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Vocab #4 (10) Gatsby

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was ___________________________ to send an invitation to guests for a party, like Gatsby did with Nick, but many partygoers just showed up without an invite.

a)

chaos

b)

argot

c)

protocol

d)

candid

2.

While Gatsby's words feel more scripted or deliberate, Jordan Baker is more ________________________ with the way she speaks.

a)

despondent

b)

strident

c)

chaotic

d)

candid

3.

How will Gatsby ___________________________ Daisy marrying Tom all of those years ago; she is supposed to be with Gatsby.

a)

despond

b)

redress

c)

appease

d)

augment

4.

Tom is characterized as a _____________________ by his allegiance to white supremacy supported by The Rise of the Colored Empire by Goddard.

a)

chaotic

b)

despondent

c)

negligent

d)

bigot

5.

Meyer Wolfsheim _______________________________ his income by gambling.

a)

enhanced

b)

redressed

c)

expunged

d)

privatized

6.

The drunken ladies at Gatsby's party exclaimed in _______________________ voices when the big band played their favorite song.

a)

chaotic

b)

despondent

c)

strident

d)

appeased

7.

"old sport" - "the bee's knees" - "cool cat" - is ______________________________ used in the 1920s, expressions not heard much today.

a)

strident

b)

argot

c)

ardent

d)

candid

8.

We will soon see what ______________________________ efforts it took Gatsby to acquire all the wealth and ostentatious lifestyle to get the attention of Daisy Buchanan.

a)

privation

b)

negligent

c)

despondent

d)

toilsome

9.

Owl Eyes driving into a ditch is a _______________________ act resulting from drinking and driving.

a)

chaotic

b)

negligent

c)

despondent

d)

toilsome

10.

Even though Nick paid $80/month in rent, his lifestyle was still not one of __________________________; he had food, water, and shelter.

a)

fealty

b)

negligence

c)

jingoism

d)

privation

11.

During a conversation with Nick, Daisy was rather ___________________________ sharing that things were not all that great and that she was "having a hard time of it lately."

a)

chaotic

b)

strident

c)

despondent

d)

jingoistic

12.

In order for Nick to ______________________________ the events of the summer of 1922 from his memory, he had to write it all down.

a)

expunge

b)

neglect

c)

abet

d)

ascribe

13.

The synonym to the word that is carrying us through the novel is

a)

repose

b)

restive

c)

rote

d)

heresy

14.

After too many _________________________, Owl Eyes was trying to sober up in the library.

a)

privations

b)

motleys

c)

banters

d)

libations

15.

Nick wished Gatsby would just _________________________ the information to him directly instead of going through Jordan Baker.

a)

argot

b)

coerce

c)

divulge

d)

conflate