WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby
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 that Nick attends
From where does Gatsby recognize Nick?
Nick was an undergraduate at Oxford during the months Gatsby studied there.
Nick works at the bonds house where Gatsby's stolen securities were taken from.
Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in World War I.
Gatsby has seen his next-door neighbor around, but assumed Nick was one of his own servants.
Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made of what?
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 investigated 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's
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.
True
False
Meyer Wolfsheim is a magazine publisher.
True
False
Nick meets Tom's mistress during a wedding at the Plaza.
True
False
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."
True
False
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.
True
False
Daisy seems especially impressed by Gatsby's shirts.
True
False
Gatsby lives in East Egg.
True
False
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.
True
False
Tom feels guilty about his role in Gatsby's murder.
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 T.J. Eckleburg is God.
True
False
Nick Carraway comes from a family of poor farmers.
True
False
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.
True
False
Gatsby's party guests always behaved themselves very well.
True
False
The story switches narration between Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, and Jordan.
True
False
Nick's occupation is a magazine writer for Harper's Bazaar in New York.
True
False
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
Nick
Owl-Eyes
Wolfsheim
"God knows what you've been doing...You may fool me, but you can't fool God."
Myrtle
George Wilson
Daisy
Tom
"Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
Wolfsheim
Nick
Mr. McKee
Catherine
"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."
Gatsby
Wolfsheim
Nick
Tom
"I've got something to tell you, old sport."
George Wilson
Gatsby
Tom
Owl-Eyes
"And now she's going whether she wants to or not. I'm going to get her away."
George Wilson
Tom
Myrtle
Daisy
"It takes two to make an accident. I don't like careless people. That's why I like you."
Daisy
Tom
Jordan
Gatsby
"The rich get richer, and the poor get - children..."
Michaelis
Owl-Eyes
Dan Cody
Klipspringer
"You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."
Nick
Daisy
Gatsby
Myrtle
"It's his wife that's keeping them apart. She's a Catholic, and they don't believe in divorce."
Mrs. McKee
Catherine
Myrtle
Jordan
"Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can."
Gatsby
Nick
Myrtle
Daisy
"Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to."
Jordan
Myrtle
Catherine
Mrs. McKee
"Tom's got some woman in New York."
Jordan
Gatsby
Michaelis
Myrtle
"I'd like to get one of those police dogs."
Tom
Daisy
Myrtle
Gatsby
"When I saw the box of dog biscuits...I sat down and cried like a baby..."
Tom
George Wilson
Gatsby
Nick
"It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me."
Tom
George Wilson
Henry Gatz
Gatsby
"He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn't keep my eyes off him..."
Daisy
Myrtle
Catherine
Jordan
I've 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."
Nick
Henry Gatz
Tom
Mr. McKee
"I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated - God, I'm sophisticated!"
Jordan
Daisy
Mrs. McKee
Myrtle
"He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?"
Wolfsheim
Owl-Eyes
Klipspringer
Mr. McKee
"Jimmy was bound to get ahead."
Klipspringer
Michaelis
Henry Gatz
Owl-Eyes
"He wants her to see his house...and your house is right next door."
Catherine
Jordan
Mr. McKee
Wolfsheim
"I'm sorry about the clock."
Henry Gatz
Klipspringer
Gatsby
Nick
"You're rude. Daisy's sitting in there all alone."
Gatsby
Nick
Tom
Jordan
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Nick
Gatsby
Tom
Henry Gatz
"When are you going to sell me that car?"
Henry Gatz
Tom
George Wilson
Wolfsheim
"I married him because I thought he was a gentleman."
Daisy
Mrs. McKee
Jordan
Myrtle
"I'm going to tell you something about my life. I don't want you to get a wrong idea of me from all those stories you hear."
Wolfsheim
Gatsby
Nick
Tom
"I'd like to get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around."
Myrtle
Jordan
Daisy
Nick
"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 little fool."
Myrtle
Daisy
Jordan
Catherine
