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The Great Gatsby Full Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Nick live in the summer of 1922?

a)

West Egg

b)

East Egg

c)

Manhattan

d)

Minneapolis

2.

Whom does Jordan suggest Tom is talking to on the phone?

a)

Daisy

b)

His father

c)

His lover

d)

Jay Gatsby

3.

What is Gatsby doing the first time Nick sees him?

a)

Playing golf

b)

Hitting on Daisy

c)

Looking out over the water

d)

Hosting a party

4.

Finish the quote: "...that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little _________."

a)

angel

b)

fool

c)

sweetheart

d)

doll

5.

Which word would NOT be an accurate description of Tom Buchanan?

a)

Rich

b)

Racist

c)

Arrogant

d)

Gentle

6.

Who lives at the garage that Tom and Nick visit in the Valley of Ashes?

a)

Myrtle

b)

Gatsby

c)

Dr. Eckleburg

d)

Nobody

7.

How does Nick feel about the others who join them in the apartment?

a)

He wants to be friends with them.

b)

He finds them repulsive yet fascinating.

c)

He considers them kind and honest.

d)

He thinks they are sophisticated and well-read.

8.

Which of the following statements best describe Myrtle?

a)

She's quiet and reserved.

b)

She's sensuous and desperate.

c)

She's meek and helpful.

d)

She is an intellectual.

9.

Why does the party in the apartment break up?

a)

Nick vomits on Myrtle

b)

Mr. McKee takes off his clothes.

c)

Tom gets tired.

d)

Tom hits Myrtle in the face.

10.

Myrtle Wilson says that her husband is not the man she thought she married. What happened right after their wedding that caused her to immediately think she’d made a mistake in marrying George Wilson?

a)

She found out he'd borrowed a suit for the wedding.

b)

He broke her nose with his open hand.

c)

She found out he was a criminal.

d)

He sold her engagement ring to buy the garage.

11.

According to Nick, why is Gatsby so popular?

a)

He once rescued a child from a burning building.

b)

He gives a lot of money to charity.

c)

He throws lavish parties.

d)

He is "old money."

12.

Who is "Owl Eyes?"

a)

a man that Nick and Jordan meet in Gatsby's library

b)

a billboard overlooking the Valley of Ashes

c)

a nickname for Gatsby

d)

a member of the band playing during the party

13.

What's the problem at the end of the party?

a)

They've run out of champagne.

b)

Gatsby tells everyone they have to leave.

c)

The pool is closed.

d)

A drunk man has crashed his car.

14.

How does Nick characterize Jordan?

a)

She's a goody-goody.

b)

She's dishonest.

c)

She's a good driver.

d)

She's smart.

15.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Jay Gatsby?

a)

There are a lot of rumors about his past.

b)

He says "old sport" a lot.

c)

He seems cold when he first meets Nick.

d)

He arranges a private meeting with Jordan.

16.

On their way to New York, Gatsby tells Nick his story. How does Nick react?

a)

He believes him- all of it seems very probable.

b)

He is skeptical- Gatsby seems to be exaggerating his past.

17.

What does Gatsby show the police officer when his car is pulled over?

a)

A gun

b)

A wallet full of cash

c)

His passport

d)

A white card

18.

What leads Nick to believe Gatsby might have acquired his money illegally?

a)

He meets the shady figure Wolfshiem.

b)

He sees Gatsby cleaning a gun.

c)

Gatsby asks Nick to deliver “a package.”

d)

He notices a detective following Gatsby.

19.

What does Jordan say Gatsby wants Nick to do?

a)

Kill Tom

b)

Bring Daisy to one of Gatsby’s parties

c)

Invite Gatsby to his house while Daisy is there

d)

Help him find a job

20.

Which of the following choices is NOT true about Gatsby's and Daisy's past relationship?

a)

Gatsby was a lieutenant stationed near her home in Louisville.

b)

Daisy was already engaged to Tom when she started seeing Gatsby.

c)

Daisy's family was rich.

d)

Jordan had seen Gatsby sitting in a car with Daisy.

21.

What happens before Gatsby meets Daisy that makes him so anxious?

a)

His mother arrives in town.

b)

Nick catches the flu.

c)

It rains.

d)

Daisy cancels their meeting.

22.

What object does Gatsby knock over in Nick's house?

a)

A clock.

b)

A vase.

c)

A frame.

d)

A plate.

23.

What does Gatsby show Daisy that makes her cry?

a)

His unsent letters to her from the war

b)

A picture of his child

c)

His collection of shirts

d)

A song that reminds him of her

24.

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

a)

Yellow

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

Green

25.

Why does Nick decide to leave Gatsby’s mansion?

a)

He has a date with Jordan.

b)

He doesn’t like the songs that Klipspringer is playing.

c)

Gatsby makes a derogatory joke about Nick’s parents.

d)

He feels Gatsby and Daisy have forgotten him anyway.

26.

Readers learn Gatsby's true past in Chapter 6. Which of the following choices is NOT true about his past?

a)

Gatsby was born in San Francisco, and came into a good deal of money when his father died.

b)

Dan Cody, a wealthy copper mogul, took Gatsby as an assistant on his world-traveling yacht.

c)

He worked as a clam-digger and salmon-fisher along the south shore of Lake Superior.

d)

He worked as a janitor to pay for college, and quickly dropped out in embarrassment.

27.

Name the speaker of this quote: "I may be old-fashioned... but women run around too much these days to suit me."

a)

Gatsby

b)

Tom

c)

Mr. Sloane

d)

Nick

28.

How does Tom suspect Gatsby has made his money?

a)

He stole from Tom's family

b)

He's a bootlegger

c)

He stole someone's identity

d)

He robbed a bank

29.

Why is Gatsby upset after the party?

a)

Daisy didn't have a good time.

b)

He never got to dance with Daisy.

c)

Tom confronted him about the affair.

d)

The stock market crashes.

30.

When Gatsby expresses his wish to be with Daisy, Nick reminds him "You can't repeat the past." Gatsby replies:

a)

"I suppose that is true."

b)

"Yes, but you can start it over again!"

c)

"Why of course you can!"

d)

"I wish you could."

31.

Why does Gatsby stop throwing parties?

a)

He runs out of money

b)

He is only interested in Daisy.

c)

He is having issues with Wolfsheim.

d)

His neighbors complain about the noise.

32.

According to Gatsby, Daisy's voice is full of

a)

Money

b)

Foolishness

c)

Beauty

d)

The past

33.

Why does Wilson want to move out West?

a)

He's tired of life near the city.

b)

For a business opportunity.

c)

His mother is sick.

d)

Myrtle is cheating on him.

34.

What are Daisy and Tom doing when Nick checks in on them after the accident?

a)

They are fighting loudly.

b)

They are packing up to leave.

c)

They are eating chicken.

d)

They are sobbing together.

35.

What does Gatsby want Daisy to say?

a)

She never loved Tom.

b)

She doesn't love Tom anymore.

c)

She loves Gatsby.

d)

She is going to leave Tom.

36.

What reasons does Gatsby give for Daisy’s original decision to marry Tom?

a)

She thought Gatsby had died in the war and Tom comforted her.

b)

Deep down, she always loved Tom most.

c)

Tom had good social standing and was acceptable to her parents.

d)

She thought he and Jordan were in love.

37.

Why does Gatsby want the gardener to wait to drain the pool?

a)

He plans to drown himself.

b)

He's never used it and wants to take a swim.

c)

He wants to throw one last party.

d)

He likes the way the moon reflects off of it.

38.

Who says, "You're worth the whole damn bunch put together?" as Nick and Gatsby part?

a)

Nick

b)

Gatsby

39.

Who kills Gatsby?

a)

Tom

b)

Nick

c)

Wilson

d)

Gatsby

40.

What is Wilson looking at when he says, "You may fool me, but you can't fool God?"

a)

A picture of himself and Myrtle on their wedding day.

b)

The Eckleburg billboard

c)

A broken car outside his garage

d)

Nothing at all

41.

Whom does Nick meet before Gatsby’s funeral?

a)

Gatsby's mother

b)

Gatsby's brother

c)

Gatsby's estranged wife

d)

Gatsby's father

42.

True or false: Gatsby has a large funeral.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

True or false: Tom feels guilty about Gatsby's murder.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Gatsby's father says "Jimmy was bound to get ahead." What does he use as evidence?

a)

A list of Gatsby's role models

b)

Gatsby's old report card

c)

A trophy Gatsby won as a boy

d)

A schedule Gatsby made as a boy

45.

After Gatsby's death...

a)

Nick marries Jordan

b)

Nick moves back West

c)

Nick inherits Gatsby's riches

d)

Nick gets a promotion