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The Great Gatsby Final Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
From where did the narrator come and why?
a)
From France to establish a vineyard in New York
b)
From the south to become an actor on Broadway
c)
From the northwest to be a fashion designer
d)
From the Midwest to study the bond business
2.
When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?
a)
"She acts just like her father!"
b)
"I hope she's a beautiful little fool."
c)
"I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."
d)
"I wish I had never had her."
3.

How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?

a)

He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later, Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.

b)

Nick meets him at a party.

c)

Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. Later, Nick sees him with Daisy.

d)

Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.

4.

How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

a)

Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.

b)

Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.

c)

Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.

d)

Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.

5.

Identify Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKee.

a)

Catherine is Nick’s secretary. Mrs. McKee is her sister, and Mr. McKee is her brother-in-law.

b)

Catherine is Myrtle’s sister. The McKees live downstairs in the apartment complex.

c)

Catherine is Tom’s cousin. The McKees are the apartment managers.

d)

Catherine is Mrs. McKee’s best friend. The McKees are old neighbors of Myrtle’s.

6.

What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?

a)

She had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.

b)

She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend.

c)

She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently.

d)

She didn’t think she would ever find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her.

7.

Which option best symbolizes Gatsby's life as a fake and a bluff?

a)

The books in Gatsby's library

b)

The green light

c)

Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

d)

The swimming pool that he hasn't used all summer

8.

The "Valley of Ashes" represents what part of 1920's society?

a)

The plight of the industrial working class

b)

Disillusioned post-war society

c)

The separation between the past and present

d)

New York City as a symbol of the era

9.

What does the green light represent?

a)

God

b)

Unattainable dream

c)

Money

d)

Innocence

10.
The novel's narrator is
a)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
b)
Nick Carraway
c)
Jay Gatsby
d)
an unnamed omniscient narrator
11.
Where did Tom and Nick go to college? 
a)
Yale
b)
Harvard
c)
Oxford
d)
Princeton
12.
Where does Gatsby live? 
a)
East Egg
b)
New York
c)
West Egg
d)
Valley of Ashes
13.
What is the Owl-Eyed man amazed by?
a)
Gatsby's shirts
b)
Gatsby's house
c)
Gatsby's books
d)
Gatsby's car
14.

Which is NOT a rumor we hear about Gatsby?

a)

He killed a man.

b)

He rigged the World Series.

c)

He was a bootlegger.

d)

He was a German spy.

15.

What odd accessory does Wolfsheim wear?

a)

Molar pinkie ring

b)

Molar tie pin

c)

Molar cufflinks

d)

Skull cufflinks

16.
Gatsby shows a police officer 
a)
A $50 bill
b)
A card from the commissioner 
c)
Damage to his car
d)
War medals
17.
The character who, according to Gatsby, "fixed the World Series" was 
a)
Wolfsheim
b)
Klipsringer
c)
Tom
d)
Owl Eyes
18.
What is Gatsby's real name? 
a)
James Gatsby
b)
Jay Gatz
c)
James Gatz
d)
Jim Gatsby
19.
Who is the only person Nick likes by the end of the novel?
a)
Daisy
b)
Jordan
c)
Gatsby
d)
Tom
20.
Who always wears white and speaks quietly so people will move closer?
a)
Daisy
b)
Jordan
c)
Myrtle
d)
The Finn
21.
Who "carries her excess weight sensuously (seductively)"?
a)
Daisy
b)
Myrtle
c)
Jordan
d)
The Finn
22.
Who is rumored to have cheated in sports?
a)
Tom
b)
Nick
c)
Gatsby
d)
Jordan
23.
Who is obsessed with turning back time?
a)
Daisy
b)
Tom
c)
Nick
d)
Gatsby
24.
Who moves west at the end of the novel?
a)
The Wilsons
b)
The Buchanans
c)
Nick
d)
Wolfsheim
25.
Daisy's hometown where she meets Jay Gatsby is
a)
Chicago
b)
Santa Barbara
c)
Louisville
d)
New York
26.
Similar to how he describes Jordan earlier in the novel, what word does Nick use to describe Daisy and Tom at the end?
a)
Lazy
b)
Gorgeous
c)
Adventurous
d)
Careless
27.
Who hired the young Gatsby as his assistant? 
a)
Meyer Wolfsheim
b)
Nick Carraway
c)
Dan Cody
d)
Tom Buchanan
28.
How does Gatsby measure the success of his last party? 
a)
Nick's reaction
b)
Daisy's reaction 
c)
Tom's reaction
d)
Guests' reactions 
29.
Who does Gatsby not believe exists until he meets her? 
a)
Myrtle 
b)
Pammy
c)
Jordan
d)
Daisy
30.

Which character stays with Wilson after his wife's death?

a)

Tom

b)

Michaelis

c)

Gatsby

d)

Nick

31.

Which character (ironically) says, "...women run around too much these days to suit me"?

a)

Gatsby

b)

Tom

c)

Nick

d)

Wilson

32.

Which character said, "She didn't like it. She didn't have a good time."

a)

Tom

b)

Jordan

c)

Nick

d)

Gatsby

33.

Which character said, "I can't describe to you how surprised I was to find out I loved her"?

a)

Nick

b)

Gatsby

c)

Tom

d)

Wilson

34.

Which character said, "I told him the truth. ... He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn't told him who owned the car"?

a)

Gatsby

b)

Tom

c)

Daisy

d)

Jordan

35.

Which term did Fitzgerald coin for this era?

a)

The Jazz Age

b)

Roaring 20s

c)

The Romantic Age

d)

The Age of Disillusionment

36.

Nick says, "...and the holocaust was complete" upon spotting whose body?

a)

Gatsby's

b)

Myrtle's

c)

Wilson's

d)

The butler's

37.

Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

Toni Morrison

c)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

d)

J.R.R. Tolkien