinks that homes in West Egg are all about showing off, so most people don't include a library.
The house is beautiful and well kept. He doesn't expect the homes in West Egg to be so nice.
Gatsby has much alcohol despite the fact that alcohol is illegal.
Which of the following statements made by Nick is an indication that he questions Gatsby’s identity?
This is an unusual party for me. I haven’t even seen the host. I live over there.
He smiled — and suddenly there seemed to be a pleasant significance in having been among the last to go, as if he had desired it all the time.
Precisely at that point it vanished — and I was looking at an elegant young rough-neck.
I realize now that under different circumstances that conversation might have been one of the crises of my life.
Who said it?
“I handed the money to Katspaugh and I said: ‘all right, Katspaugh, don’t pay him a penny till he shuts his mouth.’ He shut it then and there.”
Nick
Gatsby
Wolfsheim
Tom
When Gatsby tells Nick about his past, why does Nick have to restrain his laughter?
The stories and images are like romance novels.
Nick cannot feel sad for a man who is so rich.
Because of the serious but comical look on Gatsby's face.
He has just heard Tom say the same thing.
Why does this offer from Gatsby offend Nick? “Well, this would interest you. It wouldn’t take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money. It happens to be a rather confidential sort of thing.”
By offering the job, Gatsby is implying that Nick is poor.
Gatsby is offering a form of payment in return for the meeting with Daisy, which is a favor for a friend.
Nick believes it might involve Wolfshiem, and he does not want to be involved in anything illegal.
Nick already has more work than he can handle and is insulted that Gatsby wants to give him more work.
What does Nick mean by the following statement he makes about Gatsby? “He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.”
Gatsby put a lot of effort into becoming who he is.
Gatsby will die with the ghost of Daisy in his heart.
Gatsby sees Daisy as a bird he cannot catch.
Gatsby has romanticized Daisy to unrealistic ideals.
What is evident in the following statement made by Daisy? “Look at that. I’d like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around.”
She loves Gatsby more than anything.
She associates the color pink with love.
She views the situation with Gatsby as fantasy.
She understands Gatsby’s dream of loving beyond reality.
What is Gatsby's real name and where is he from?
He is Jay Gatlin from Wisconsin.
He is Jaime Gasden from Minnesota.
He is James Gatz from North Dakota.
He is James Gatty from Illinois.
Who said it?
“Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!”
Tom
Gatsby
Nick
Daisy
Who said it?
“He isn’t causing a row. You’re causing a row. Please have a little self-control.”
Gatsby
Tom
Nick
Daisy
What does Gatsby say about Daisy's voice?
It is full of money.
It is a low, thrilling voice.
It is the kind of voice that men who care for her find difficult to forget.
Her voice is a light, glowing, singing voice.
Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom _______.
that Gatsby is the father of her daughter
that she never loved him
that she no longer loves him and loves Gatsby instead
that she will continue to be Gatsby's mistress as long as Tom keeps cheating
What does Wilson do to Myrtle? Why?
He takes her to the hospital to have her broken nose fixed. He wants her to know he loves her, no matter what.
He brings her flowers and promises to be a better husband. He is worried that she will leave him.
He locks her in her room. He suspects she is having an affair.
He beats her in a jealous rage. He overheard her talking to her sister about Tom.
The scene in which Nick observes Tom and Daisy through the kitchen window is important to a major theme in this novel because it shows _____________________.
the rich will always conspire to protect themselves
the rich having empathy for others who are less fortunate
the final dissolution of the Buchanan marriage
that Tom really does love Daisy
Why is it significant that Gatsby responds to Pammy with surprise?
Gatsby thought Daisy did not want children.
Pammy does not exist in his dream.
Pammy looks suspiciously like Wolfsheim.
Daisy had never told him about her.
Nick’s statement, “I was thirty. Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade,” is important because it ______________________.
foreshadows the panic and stock market crash of 1929
signifies Nick’s new-found maturity in how he sees life
symbolically reflects the death of Gatsby’s dream
is Nick’s realization that he will never marry
Who said it?
“It seems that pretty soon the earth’s going to fall into the sun — or wait a minute — it’s just the opposite — the sun’s getting colder every year.”
Gatsby
Tom
Nick
George
In chapter 7, why do they end up driving into the city?
They have tickets for a Broadway matinee.
Nick knows of a hotel that specializes in icy cold baths.
Gatsby offers to take them out in the ocean on his yacht.
Daisy wants to avoid confrontation and get away from her problems.
What is the purpose of the Biloxi story?
It is evidence that Gatsby is an outsider.
It is evidence that Tom and Daisy are easily deceived.
It supports the idea that they are all from the South.
It supports the idea that they know many people.
Nick compares the green new world with the green light at the end of the dock. How do they represent similar things?
They both represent money.
They both represent a dream.
They both represent fungus.
They both represent love.
Who said it?
“I told you what’s been going on, going on for five years — and you didn’t know.”
Daisy
Tom
Jordan
Gatsby
What does Nick discover when he tries to tell Daisy that Gatsby has been killed?
Daisy has been arrested for hit and run.
Daisy has climbed in Gatsby’s coffin to be with him forever.
Daisy and Tom have gone away, leaving no forwarding address.
Daisy already knows and is glad that Gatsby has been killed.
Why is it significant that Owl Eyes is the only one of Gatsby’s guests who attends the funeral?
He represents the wisdom of Gatsby’s death.
He is the one who told George Wilson where Gatsby lives.
He is still drunk, carrying around books with uncut pages.
He is the only guest who saw Gatsby clearly.
Nick concludes that Gatsby is better than Daisy and Tom because __________________________________.
Gatsby may have gotten his money illegally, but he worked for it.
Gatsby is the son of a poor farmer and has made himself wealthy.
Gatsby investigates mysterious happenings with his partner Scully.
Gatsby at least has a dream or an ideal, while the others have none.
Which of the following could be considered a theme of The Great Gatsby?
The American Dream is the only dream worth having.
All dreams end in death. What is the point?
Some dreams remain too long and require too high a price.
You should always give up on your dream, no matter what the price is.
Who said it?
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
Wolfsheim
Tom
Nick
Gatsby
Who said it?
“You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver? Well, I met another bad driver, didn’t I? I mean it was careless of me to make such a wrong guess. I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person. I thought it was your secret pride.”
Daisy
Tom
Jordan
Gatsby
Why does Fitzgerald delay the revelation of Gatsby?
to allow the reader to compare Gatsby to himself / herself
to give the reader a chance to form an opinion of him
to emphasize the mystery that surrounds Gatsby
to make the reader want to read the next chapter
Which is the best example of the motif “dream vs. reality”?
“girls were swooning backward playfully into men’s arms” vs. “a wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsby’s house”
“the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music” vs. “on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day”
“between the numbers people were doing stunts all over the garden” vs. “floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside”
“a tray of cocktails floated at us through the twilight” vs. “men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the
champagne and the stars”
Which of the following could be considered a theme of The Great Gatsby?
The West is the “new East” that will become corrupt and eventually be destroyed by greed.
The East may hold more excitement, the West offers continuity and stability.
The East is a place where people live and the West is a place where everyone sins.
The West is just a higher circle of the same hell that the East occupies.
Who said it?
"I’m going to tell you something about my life. I don’t want you to get wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear."
Gatsby
Tom
Jordan
George Wilson
Gatsby is a novel of contradictions. Which of the following describes one of the many contradictions it contains?
Jordan Baker is a completely honest person, but is not kind.
Daisy’s voice is not compelling, but she is wise.
Gatsby is surrounded by people, but has no friends.
Myrtle says she is a loyal woman, but she has several extramarital relationships.
When Nick says that Gatsby is left outside Tom and Daisy’s house “watching over nothing” what does he imply?
The people he is watching mean nothing to him
There is nobody in the house
Gatsby is too tired and worried to see clearly
Gatsby is still trying to protect a dream that no longer exists
What does the following sentence tell us about Gatsby and the West Egg culture?
”Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York- every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves”
It is a culture in which people value appearances above all else.
It is a culture based on strict schedules.
It is a culture of consumption.
It is a culture in which being a fruiterer is a highly valued position.
What does Nick's obsession with "getting somebody" for Gatsby after he is already dead say about Gatsby's relationships with the other characters and people who attended his parties?
All of his relationships were meaningful, and Nick wants Gatsby surrounded by true friends.
All of his relationships were empty and meaningless, and Nick can't find anyone to mourn Gatsby.
All of his relationships were based on fear. People befriended Gatsby because they were afraid of Wolfsheim.
All of his relationships were one-sided. People did not love Gatsby as much as he loved them.
What does this line from the book mean? "The vitality of his illusion had gone beyond Daisy-beyond everything."
He is so energized he is becoming manic.
The meeting is not as he had fantasized, and he is very disappointed.
He is mentally unstable and unable to cope with reality.
He had, through his years of dreaming, made her larger-than-life.
Who said it?
“I’d a little rather not be the polo player. I’d rather look at all these famous people in — in oblivion.”
Tom
Gatsby
Nick
Daisy
How does the “weather” motif apply to Chapter 5, the reunion of Gatsby and Daisy?
The rain symbolizes the flowers Gatsby provides while the sunshine represents the music he plays.
The rain symbolizes Nick’s tears while alone under the tree and the sunshine represents his happiness when he goes back in.
The rain symbolizes Gatsby and Daisy’s anxiety while the sunshine represents their happiness.
The rain symbolizes Daisy’s fear of Tom while the sunshine represents Daisy’s love affair with Gatsby.
Which is the best example of the motif isolation?
I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew.
Then it was all true. I saw the skins of tigers flaming in his palace on the Grand Canal; I saw him opening a chest of rubies to ease, with their crimson-lighted depths, the gnawings of his broken heart.
Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers, and set it back in place.
He stayed there a week, walking the streets where their footsteps had clicked together through the November night and revisiting the out-of-the-way places to which they had driven in her white car.
Which is the best example of the motif light & shadows being used symbolically?
Gatsby got himself into a shadow and, while Daisy and I talked, looked conscientiously from one to the other of us with tense, unhappy eyes.
A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the wash-stand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor.
We pushed aside curtains that were like pavilions, and felt over innumerable feet of dark wall for electric light switches — once I tumbled with a sort of splash upon the keys of a ghostly piano.
Most of the big shore places were closed now and there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the Sound.
Which is the best example of the motif class climbing?
Mrs. Wilson had changed her costume some time before, and was now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress of cream-colored chiffon, which gave out a continual rustle as she swept about the room.
Sometimes she and Miss Baker talked at once, unobtrusively and with a bantering inconsequence that was never quite chatter, that was as cool as their white dresses and their impersonal eyes in the absence of all desire.
Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York — every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.
Roaring noon. In a well-fanned Forty-second Street cellar I met Gatsby for lunch. Blinking away the brightness of the street outside, my eyes picked him out obscurely in the anteroom, talking to another man.
Why was Gatsby so attracted to Daisy when he first met her?
He enjoyed her sense of humor.
He was impressed with her house and her wealth.
He liked the fact that she was willing to run away with him.
He knew that she could teach him how to be a gentleman.
What is the only compliment that Nick ever gave Gatsby?
"You did throw me over."
"They're a rotten crowd...You're worth the whole damn bunch put together"
"You are the most entertaining guy I have ever known; I am glad we met."
"You are a winner. I don't care what anyone else says."
What does Wilson do when he gets to Gatsy's house?
He gets in the pool and drowns.
He kills himself.
He kills Gatsby and then himself.
He confronts Gatsby about sleeping with and then killing his wife.
The broken clock in Chapter 5 is symbolic of _______________.
Gatsby's desire to stop time/turn back time to be with Daisy
Gatsby's laziness about work since he does not seem to have a real job.
Nick's poverty in comparison to Gatsby's wealth.
Nick's immaturity when relating to other people.
What do Gatsby's shirts represent? Why do they make Daisy cry?
Gatsby's wealth; she realizes she could have had money and a man who adores her
Gatsby's poor taste in clothing; she wishes he could dress more like those in her social class
Gatsby's world travels; she knows he has been everywhere and will soon be bored with her
Gatsby's years spent in prison; she does not want to admit that he is an ex-con
When Daisy understands how Gatsby has made his money, she __________________.
says it doesn't matter
emotionally distances herself from him
tells Tom to leave
tells Jordan it is time for them to go
Why does Nick describe Gatsby's heart as being in a "constant, turbulent riot" when he was younger?
Gatsby regretted not having a good education.
Gatsby was scared that his parents would not let him leave.
Gatsby was guilty over killing a man.
Gatsby dreamed about an ideal life.
According to Nick, how is the atmosphere of the party in CH 6 different from the atmosphere of the other parties he has attended at Gatsby's house?
The party in CH 6 is deserted and boring.
The party in CH 6 is unplesant and harsh.
The party in CH 6 is loud and fun.
The party in CH 6 is romatic and enticing.
In CH 7, how does Nick feel by the end of the night?
He feels sick and disgusted with everything and everyone.
He is upset that he didn’t get to celebrate his birthday.
He is genuinely upset for Gatsby because he lost Daisy forever.
He is scared that Gatsby will do something truly horrible to Tom.
For CH 7, why does Fitzgerald establish a setting that is so uncomfortably hot?
to add to the tension and emotional discomfort among Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom
to make the reader aware that it takes place during the summer
to create a scene of peace and tranquility that mirrors the events of the chapter
to build the suspense between Tom and Nick that leads up to their fist fight
Which statement by Nick is the best indication that he thinks Daisy’s cynical outburst is fake?
I waited, and sure enough, in a moment she looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged.
"You see I think everything’s terrible anyhow. Everybody thinks so—the most advanced people. And I KNOW. I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything.’"
Daisy took her face in her hands as if feeling its lovely shape, and her eyes moved gradually out into the velvet dusk. I saw that turbulent emotions possessed her.
Her body asserted itself with a restless movement of her knee, and she stood up.
Nick is from ____ but came to NYC to ____.
the Northwest . . . become a professional golfer
the South . . . study Broadway acting
the Midwest . . . study the bond business
France . . . establish a vineyard
Which of the following statements best describes Meyer Wolfsheim?
He represents the seedy side of New York City with which Gatsby is connected
He represents the growing popularity of the stock market; both he & Nick sell and trade bonds
He is a musician who represents the growing influence of jazz music in New York City
He is a politician in New York and is living proof that the New York political system is corrupt
Tom Buchanan was "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterwards savors of anticlimax." What does this passage mean?
Tom was not excellent at anything
Tom excelled so greatly in many areas at a young age that everything afterwards seems unimportant.
Tom excelled so greatly in sports at a young age that everything afterwards seems like a letdown
Tom was excellent at many things throughout his entire life
In Fitzgerald’s last line “so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past,” he suggests thematically that _________________.
as a culture, we have given up on the dream
as a culture, we fight the dream until the dream destroys us
as a culture, we have forever lost the ability to attain the dream
as a culture, we can never completely give up the dream because it’s part of who we are
The Great Gatsby is a love story.
TRUE
FALSE
Gatsby is an excellent theme for a prom.
TRUE
FALSE
Who is the man in the photograph in Gatsby's bedroom?
Mr. Dan Cody, Gatsby's dead best friend
Mr. Dan Cody, Gatsby's great uncle
Mr. Ewing Klipspringer, Gatsby's tenant
Tom Buchanan, Daisy's husband
Who said it?
“Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!”
Nick
Tom
Gatsby
Daisy
Who said it?
“By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas but women run around too much these days to suit me.”
Nick
Tom
Gatsby
Daisy
In the beginning of the book, how does Nick describe Gatsby?
brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered
an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness
a big, hulking brute of a man
outgoing, almost to the point of being obnoxious
West Egg is ____ money.
old
new
foreign
fake
East Egg is ____ money.
old
new
foreign
fake
Who said it?
“I’d like to get one of those police dogs; I don’t suppose you got that kind?”
Daisy
Tom
Jordan
Myrtle
At the end of CH 7, why does Tom send Gatsby and Daisy home in the same car?
Tom has a sniper waiting behind a billboard to kill both of them.
He wants to yell at Jordan and Nick for not telling him about the affair.
Tom is hoping that they will run over Myrtle.
He is confident he has defeated Gatsby.
Which of the following could be considered a theme of The Great Gatsby?
The West is the “new East” that will become corrupt and eventually be destroyed by greed.
The East may hold more excitement, the West offers continuity and stability.
The East is a place where people live and the West is a place where everyone sins.
The West is just a higher circle of the same hell that the East occupies.
Nick concludes that Gatsby is better than Daisy and Tom because __________________________________.
Gatsby may have gotten his money illegally, but he worked for it.
Gatsby is the son of a poor farmer and has made himself wealthy.
Gatsby at least has a dream or an ideal, while the others have none.
Gatsby investigates mysterious happenings with his partner Scully.
Who said it?
"I cannot come down now as I am tied up in some very important business and cannot get mixed up in this thing now."
Tom
Owl Eyes
Klipspringer
Wolfshiem
Who said it?
"You see, they’re tennis shoes, and I’m sort of helpless without them."
Tom
Owl Eyes
Klipspringer
Wolfshiem
Why is it significant that Owl Eyes is the only one of Gatsby’s guests who attends the funeral?
He represents the wisdom of Gatsby’s death.
He is still drunk, carrying around books with uncut pages.
He is the one who told George Wilson where Gatsby lives.
He is the only guest who saw Gatsby clearly.
What does Nick discover when he tries to tell Daisy that Gatsby has been killed?
Daisy has been arrested for hit and run.
Daisy and Tom have gone away, leaving no forwarding address.
Daisy has climbed in Gatsby’s coffin to be with him forever.
Daisy already knows and is glad that Gatsby has been killed.
