WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby, Chapter 5
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
When Nick returns to West Egg after his trip into the city, what is unusual about Gatsby's house?
It's lit up from tower to cellar.
It is full of party guests but everyone is very quiet.
It is decorated with streamers and confetti.
It's being painted white.
What does Daisy say is the reason for her crying in this chapter?
The beauty of Gatsby's shirts
The size of Gatsby's house
The way that Gatsby has changed
The realization that she married the wrong man
What does Gatsby get Klipspringer to do for his guests?
Fetch them drinks.
Play music on the organ for them to dance to.
Play music on the cello for them to dance to.
Recite a poem.
What can the reader infer as to why Fitzgerald would use a paradox in the following statement?
I tried to go then, but they wouldn't hear of it; perhaps my presence made them feel more satisfactorily alone. (Pg. 94)
To show the reader that Nick is the main character and he is to be in each scene.
To show the reader that Nick brought about comic relief to the story whenever Daisy and Gatsby were together.
To show the reader that Nick felt less guilty as long as he was there with Daisy and Gatsby.
To show the reader that Daisy and Gatsby used Nick's presence as a way to keep them from feeling guilty.
Why is Gatsby nervous when he meets Nick outside his house?
He is eager for Nick to arrange a meeting with Daisy and anxious to know if he will do it.
He is waiting for a “shipment” and wants to talk to Nick about a possible job offer.
He is worried that he has offended Nick by encroaching on Nick's date with Jordan.
He has just killed someone and needs Nick's help to bury the body.
How does Nick feel about Gatsby’s offer to compensate him for his help by hiring him?
Nick is angry because he knows Gatsby is involved in illegal activities.
Nick is offended that Gatsby is offering to pay him for his help.
Nick appreciates the offer, but regretfully declines.
Nick is overjoyed because he hates his current job.
What TWO things does Gatsby send to Nick's house before the tea date?
Champagne
An orchestra
Someone to cut his grass
Cupcakes
Flowers
Who says, "I keep it always full of interesting people, night and day. People who do interesting things. Celebrated people"?
Nick
Tom
Daisy
Gatsby
What makes Daisy cry?
Her green light, visible from Gatsby's house
Gatsby's newspaper clippings of her
Gatsby's collection of fine shirts
The flowers Gatsby has arranged for her
How do Gatsby and Daisy look once Nick decides to leave them alone?
Nervous to be alone with each other
Absolutely lost in each other's presence
Still very awkward
Tense, as if they need to discuss the past
What does Nick do in an attempt to give Daisy and Gatsby some privacy?
He goes into town.
He goes outside to sit and think.
He reads in his bedroom.
He makes a few business calls in the study.
What's different about the green light in Chapter 5?
It's shining brighter than usual.
The mist covers it and it can't be seen.
The light has been disabled and no longer works.
It never existed -- it was only a figment of Gatsby's imagination.
