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The Great Gatsby Ch 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Tom originally think Gatsby is?
a)
a murderer
b)
a bank robber
c)
a bootlegger
d)
a drug dealer
2.
Why did Tom attend Gatsby's party?
a)
To meet celebrities
b)
To keep an eye on Daisy
c)
To talk to Gatsby
d)
To snoop around Gatsby's house
3.

When Gatsby and Nick were visiting with each other, who else was there?

a)

Jordan

b)

Tom and the Sloane couple

c)

George Wilson

d)

Meyer Wolfsheim

4.
Nick tells Gatsby that he cannot repeat the past. How does he respond to this?
a)
He reluctantly agrees
b)
He doesn't respond at all
c)
He says that you actually can repeat the past
d)
He laughs and walks away
5.

Gatsby is concerned that Daisy does not like something. What does he think she does not like?

a)

Himself (Gatsby)

b)

Tom

c)

Her dress

d)

The party

6.
What is the true reason Gatsby changes his name?
a)
He absolutely hates his given name
b)
He wishes to reinvent himself and not follow his parent's path
c)
He wanted to show everyone that he was independent
d)
He thought a new name would give him a higher social status
7.
What is a quality that Gatsby took away from his experience with Dan Cody?
a)
He enjoys drinking
b)
He rarely ever drinks
c)
He has a passion for mining copper
d)
He dislikes traveling
8.
How does Gatsby introduce Tom at his party?
a)
As the millionaire
b)
As the polo player
c)
As his good friend
d)
As his neighbour
9.
Where is Gatsby originally from?
a)
Michigan
b)
North Dakota
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Boston
10.
What did Daisy really think of the party?
a)
She was impressed by the celebrities.
b)
 She welcomed the opportunity to see Gatsby
c)
She was jealous of the other women.
d)
She found it loathsome and below her.
11.
Where does Gatsby meat Dan Cody?
a)
In Kentucky
b)
At a party
c)
On Cody's yacht
d)
 In a borrowed rowboat
12.
What does the incident with the three visitors on horseback reveal about Gatsby?
a)
He doesn't own a horse
b)
He isn't really part of the wealth class.
c)
He is threatened by Tom
d)
He is interested in women other than Daisy
13.
Gatsby tells Nick at the end of chapter 6 that he is happy about how the party went.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Gatsby's response to Nick when he tells him that he cannot repeat the past is 
a)
"I know, old sport"
b)
"Why of course you can!"
c)
"That's my affair"
15.
Who is Dan Cody?
a)
Gatsby's cousin, that he grew up with and greatly admires.
b)
A rich product of the Nevada silver fields who took Gatsby under his wing.
c)
Nick's uncle, who had met Gatsby as a young man and heavily influenced him.
d)
A salesman that Gatsby met at an early age who helped him start his business.
16.
“I may be old fashioned in my ideas but women run around too much these days to suit me.” Why is this statement ironic coming from Tom Buchanan?
a)
Because he has his own mistress.
b)
Because he's a rather forward-thinking gentleman.
c)
Because he'd never cheat on his own wife.
d)
Because he's well-read, and so knows that everyone cheats.
17.
James Gatz has parents that were lazy and _______________.
a)
ambitious
b)
transpire
c)
laudable
d)
shiftless                                                                                                                                                          notoriety
18.

“He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.” What is Gatsby giving up when he chooses to kiss Daisy?

a)

He is giving up his family.

b)

He is giving up all his worldly possessions.

c)

He is giving up his greatest ambitions.

d)

He is giving up his sense of honesty.

19.

Who swindled Gatsby out of his inheritance from Dan Cody?

a)

Meyer Wolfshiem

b)

Ella Kay

c)

His father

d)

Owl Eyes

20.

Where did Gatsby pick up the "Old Sport" line?

a)

Meyer Wolfshiem

b)

Nick Carraway

c)

His father

d)

Dan Cody