WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Chapter 3 Part 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Select each answer that describes a part of the car crash after the party in Chapter Three.
a)
"In the ditch beside the road, right side up but violently shorn of one wheel, rested a new coupe..."
b)
"...as they had left their cars blocking the road, a harsh discordant din...had been audible for some time..."
c)
"A man...stood in the middle of the road, looking from the car to the tire...in a pleasant, puzzled way."
d)
"The tears coursed down her cheeks..[except] for when they came into contact with her heavily beaded eyelashes...[pursuing] the rest of their way in slow black rivulets."
e)
"The two girls...leaned together confidentially. 'Somebody told me they thought he killed a man...' A thrill passed over all of us."
2.
Who said, "I've drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library"?
a)
Jordan
b)
Nick
c)
Gatsby
d)
Owl Eyes
3.
Who said, "It takes two to make an accident. I don’t like careless people. That’s why I like you.”
a)
Jordan
b)
Nick
c)
Gatsby
d)
Owl Eyes
4.
What does the following quote tell us about the speaker? “It takes two to make an accident. I don’t like careless people. That’s why I like you.”
a)
The speaker is hypocritical
b)
The speaker plans for his/her future
c)
The speaker is a very careful person
d)
The speaker is vigilant individual
5.
At the end of the party, Fitzgerald describes several "trouble in paradise" scenes. Select which scenes were described.
a)
A chorus singer with mascara running down her cheeks after a fight with her lover
b)
A husband chatting up an actress as his wife whispers "You promised!" continuously in his ears.
c)
Two wives discussing how their husbands always make them leave the parties early
d)
A single man leaving the house alone with his head hung low
e)
A drunk man crashing his car as he tries to leave the party and not realizing the extent of the accident.
6.
Which man is initially thought to have been driving the crashed car?
a)
Nick
b)
Gatsby
c)
Tom
d)
Owl Eyes
7.
TRUE or FALSE: The first three chapters of the novel take place within a week of each other.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
TRUE or FALSE: Jordan is the first girl in New York with whom Nick has a fling.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
What does the following quote tell us about the speaker? "...and then I went upstairs to the library and studied..."
a)
The speaker is hypocritical
b)
The speaker plans for his/her future
c)
The speaker is a very careful person
d)
The speaker is vigilant individual
10.
What was the nature of the unpleasantness associated with Jordan's first golf tournament?
a)
Jordan was rumored to have paid off the officials at the tournament.
b)
Jordan was rumored to have illegally entered the tournament.
c)
Jordan was rumored to have moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round.
d)
Jordan was rumored to have threatened her opponent in the semi-final round.
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