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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what city/state does chapter 1 take place?

a)

Long Island

b)

Chicago

c)

Boston

d)

New York

2.

Who is the narrator?

a)

Jay Gatsby

b)

Daisy Buchanan

c)

Tom Buchanan

d)

Nick Carraway

3.

The two areas in which the characters live are

a)

East Beach and West Beach

b)

East Egg & West Egg

c)

East Sound & West Sound​​

d)

East Island & West Island

4.

The following set of adjectives BEST describes Tom Buchanan’s personality

a)

Assertive, compassionate, caring

b)

Docile, calm, timid, stubborn

c)

Aggressive, condescending, arrogant

d)

Destructive, belligerent, hateful, intolerant

5.

What does Daisy want her daughter to grow up to be?

a)

a “beautiful little fool”

b)

a “modern woman of the times”

c)

an “intelligent, capable woman”

d)

a “gorgeous little jewel”

6.

Who says the following quote: “Well, these books are all scientific…This fellow has worked out the whole thing. It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things.”

a)

Nick Carraway

b)

Tom Buchanan

c)

Daisy Buchanan

d)

Jordan Baker

7.

Who telephones Tom during dinner at his house?

a)

His wife, Daisy

b)

The main character, Jay Gatsby

c)

The narrator, Nick Carraway

d)

Tom's "other woman on the side"

8.

As Nick drove away after dinner with the Buchanans, he felt

a)

accepted and loved

b)

confused and disgusted

c)

sick and tired

d)

confused and lonely

9.

Who reaches their arms out toward the water at the end of the chapter?

a)

Daisy Buchanan

b)

Jordan Baker

c)

Tom Buchanan

d)

Jay Gatsby

10.

As Nick looks to see what this character is reaching for, what does he see at the end of a dock?

a)

a woman reaching back in a green dress​

b)

a green light on the dock

c)

a green boat tied to the dock

d)

an eerie, green light lighting the water under the dock