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WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Chapter 1-3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Who does Nick run into at Gatsby's party?
a)
Tom Buchanan
b)
Daisy Buchanan
c)
Jordan Baker
d)
All of the above
3.
What is Jordan Baker's profession?
a)
famous artist
b)
well known heiress
c)
famous golfer
d)
famous model
4.
What happened to the girl who tore her dress the last time she was at Gatsby's?
a)
She showed up wearing the same dress a second time
b)
She got in an argument with her husband
c)
Gatsby bought her a new one
d)
She drank too much and passed out
5.
Which of the following does NOT describe Tom Buchanan?
a)
Prejudice
b)
Arrogant
c)
Condescending
d)
Polite
6.
What does Daisy's line "a beautiful little fool" show about how she feels about her life?
a)
She wants to be beautiful forever.
b)
She would rather pretend & be oblivious than know the truth.
c)
She regrets marrying Tom.
d)
She wants her daughter to grow up to be just like her.
7.
What is the setting of the novel?
a)
Chicago
b)
New York
c)
Louisville
d)
San Franciso
8.
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
a)
Nick
b)
Jordan
c)
Tom
d)
Jay Gatsby
9.
When Nick gets home from dinner he sees Gatsby looking at something across the bay, what is it?
a)
A dock
b)
A green light
c)
A red light
d)
A boat
10.
From what point of view is the novel The Great Gatsby narrated?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person limited
d)
Third person omniscient
11.
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 West Egg from New York City.
c)
A park
d)
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s lonliness
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Who lives in the valley of ashes?
a)
Wilsons
b)
Buchanans
c)
Carraways
d)
Gatsbys
15.
What's the difference between West Egg and East Egg?
a)
Wealth vs. Poverty
b)
Old Money vs. New Money
c)
Young vs. Old
d)
There is no difference
16.
Gatsby lives in ______.
a)
New York City
b)
East Egg
c)
New Jersey
d)
West Egg
17.
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
18.
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.
19.
What kind of person is Daisy?
a)
Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
b)
Daisy is an intellectual.
c)
Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
d)
Daisy is just plain mean.
20.
What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?
a)
Tom is terminally ill.
b)
Tom is in trouble with the police.
c)
Tom is connected with criminals.
d)
Tom is having an affair.
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