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The Great Gatsby Final Exam Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Gatsby takes place during...

a)

1920's

b)

1930's

c)

1940's

d)

World War I

e)

World War II

2.

What word does Nick use to describe Tom and Daisy?

a)

careless

b)

loving

c)

adventurous

d)

lazy

e)

concerned

3.

What important virtue does Nick claim for himself?

a)

modesty

b)

thrift

c)

loyalty

d)

honesty

e)

kindness

4.

Who is Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?

a)

Gatsby's family doctor

b)

Gatsby's teacher at Oxford

c)

a West Egg physician

d)

a man whose eyes are pictured in an advertisement

e)

Nick's uncle

5.

What is Nick's profession?

a)

lawyer

b)

bond salesman

c)

dentist

d)

mechanic

e)

teacher

6.

How does Myrtle die?

a)

She is stabbed by George

b)

She drowns in a pool

c)

She is shot by Tom

d)

She has a terminal disease

e)

She is hit by a car

7.

What word BEST describes Gatsby?

a)

plain

b)

hopeful

c)

unambitious

d)

contented

e)

cowardly

8.

Gatsby gives lavish parties because he...

a)

has nothing better to do

b)

likes to spend money

c)

has many friends

d)

hopes Daisy will attend

e)

likes to entertain

9.

Why does Nick decide to return to the Middle West after Gatsby's death?

a)

He misses his family

b)

He wants to marry his childhood sweetheart

c)

He wants to change jobs

d)

He wants to get away from Jordan

e)

He is repelled by the empty values of the East.

10.

Why did Gatsby buy his house in West Egg?

a)

He liked large estates

b)

He saw it as a lucrative business deal.

c)

He liked quiet communities.

d)

He could not afford a house in East Egg

e)

He wanted to be directly across the water from Daisy's house.

11.

Why do so many people stay away from Gatsby's funeral?

a)

They are too busy

b)

They forget the date

c)

They are too grief-stricken

d)

They have no more use for him

e)

He wants to impress Nick

12.

Why does Gatsby take the blame for Myrtle's death?

a)

He wants to be a hero

b)

Daisy asks him to

c)

He feels responsible

d)

He wants to protect Daisy

e)

He wants to impress Nick

13.

When Nick says that we are borne back "ceaselessly into the past," he means that we...

a)

are basically childish

b)

want to live like our parents

c)

want to return to some long-lost idyllic past

d)

want a constantly changing life

e)

want to be as rick as possible

14.

Gatsby addresses Nick as

a)

old buddy

b)

old man

c)

old pal

d)

old sport

15.

Nick compliments Gatsby by saying

a)

he's better than the rest of them

b)

Daisy should have chosen him

c)

He himself would like to join Gatsby's business

d)

he himself would like to move in with Gatsby

16.

All of the following are true of the Valley of Ashes EXCEPT:

a)

are a favorite meeting place for Tom and Myrtle

b)

signify desolation and death

c)

are the scene of Myrtle's death

d)

are the location of Wilson's garage

17.

Gatsby loves Daisy for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

a)

she represents wealth

b)

she represents the upper class

c)

he is determined to have Tom's wife

d)

she seems mysterious

18.

What does the green light represent?

a)

Money

b)

Hope

c)

Spring

d)

Madness

19.

Where is Tom and Myrtle's apartment?

a)

The Metropole Hotel

b)

The ash heaps

c)

West Egg

d)

East Egg

20.

Where is Wilson's garage?

a)

East Egg

b)

West Egg

c)

The Ash Heaps

d)

The Metropole Hotel

21.

Where is the Buchanan's home?

a)

West Egg

b)

East Egg

c)

The Metropole HOtel

d)

The Ash Heaps

22.

Where is Gatsby's house?

a)

West Egg

b)

East Egg

c)

The Metropole HOtel

d)

The Ash Heaps

23.

Which character said...


"Of course she may have loved him just for a minute... In any case, it was just personal."

a)

Tom

b)

Daisy

c)

Gatsby

d)

Nick

24.

Which character said...


"He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn't told him who owned the car."

a)

Tom

b)

Daisy

c)

Gatsby

d)

Nick

25.

Which character said...


"That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

a)

Tom

b)

Daisy

c)

Gatsby

d)

Nick

26.

Which character said...


"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."

a)

Tom

b)

Daisy

c)

Gatsby

d)

Nick

27.

What does alcohol symbolize in the text?

a)

Laziness

b)

Recklessness

c)

Drunkenness

d)

Responsibility

28.

What does the color white symbolize in the text?

a)

Peace

b)

Recklessness

c)

Innocence

d)

Laziness

29.

The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg are symbolic of...

a)

The eyes of God

b)

Insanity

c)

Wealth

d)

Health

30.

Gatsby gave huge parties because...

a)

He has lots of friends

b)

He does not like to be alone

c)

He likes to spend money

d)

He hopes to find Daisy

31.

Daisy's hometown where she meets Jay Gatsby is

a)

Louisville

b)

Santa Barbara

c)

Chicago

d)

New York

32.

Who lives in the Valley of Ashes?

a)

The Wilson's

b)

The Buchanan's

c)

The Carraway's

d)

Gatsby

33.

Who is the boarder who plays the piano?

a)

Jay Gatsby

b)

Nick Carraway

c)

Meyer Wolfsheim

d)

Klipspringer

34.

Who is the narrator's love interest?

a)

Daisy Buchanan

b)

Jordan Baker

c)

Myrtle Wilson

d)

Michaelis

35.

Who was Tom Buchanan's mistress?

a)

Daisy

b)

Myrtle

c)

Jordan

d)

Michaelis

36.

Who was the narrator?

a)

Mytle

b)

Tom

c)

Daisy

d)

Nick

37.

Who is the rich man who follows his dreams?

a)

Jay Gatsby

b)

Tom Buchanan

c)

George Wilson

d)

Michaelis

38.

Who is the rich, discontented ex athlete?

a)

Jay Gatsby

b)

George Wilson

c)

Tom Buchanan

d)

Klipspringer

39.

Who fixed the World Series of 1919?

a)

Klipspringer

b)

Wolfsheim

c)

Tom Buchanan

d)

Michaelis

40.

Who shot Gatsby?

a)

Tom Buchanan

b)

George Wilson

c)

Wolfsheim

d)

Klipspringer

41.

Who believes girls should be pretty little fools?

a)

Jordan

b)

Daisy

c)

Myrtle

d)

Catherine

42.

Who is the principal witness to the accident?

a)

Klipspringer

b)

Jordan

c)

Nick

d)

Michaelis

43.

Which character said something like...


"I cannot stand my husband. The only crazy thing I ever did was marry him."

a)

Catherine

b)

Myrtle

c)

Daisy

d)

Jordan

44.

Which character said something like...


"Do you think everything will please her, Old Sport?"

a)

Catherine

b)

Nick

c)

Gatsby

d)

Jordan

45.

Which character said something like...


"But I did love Tom once, as I love you?"

a)

Daisy

b)

Catherine

c)

Myrtle

d)

Jordan

46.

Which character said something like...


"I have a way to find out who killed my wife."

a)

Tom

b)

Wolfsheim

c)

George

d)

Michaelis

47.

Which character said something like...


"I won't be able to get away for the funeral, but will you please send my tennis shoes?"

a)

Klipspringer

b)

Michaelis

c)

Tom

d)

George

48.

Which character said something like...


"The rich are arrogant, careless people with whom I care not to associate myself."

a)

Klipspringer

b)

Michaelis

c)

Tom

d)

Nick

49.

Which character said something like...


"You'll pay up, or you'll lose your teeth"

a)

Klipspringer

b)

Michaelis

c)

Wolfsheim

d)

Nick

50.

Which character said something like...


"Say her name one more time and I'll knock you in the kisser."

a)

Tom

b)

Nick

c)

Michaelis

d)

Klipspringer

51.

Which character said something like...


"I don't need to pay attention to my driving"

a)

Jordan

b)

Daisy

c)

Myrtle

d)

Catherine