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WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
a)
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro the
Association of the Blind
b)
A group of security guards who monitor the
doctor’s home and offices
c)
A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has
just developed
d)
An illustration on a billboard overlooking the
valley of ashes
2.
Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?
a)
Myrtle is Tom’s cousin. George is her son.
b)
George is Tom’s business partner. Myrtle is George’s wife.
c)
Myrtle is Tom’s mistress. George is Myrtle’s husband.
d)
They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.
3.
How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
a)
Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
b)
Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
c)
He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
d)
Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
4.
What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?
a)
sandwiches for lunch
b)
a dog
c)
a new dress
d)
cuff links for Tom
5.
What is "special" about Nick's invitation to Gatsby's party?
a)
Nick received his invitation by special delivery
b)
Nick's invitation was hand written
c)
Nick seems to be the one of only a few people actually invited to the party.
d)
Nick is not famous or wealthy, so did not expect to be invited
6.
What is Jordan Baker's profession?
a)
famous artist
b)
well known heiress
c)
famous golfer
d)
famous model
7.
Who is the "owl-eyed" man?
a)
A friend of Jordan's who thinks he is her boyfriend
b)
A man who seems to be Gatsby's servant
c)
A neighbor of Gatsby's
d)
The man Nick encounters in Gatsby's library
8.
Why is Owl Eyes so surprised with Gatsby's library?
a)
The shelves are made of oak
b)
The pages of the books are cut
c)
The books are real
d)
Gatsby has volume 1 of Stoddard's Lectures
9.
All of the following happen at the scene of the car wreck at the end of Gatsby's party EXCEPT:
a)
The front wheel is torn off
b)
The driver still believes he can drive the car
c)
Owl Eyes was the car's driver
d)
The car runs off the road into a ditch
10.
Why is Jay Gatsby so famous?
a)
He throws elaborate parties.
b)
He is the town's mayor.
c)
He is a war hero.
d)
He supports local charities
11.
Why did Gatsby move to West Egg?
a)
To hold convivial parties
b)
To start a new life after the war.
c)
To begin work in the bond business.
d)
To live in the house across from Daisy.
12.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Gatsby
b)
Daisy
c)
Nick
d)
Tom
13.
What does Nick intend to do in New York?
a)
Open his own shop
b)
Become a real estate agent
c)
Become a bond salesman
d)
Become a doctor
14.
Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
a)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
b)
Ernest Hemingway
c)
James Joyce
d)
William Faulkner
15.
What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy’s name?
a)
He hit her and broke her nose
b)
He laughed and called her a
jealous fool
c)
He taunted her and repeated Daisy’s name several
times more
d)
He ignored her and went on with his conversation
with Nick
16.
What do Meyer Wolfsheim's cuff links symbolize?
a)
His high social class
b)
His alma mater
c)
His family crest/ old money connections
d)
His dangerous connections (possibly to the mob)
17.
What is the “valley of ashes”?
a)
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
b)
A barren, lower-middle class area separating New York from West Egg.
c)
An industrial zone
d)
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness
18.
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
a)
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro the
Association of the Blind
b)
A group of security guards who monitor the
doctor’s home and offices
c)
A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has
just developed
d)
An illustration on a billboard overlooking the
valley of ashes
19.
Why does Myrtle regret marrying her husband, Wilson?
a)
Because he is violent
b)
Because he is poor
c)
Because she loved someone else
d)
Because he doesn't love her
20.
Who killed Gatsby?
a)
Daisy
b)
Tom
c)
Jordan
d)
George
21.
Who actually ran Myrtle over?
a)
Gatsby
b)
Daisy
c)
Doesn't say
22.
Why does Gatsby call off his parties?
a)
They were primarily meant to get Daisy to come
b)
No one would come anymore
c)
He did not like parties
23.
What favor has Gatsby requested of Nick?
a)
He wants Nick and Jordan to come over for dinner.
b)
He wants Nick to invite Daisy to dinner with them.
c)
He wants Nick to invite Daisy to his house and Gatsby will come over.
d)
He wants Nick to tell Daisy that he likes her.
24.
What is Jay Gatsby's real name and where is he originally from?
a)
Jay Gatz; Louisville
b)
James Gatz; New York
c)
James Gatz; North Dakota
d)
James Gatsby; North Dakota
25.
Where did Gatsby pick up the "Old Sport" line?
a)
Meyer Wolfshiem
b)
Nick Carraway
c)
His father
d)
Dan Cody
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