WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When Tom says, "She's a nice girl...they oughtn't to let her run around the country the way they do," we can infer that Tom thinks...
Jordan should only golf near home.
Jordan should not be a golfer.
Jordan (and all women) belong at home.
Daisy should be a stay-at-home mom.
Why is Nick considered an unreliable narrator?
Because we always catch him in lies.
Because the other characters in the book don't trust him.
Because Nick makes several bad decisions throughout the novel.
Because he is telling the story from his perspective.
How are we finally introduced to Gatsby in Chapter 3?
Nick and Gatsby meet up to discuss the next party.
Nick talks to him without even realizing it's Gatsby.
Gatsby pulls Jordan Baker aside to discuss something with her.
Nick searches for Gatsby until he finally meets him in the library.
What irony does Nick notice at Gatsby's party?
Although the party is rowdy and most people are drunk, Gatsby is reserved and never drinks alcohol.
Although many people are gossiping about him, Gatsby brags about the great number of close friends he has.
Although his house is huge and opulent, Gatsby laments that his house is too small for him.
All of his guests are wealthy and/or famous, but Gatsby has done nothing remarkable in his life.
What is "special" about Nick's invitation to Gatsby's party?
Nick received his invitation by special delivery
Nick's invitation was hand written
Nick seems to be the one of only a few people actually invited to the party.
Nick is not famous or wealthy, so did not expect to be invited
Name the speaker:
“I’m p-paralyzed with happiness.”
Daisy Buchanan
Jordan Baker
Jay Gatsby
Myrtle Wilson
Name the speaker:
“Oh, I’ll stay in the East, don’t you worry. I’d be a God damned fool to live anywhere else.”
Tom Buchanan
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Daisy Buchanan
Name the speaker:
“That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big, hulking physical specimen of a—“
Daisy Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
Jordan Baker
Catherine
Name the speaker:
“Every one suspects himself of at least one cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.”
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Klipspringer
Owl Eyes
To Gatsby, the green light across the bay represents ___.
Daisy
Tom
Nick
Myrtle
Which literary device does Fitzgerald use when Jordan tells Nick about Daisy?
Allusion
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Idiom
What happened to Daisy a half hour before her bridal dinner?
She was elated and overwhelmed
She was sick
She was drunk and crying
She decided to marry Gatsby instead
What was Daisy clutching in her hand that was "coming to pieces like snow" after her bridesmaids got her into a cold bath?
Her wedding dress
Her veil
Her pearl necklace
A letter
What did Tom's car crash in Santa Barbara reveal?
He wasn't rich like Daisy believed.
He didn't have a license.
He was having an affair.
He was trying to divorce Daisy.
Why does George Wilson decide to sell his garage and move out west with his wife?
He is from there and wants to get back to his roots.
He kills a man and needs to get away to avoid the authorities.
He can make more money and buy his wife new clothes and jewelry.
He finds out his wife is having an affair and wants to move her away.
