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WorksheetsGatsby ch. 1-3
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 3hrs 53mins
Who is being described in this line? "He's so dumb he doesn't know he's alive."
Tom
George Wilson
Dr. TJ Eckleburg
Nick
Who is being described in this line? "...there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her...
Catherine
Jordan
Daisy
Myrtle Wilson
Nick's cousin who is sadly aware that her husband is having an affair.
Daisy Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
Catherine
Mrs. Mckee
Arrogant, aggressive, and enormously rich
Tom
Gatsby
Nick
Mr. McKee
Nick's mysterious neighbor
Owl eyes
George
Tom
Gatsby
Professional golfer living with the Buchanans for the summer
Karen
Jordan Baker
Tom
Myrtle
Odd man who is surprised that the books in Gatsby's library are real
Owl eyes
Dr. TJ Eckleburg
Mr. Mckee
George Wilson
A pair of enormous yellow spectacles that appear on a billboard and "brood" over the Valley of Ashes.
Owl Eyes
Dr TJ Eckleburg
George Wilson
Reveals Tom's lie about why he can't divorce Daisy
Jordan
Mrs. Mckee
Catherine
Daisy's cousin
Which setting is described in these lines: "...bounded on one side by a small foul river, and when the drawbridge is up to let barges through, the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the dismal scene for as long as half an hour."
The NY Apartment
The Valley of Ashes
West Egg
East Egg
Which setting is described by these lines: "...at the very tip of the egg, only fifty yards from the Sound, and squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season"
George Wilson's garage
Gatsby's mansion
Tom and Daisy's home
Nick's house
Which setting is described in these lines?: "a colossal affair by any standard—it was a factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden."
Tom & Daisy's home
Gatsby's home
Nick's home back in the midwest
Nick's home in West Egg
Which setting do these lines describe? "...slender riotous island which extends itself due east of New York and where there are, among other natural curiosities, two unusual formations of land."
Manhattan
The Valley of Ashes
Long Island
Queens
Which setting is being described? "Across the courtesy bay the white palaces...glittered along the water"
West Egg
Manhattan
Long Island Sound
East Egg
Which setting is being described? "the less fashionable of the two"
East Egg
West Egg
Manhattan
Long Island
Which body of water do these lines describe? "Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western Hemisphere"
Bombay
West Egg bay
East Egg bay
Long Island Sound
The story that Nick is telling takes place
During the previous summer he spent in NY in 1922
During the great depression, approximately 1933
During the summer he spent in Chicago, early 1920's
During the summer he spent abroad.
The newly rich live in
East Egg
West Egg
The Valley of Ashes
Borrough of Queens
Old money resides in
East Egg
West Egg
Long Island Sound
Manhattan
Tom and Daisy's relationship can best be described as
one in which both have been involved in extra marital affairs since day one.
one that is unhappy, but both feel committed because of their child
one that has been built on love and loyalty
one in which, appearances and money are more important than love and happiness
When Daisy says "that's the best thing a girl can be in the world, a beautiful little fool," what does she mean?
She wishes that her daughter was never born.
Girls can have it all during this time period: beauty, brains, a career.
Every girl should be pretty, but oblivious to certain ugly realities.
She hopes that her daughter grows up to be as beautiful as she is.
Which setting is being described? "a cheerful red and white Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay...The front was broken by a line of French windows, glowing now with reflected gold..."
Gatsby's mansion
The NY apartment
Tom & Daisy's home
The Valley of Ashes
Which lines best reveal that Tom and Daisy have no real or significant purpose in life.
"It made me uneasy, as though the whole evening had been a trick of some sort to exact a contributory emotion from me."
"You see I think everything’s terrible anyhow,’ she went on in a convinced way. ‘Everybody thinks so—the most advanced people. And I KNOW. I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything."
"You see I think everything’s terrible anyhow,’ she went on in a convinced way. ‘Everybody thinks so—the most advanced people. And I KNOW. I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything."
"They had spent a year in France, for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together."
We learn the following about Tom in chapter one Except:
He is having an affair.
He has had to work hard for what he has today.
He has racist views.
He went to Yale
When does the reader first learn of Tom's affair?
When the phone rings during the dinner on the first night Nick spends with the Buchanan's
When Tom takes Nick to the Valley of Ashes and then to the Manhattan apartment for a little party.
When Tom breaks Myrtle's nose
When Tom shows up to Gatsby's party with Myrtle
Leaving the Buchanan's on that first night, Nick's feelings can best be described as
Excited about the possibilities that lay ahead
Confused and a little disgusted
Torn about his feelings for the girl back home and his new love interest, Jordan Baker
Conflicted about whether he should continue to try to learn the bond business or go back to writing.
When Nick arrives home after the night he spends at Tom and Daisy's he finds
Gatsby, stretching out his arm to a green light across the bay
Gatsby, standing at his window alone
Gatsby, mingling a one of his parties
Gatsby, taking a nighttime swim in the bay
All of the following creates mystery surrounding the character of Gatsby EXCEPT
the rumors circulating about him
The fact that the reader knows that he is a German spy.
everywhere that Nick goes, people seem to know or have heard of him
by not bringing Gatsby in until ch. 3
What connection does Tom have to Wilson that allows him to keep coming by the garage?
Tom is supposed sell Wilson one of his polo ponies.
Tom is supposed to sell Wilson one of his properties.
Tom is supposed to sell Wilson a car.
Tom pretends that he wants to be friends and hang out with Wilson; he even invites him to the party in the city.
Myrtle desperately wants all of the following EXCEPT
to be with Tom
to be rich
to get out of the Valley of Ashes
to find out who Gatsby really is
What piece of information allows the reader to infer that Tom does not intend to leave Daisy for Myrtle?
He lies to George Wilson.
He lies about his identity.
He lies about still loving Daisy.
He lies about Daisy being Catholic, which forbids divorce.
Which lines best demonstrate Myrtle's transformation from "intense vitality" to "impressive hauteur"?
‘I like your dress,’ remarked Mrs. McKee, ‘I think it’s adorable.’ Mrs. Wilson rejected the compliment by raising her eyebrow in disdain. ‘It’s just a crazy old thing,’ she said. ‘I just slip it on sometimes when I don’t care what I look like.'
‘The only CRAZY I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake.'
‘Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!’ shouted Mrs. Wilson. ‘I’ll say it whenever I want to!'
‘Ask Myrtle,’ said Tom, breaking into a short shout of laughter as Mrs. Wilson entered with a tray. ‘She’ll give you a letter of introduction, won’t you, Myrtle?’
What reason does Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?
She thought he was a gentleman that could provide for her.
She thought she could mold him into a successful businessman.
She thought he came from old money and could increase her social standing.
What is "special" about Nick's invitation to Gatsby's party?
Nick received his invitation by special delivery
Nick's invitation was hand written
Nick seems to be the only one who was actually invited to the party.
Nick is not famous or wealthy, so did not expect to be invited
Which setting do these lines describe? "small but crowded with furniture entirely too large for it."
Tom and Daisy's home
Gatsby's mansion
Nick's bungalow
The NY apartment
Which best describes how Nick feels about NY so far?
He feels drawn in but turned off by this life at the same time.
He is eager to be part of the party life of NY city.
He is so disgusted by the behavior he has witnessed, he can't wait to go back home.
He is afraid for his life, as he's living next to a man who might be a murderer.
What irony does Nick notice at Gatsby's party?
Although the party is rowdy and most people are drunk, Gatsby inever drinks alcohol.
Although many people are gossiping about him, Gatsby brags about the great number of close friends he has.
Although his house is huge and opulent, Gatsby laments that his house is too small for him.
All of his guests are wealthy and/or famous, but Gatsby has done nothing remarkable in his life.
What surprised the "owl-eyed" man in the library?
Most of the guests didn't know Gatsby
The books were real
Gatsby was a young, handsome guy
The couches in the library were imported from Britain
Which of Jordan Baker's character flaws are revealed in chapter III?
She is lazy.
She is a chronic liar.
She is a thief.
All of these.
What does Myrtle's purchase of a dog reveal about her character?
She has a soft heart and cares for animals.
It shows that Myrtle is careless and that doesn't consider the long-term effects of her actions.
It shows she cares about Tom.
It shows she's careless with her money.
Which of the following is NOT a way that Fitzgerald establishes Nick's credibility as a narrator?
Nick is outside the action in the story.
Nick begins by saying he isn't judgmental.
Nick reveals that he is telling the story through "the filter of time."
Nick only writes about the people he likes.
Why is Daisy upset after Tom's dinner phone call?
Tom forgot to call her.
She doesn't know what is going on with Tom.
She knows about his affair.
She is jealous because Jordan is attracted to Tom.
How do people of the 1920's feel about divorce?
It's becoming more acceptable.
It is strictly forbidden.
It is permissible in only extreme situations.
Most people will remain in unhappy marriages to avoid becoming socially ostracized because of divorce.
Which of the following quotes suggests that the guests at Gatsby's party aren't as sophisticated as they pretend to be?
"superior couples holding each other torturously, fashionably."
"...floating in the Sound was a triangle of silver scales."
"...according to the rules of behavior associated with an amusement park."
"There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour..."
What time period does the first three chapters span?
three months
three days
a year
three nights that are several weeks apart
Who said it? "I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up so many curious natures to me..."
Tom
Nick
Jordan
Gatsby
Who said it? "Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to!"
Tom
Myrtle
Jordan
Gatsby
Who said it? "Well, it's a fine book...The idea is if we don't look out the white race will be--will be utterly submerged."
Tom
Myrtle
Nick
Gatsby
Who said it? "If you want anything, just ask for it, old sport."
Tom
Myrtle
Nick
Gatsby
I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile____when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon
levity
egotism
infinitesimal
complacency
Evidently it surprised her as much as it did me, for she yawned and with a series of rapid, ___movements stood up into the room.
scorn
infinitesimal
devoid
deft
After an ___ hesitation he included Daisy with a slight nod and she winked at me again.
contemptuous
poignant
infinitesimal
erroneous
Her eyes flashed around her in a defiant way, rather like Tom’s, and she laughed with thrilling ___. ‘Sophisticated—God, I’m sophisticated!’
malevolence
scorn
countenance
hauteur
Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical ___no longer nourished his peremptory heart.
provocation
scorn
egotism
divergence
Throwing a regal homecoming glance around the neighborhood, Mrs. Wilson gathered up her dog and her other purchases and went___ in.
erroneously
languidly
tantalizingly
haughtily
‘Oh, no,’ said the first girl, ‘it couldn’t be that, because he was in the American army during the war.’ As our ___ switched back to her she leaned forward with enthusiasm
deplorably
credulity
vitality
supercilious
‘It was—simply amazing,’ she repeated abstractedly. ‘But I swore I wouldn’t tell it and here I am___you.
tantalizing
provocation
sauntering
scorning
Jordan Baker instinctively avoided clever shrewd men and now I saw that this was because she felt safer on a plane where any ___from a code would be thought impossible.
malevolence
countenance
divergence
provocation
The___ assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do.
supercilious
tumultuous
contiguous
poignant
A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her and there is a burst of chatter as the___news goes around that she is Gilda Gray’s understudy from the ‘Follies.’
tumultuous
impenetrable
erroneous
tactfully
Choose a relationship between two characters and explain the dynamics of the relationship. Use two lines from the text to support your response.
Explain how Fitzgerald creates mystery and suspense concerning the character of Gatsby. Use two lines from the text to support your response.
At its very simplest, setting provides the reader with the time and place of the events in a story. Setting does much more than that in The Great Gatsby. Setting is essential in
this novel. Explain how setting enhances or develops the characters or a theme of Fitzgerald’s
novel.
