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The Great Gatsby vocabulary quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My mother put our cat on a diet. He is so _________ that he waddles when he walks.

a)

cardinal

b)

apathetic

c)

corpulent

d)

fractious

2.

I lost my wallet and couldn't pay for my medication. The situation was very _______________ and my migraine headache worsened.

a)

disconcerting

b)

fervent

c)

bantering

d)

elusive

3.

Before leaving the church service, the minister offered a _____ to her parishioners.

a)

denizen

b)

benediction

c)

exultation

d)

grail

4.

When our team won the state finals, everyone felt a sense of ___________ and shouted with joy.

a)

exultation

b)

innuendo

c)

evasion

d)

bantering

5.

If there is one ________rule for success in AMS, it is to check your calendar each day.

a)

desolate

b)

apathetic

c)

cardinal

d)

elusive

6.

After Bob's favorite football team lost to Indiana, he was _____________ and yelled at the mail carrier.

a)

corpulent

b)

fractious

c)

garrulous

d)

apathetic

7.

Three months after moving to Manhattan, Nick considered himself a ________ of New York.

a)

cardinal

b)

grail

c)

denizen

d)

innuendo

8.

I don't think you will ruin your appetite if you try this ___________ before dinner.

a)

hors d'oeuvre

b)

grail

c)

corpulent

d)

vigil

9.

I did not want to tell mom what I really wanted for Christmas, but I offered an __________ that I hoped she would figure out.

a)

ingratiate

b)

elusive

c)

evasion

d)

innuendo

10.

I don't like it when Aunt Josephine visits. She is so ____________ in her storytelling that we get stuck at the table for hours listening to nonsense.

a)

jaunty

b)

garrulous

c)

desolate

d)

feign