WorksheetsGreat Gatsby
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Who tells the story?
Jay Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
George Wilson
Nick Carraway
Which character says, “…I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores…it came about that in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men.”
Nick Carraway
Tom Buchanan
Meyer Wolfsheim
Mr. McKee
What does East Egg represent?
Old Money
New Money
Working Classes
Poverty
What does West Egg represent?
Old Money
New Money
Working Classes
Poverty
Which character is "a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shining, arrogant eyes have established dominance over his face... you could see a pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat...?"
George Wilson
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Tom Buchanan
Who does Nick describe as "a slender, small-breasted girl with an erect carriage which she accentuated by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet...?"
Jordan Baker
Myrtle Wilson
Catherine
Daisy Buchanan
How does Jordan Baker support herself?
With money she inherited
By marrying rich men
As a writer
As a golfer
In the first chapter, Tom emphatically recommends a book to Nick. What is the book?
Vladimir Tostoff's Jazz History of the World
Simon Called Peter by Robert Keable
Volume One of The Stoddard Lectures
The Rise of the Colored Empires by Goddard
Which character says, “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world a beautiful little fool...?”
Jordan Baker
Daisy Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
Mrs. McKee
What does the Valley of the Ashes represent?
Old Money
New Money
Working Classes
Poverty
Who is Dr. T.J. Eckleberg?
Gatsby’s doctor and business partner
an optometrist’s billboard in the Valley of the Ashes
Tom Buchanan’s spy and confidante
a frequent guest at Gatsby’s parties
Why do Tom and Nick go to the Valley of the Ashes?
Tom believes his car has a transmission problem.
Tom want to by a new car from George Wilson.
Tom wants Nick to meet his mistress.
Tom needs to put some oil in Gatsby’s car.
Who is “the proprietor [who] appeared in the door of an office, wiping his hands on a piece of waste. He was a blonde, spiritless man, anemic and fairly handsome. When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes...?”
Mr. McKee
Meyer Wolfsheim
George Wilson
Dan Cody
Who is "a thickish figure of a woman [who] blocked out the light from the office door. She was in the middle thirties, and faintly stout, but she carried her surplus of flesh sensuously as some woman can…there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smoldering...?”
Myrtle Wilson
Catherine
Mrs. McKee
Jordan Baker
Why does Tom break Myrtle’s nose?
He finds out that she’s cheating on him.
He was trying to punch Nick but misses.
She tells the dog to pee on Tom’s leg.
She says Daisy’s name repeatedly.
What is the only rumor about Gatsby that turns out to be true?
He was a bootlegger.
He was a German spy.
He was from a wealthy family.
He was an English nobleman.
Who is "a stout, middle-aged man with enormous owl-eyed spectacles was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books...?”
Meyer Wolfsheim
Dan Cody
Nick Carraway
the Owl-Eyed Man
What detail of Gatsby's library fascinates the Owl-Eyed Man?
the fine artwork on display
the craftsmanship of the leather chairs
the portraits of famous industrialists
the fact that the books are real
Who does Nick describe as "an elegant young rough-neck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd...?"
Tom Buchanan
Jay Gatsby
Meyer Wolfsheim
the Owl-Eyed Man
Which detail is true about Gatsby’s past?
He’s an Oxford graduate.
He’s the son of wealthy Midwesterners.
He fought in the war.
He is the father of Daisy’s child.
Who is described as “a small flat-nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with two fine growths of which luxuriated in either nostril” who wore “cuff buttons” made of the “finest specimens of human molars...?”
Meyer Wolfsheim
Mr. McKee
James Gatz
Dan Cody
What are Meyer Wolfsheim’s cufflinks?
Egyptian gold
Bullet cartridges
Elephant tusks
Human molars
Which of the following is NOT based on an actual historical event?
a Jewish mobster fixing the World Series in 1919
Simon Called Peter, a popular book about a priest who falls in love
a wealthy bootlegger on Long Island who threw lavish parties
gangster Rosy Rosenthal is shot dead in front of the old Metropole
Why does Gatsby throw extravagant parties?
He wants to live a lavish life.
He is an extrovert with many friends.
He hopes Daisy will come to one of them.
He wants to hide his illegal activities.
Nick thinks that once Gatsby is reunited with Daisy, he might be disappointed with her. Why does Nick think that?
Daisy could not possibly live up to the dreams that Gatsby had about her.
She never really loved Gatsby.
She married Tom instead of Gatsby because Tom had more money.
She cried when she saw all of Gatsby's shirts.
What does Gatsby wear when he meets Daisy for afternoon tea?
A white flannel suit, a silver shirt, and a gold-colored tie
A tuxedo with a daisy in the lapel
A green sports jacket, white pants, and old army boots
Black pants, a white shirt, and a gold jacket
During his first visit with Daisy, Gatsby nearly knocks a clock off the mantle at Nick's house. What does this symbolize?
It symbolizes how reckless Gatsby is with other people's things.
It symbolizes that he is has a limited time to live.
It symbolizes that he is trying to capture time and put things back as they once were.
It symbolizes that he is a rough-neck who does not know how to act around nice things.
At Gatsby's house, Daisy "cries stormily" because she is overwhelmed. What reason does she give for why she is crying?
She has never seen such beautiful shirts before.
She is afraid of how Tom will react when he finds out about Gatsby.
She is ashamed that she married Tom rather than wait for Gatsby.
She is afraid Gatsby doesn't love her anymore.
What does Gatsby want from Daisy?
To have an affair with her
To share one last kiss with her
To tell Tom that she never loved him
To apologize for not waiting for him
What does Gatsby stop throwing parties?
He’s running out of money.
He realized that Daisy did not like them.
He was tired of people taking advantage.
He wanted to live a more private life.
Which character from the past is "…fifty years old…a product of the Nevada silver fields, of the Yukon, of every rush for metal since Seventy-five…physically robust but on the verge of softmindedness, and suspecting this an infinite number of women tried to separate him from his money...?”
Mr. McKee
Dan Cody
James Gatz
Tom Buchanan
What is being foreshadowed when Gatsby stands in the middle of the crimson carpet in Daisy's living room in Chapter Seven?
That he is in the center of her heart
That he will lie in a pool of blood
That he will be red-faced with anger
That he will lose all his money in end up "in the red"
What does Daisy’s daughter symbolize?
Time passing and things changing
Innocence and manipulation
Money and social status
Gatsby’s immaturity compared to Daisy
On the day that Gatsby visits the Buchanan home on East Egg, why is Tom is angry?
Daisy is having an affair with Gatsby, someone Tom thinks is wealthier and classier than he is.
Daisy knows about Tom's affair with Myrtle and is threatening to leave him.
Tom had trusted Nick like a brother, and Nick is the one who reintroduced Gatsby and Daisy.
Daisy is having an affair with Gatsby, someone Tom thinks is low class.
Why does Gatsby let Daisy drive?
She wants to look for Tom’s mistress.
She wants to calm her nerves.
He wants to see where she will go.
He wants to take a nap on the way home.
Why does Daisy kill Myrtle?
She thinks Myrtle is going to attack her.
She is mad about the affair with Tom.
She doesn’t realize she’s hit someone.
She swerves to miss an oncoming car.
Why does Gatsby stay outside Daisy’s house after the accident?
If the police come, he will confess to being the driver.
He wants protect Daisy and see what she will do.
If the police come, he thinks he can bribe or blackmail them.
He is waiting for Daisy to pack her bags because she has agreed to leave Tom.
Where is Gatsby when George Wilson kills him?
In his bed
On the phone
In the garden
In the pool
How is the true story of Gatsby's life revealed to the reader?
Daisy pressures Gatsby into confiding it to Nick because she needs advice about Gatsby and wants Nick to know the whole story.
Gatsby has Jordan tell Nick art of the story so Nick will arrange a meeting with Daisy. Gatsby later tells Nick the rest of it.
Nick finds papers in Gatsby's study and asks Gatsby to explain. At first Gatsby is angry about the intrusion, but then he confides in Nick.
A reporter asks Gatsby for an interview while Nick is there. Nick then compares the rumors to the true events of Gatsby's life.
Why does Nick say, "You're worth the whole damn bunch put together?"
He recognizes Gatsby's immense wealth and points out that Gatsby is worth more money than all the others combined.
He is trying to comfort Gatsby and make him feel better since Nick is sure that Gatsby is about to go to prison for murder.
He admires Gatsby's bravery and honor and - above all - his inexhaustible optimism and faith in the American Dream.
He's being sarcastic. He really thinks Gatsby is a low-life criminal who deserves to be behind bars.
What symbolizes God in this story?
the eyes of T.J. Eckleberg
the green light at the end of Daisy's dock
Gatsby's library
the two girls in yellow at Gatsby's party
Who does NOT attend Gatsby’s funeral?
Owl-Eyes
Henry C. Gatz
Meyer Wolfsheim
Nick
What is NOT symbolized by the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock?
the American dream
optimism
money
frogs
Which line best describes the mistake in Gatsby’s thinking?
“In the morning, in the evening, ain’t we got fun?”
Her voice is “full of money.”
“Of course you can [repeat the past].”
He constantly uses the phrase “old sport.”
What of the following is NOT a similarity between F. Scott Fitzgerald and his character Jay Gatsby?
They both pursued a woman who was from a wealthier social class.
Neither of them drank alcohol even when those around them were drunk.
They each had a mentor in their youth; Fitzgerald had Father Fay and Gatsby had Dan Cody.
They were both from the mid-west but lived in New York City for a while.
What are the last three words of the story?
.…Daisy was driving.
…yes, old sport.
…eyes of God.
…into the past.
