WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Study Guide
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
For Gatsby, the green light is a symbol for
Daisy's hopes and dreams
Gatsby's hopes and dreams
The wealth of the residents in East Egg
The poverty of his upbringing
Where does Gatsby's reunion with Daisy take place?
By the pool
At Nick's house
At the golf tournament
At the second Gatsby party Nick attends
From where does Gatsby recognize Nick?
Nick was an undergraduate at Oxford during the months Gatsby studied there
Nick works at the bond house where Gatsby's stolen securities were taken from
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in WWI
Gatsby has seen his next-door neighbor around, but assumed Nick was one of his own servants
Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made of
shark teeth
human teeth
pure gold
wolf fangs
The novel
begins in the past and goes into the present
begins in the present and goes back to the past
begins in the future and moves into the present
is told in chronological order
Nick boasts of being tolerant and
romantic
generous
honest
smart
Michaelis was
Italian
Greek
Spanish
Hungarian
Tom Buchanan investigates Gatsby's business dealings
because the two men plan to buy land together
because Tom has been falsely accused of fraud
to destroy Gatsby as a rival for Daisy's attention
to prove that Tom is a man of high principles
Daisy is from
Louisville
Lexington
Chicago
New York
Jordan Baker
dislikes Nick throughout the entire story
knows Meyer Wolfsheim through her bookie
is a childhood friend of Daisy
is married to a man who is never named
Gatsby's real name is
John Gatz
Jack Gatz
James Gatz
Robert Gatz
Myrtle was initially attracted to Tom because
he dressed expensively
he stopped to give money to a homeless man
he offered her a ride while she was at a bus stop
he treated her with respect
George Wilson owns a garage.
True
False
Gatsby and Nick go into business together.
False
True
Meyer Wolfsheim is a magazine publisher.
True
False
Nick meets Tom's mistress during a wedding at the Plaza.
False
True
Tom reads books about the decline of civilization.
True
False
One of Jordan's faults is that she is dishonest.
True
False
Michaelis tells George Wilson that Gatsby is the owner of the "death car".
False
True
With the exception of Nick, Gatsby's father, and the minister, no one attends Gatsby's burial.
True
False
Attendance at Gatsby's parties is by invitation only.
True
False
Daisy is driving the car that kills Myrtle Wilson.
False
True
Daisy seems especially impressed by Gatsby's shirts.
True
False
Gatsby lives in the East Egg.
False
True
Meyer Wolfsheim is a gangster.
True
False
The Great Gatsby is told in third-person narration.
True
False
Gatsby's father refuses to attend the funeral of his son.
False
True
Tom feels guilty about his role in Gatsby's death.
True
False
At the end of the novel, Nick finally has the strength to confront Tom.
True
False
Nick rents a house in West Egg.
True
False
Gatsby changed his name when he was 15 years old.
True
False
At his party, Gatsby introduces Tom as "the golfer".
True
False
Wilson thinks TJ Eckleburg is God.
True
False
Nick Carraway comes from a family of poor farmers.
False
True
Gatsby inherits $25,000 from Dan Cody, but he never receives it.
True
False
When Wilson learns that it was actually Daisy who killed his wife, he stalks Daisy in Chicago.
False
True
Gatsby's party guests always behaved themselves very well.
True
False
The story switches narration between Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan.
True
False
Nick's occupation is a magazine writer for Harper's Bazaar in New York.
False
True
The story, which was published in 1925, is set in 1922.
True
False
"I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library."
Gatsby
Owl Eyes
Jordan
George Wilson
"God knows what you've been doing...You may fool me, but you can't fool God."
Tom
Daisy
Nick
George Wilson
"Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
Tom
Wolfsheim
Nick
Henry Gatz
"Civilization's going to pieces...It's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things."
Wolfsheim
Gatsby
Nick
Tom
"I've got something to tell you, old sport."
Gatsby
Nick
Tom
George Wilson
"And now she's going whether she wants to or not. I'm going to get her away."
Tom
Gatsby
Jordan
George Wilson
"It takes two to make an accident. I don't like careless people. That's why I like you."
Nick
Daisy
Jordan
Gatsby
"The rich get richer, and the poor get--children."
Nick
Daisy
Henry Gatz
Kilpspringer
"You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."
Nick
Tom
Gatsby
Wolfsheim
"It's his wife that's keeping them apart. She's a Catholic, and they don't believe in divorce."
Jordan
Myrtle
Catherine
Nick
"Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can."
Nick
Tom
Gatsby
Owl Eyes
"Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to."
Catherine
Myrtle
Jordan
Tom
"Tom's got some woman in New York."
Nick
Daisy
Jordan
Owl Eyes
"I'd like to get one of those police dogs."
Jordan
Tom
Myrtle
George Wilson
"When I saw the box of dog biscuits...I sat down and cried like a baby."
Tom
Gatsby
George Wilson
Nick
"It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me."
Gatsby
Tom
George Wilson
Henry Gatz
"He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn't keep my eyes off him..."
Daisy
Jordan
Myrtle
Catherine
"I decided to go east and learn the bond business. Everybody I knew was in the bond business, so I supposed it could support one more single man."
Wolfsheim
Nick
Gatsby
Owl Eyes
"I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated--God, I'm sophisticated!"
Myrtle
Gatsby
Tom
Daisy
"He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?
Henry Gatz
Jordan
Owl Eyes
Wolfsheim
"Jimmy was bound to get ahead."
Owl Eyes
Daisy
Henry Gatz
Nick
"He wants her to see his house...and your house is right next door."
Daisy
Myrtle
Jordan
Mrs. McKee
"I'm sorry about the clock."
Daisy
Nick
Owl Eyes
Gatsby
"...You're rude. Daisy's sitting in there all alone."
Nick
Gatsby
Jordan
Tom
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Gatsby
Nick
Owl Eyes
Henry Gatz
"When are you going to sell me that car?"
Nick
Wolfsheim
George Wilson
Gatsby
"I married him because I thought he was a gentleman."
Catherine
Daisy
Myrtle
Jordan
"I'm going to tell you something about my life. I don't want you to get a wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear."
Nick
Gatsby
Tom
Wolfsheim
"I'd like to get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around."
Myrtle
Jordan
Daisy
Gatsby
"All right...I'm glad it's a girl..And I hope she'll be a fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful fool."
Daisy
Tom
Nick
Gatsby
